Section 32-171.02 - Establishment of Program and issuance of grants(a) There is established the Workplace Rights Grant Program for the purpose of authorizing OAG to provide grants to community-based organizations to conduct activities with eligible individuals related to employment laws and to inform the OAG's work related to employment laws.(b) OAG shall administer the Program by: (1) Issuing Program grants to community-based organizations to provide: (A) Outreach and worker education;(B) Outreach and legal services; or(C) A combination of outreach, worker education, and legal services.(2) Awarding Program grants at least annually, which may include the continuation or renewal of multi-year grants, to at least 2 qualified community-based organizations;(3) Adopting policies, procedures, guidelines, and requirements for the grants, including performance measures and target outcomes; and(4) Issuing all grants pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Grant Administration Act of 2013, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-61; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.11et seq.).(c) OAG may:(1) Require that at least 95% of the individuals served by a Program grant in a grant year be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals or reasonably believed to be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals; and(2) Pay grants on a performance basis or a reimbursable basis.(d) Program grants shall:(1) Have a duration of at least one year and up to 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and contingent on satisfactory performance by a grantee during the grant's first year or, if applicable, the grant's second year; and(2) Be for not less than $100,000 per year per grant.Amended by D.C. Law 24-45,§ IV-N-4152, 68 DCR 010163, eff. 11/13/2021.Sept. 11, 2019, D.C. Law 23-16, § 2093, 66 DCR 8621.