A Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO) for the Cultivating Access, Rights, and Equity (CARE) Grant Program has been published at nj.gov/labor/grants. This program seeks to increase New Jersey workers’ awareness of and equitable access to paid family and medical leave, earned sick leave, and related rights. We hope you will share this announcement with your networks.
Paid family and medical leave benefits, also known as Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance, are available to eligible employees who must stop working to care for their own or a loved one’s physical or mental health condition; for pregnancy and childbirth recovery; to bond with a new child; or to cope with domestic or sexual violence.
The NJ Earned Sick Leave Law covers nearly all workers and requires employers to provide up to 40 hours per year of paid sick time so employees can care for themselves and loved ones, cope with domestic or sexual violence, or attend a meeting at their child’s school. Workers can also use their earned sick leave for COVID-19 testing, quarantine and vaccination.
The CARE Grant Program seeks to establish collaborative relationships with trusted community-based organizations throughout the state who demonstrate capacity, experience, and a history of success providing outreach, education, technical assistance and/or support. Government entities, public and private nonprofit organizations, state-recognized tribal governments with 501(c)(3) status, and faith-based organizations may apply for this one-year grant. Applicants can submit proposals as individual organizations or as a collaborative with a lead agency.
More information can be found in the NGO: nj.gov/labor/grants
Key dates:
- March 28, 12:00 pm: deadline to pre-register for virtual technical assistance (TA) session (applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one)
- March 28, 5:30-7:00 pm and March 29, 10:00-11:30 am: TA sessions
- April 1, 11:59 pm: Letter of Intent due (optional)
- April 18, 11:59 pm: Application due
We encourage interested organizations to attend a TA session and submit a letter of intent.
For all questions related to this NGO, please email CAREgrant@dol.nj.gov.
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