Grants & Funding Opportunities

Open Grants Employment & Training Administration Grants

The President's Faith-Based and Community Initiative is about leveling the playing field so that all grassroots organizations have equal opportunity to participate in existing federally funded programs as they serve their communities.

DOL usually publishes SGAs in the spring and occasionally in the fall and summer. DOL's grants generally focus on providing job-training and employment services and helping people enter employment, retain employment, and increase wages. All federal grant opportunities are announced in the Federal Register and www.grants.gov. Organizations that register at www.grants.gov can apply online.

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DOL Guidance Clarifying the Effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Faith-Based Organizations

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance to clarify the conditions under which the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993 allows recipients of DOL financial assistance to maintain their ability to make employment decisions based on religion even when receiving a federal grant under a program whose statute limits those rights.

This guidance, which implements a recent opinion concerning the proper construction of RFRA provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), creates a formal process for recipients of DOL financial assistance to seek an exemption under RFRA.

RFRA, as interpreted by DOJ and as implemented by this guidance, ensures that faith based organizations are able to participate as partners in federal programs to help meet the needs of America's communities and retain the freedom to make employment decisions necessary to preserve their religious identity. The guidance, thus, helps level the playing field for faith-based organizations by enabling them to hire like-minded individuals, just as secular organizations are currently able to do.

• DOL Guidance Clarifying the Effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Faith-Based Organizations (PDF)