{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1693.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 32-1693.06","heading":"Establishment of direct care worker training grants.","body":"(a)\nPursuant to § 32-1603(c), no later than January 31, 2022, and by November 1 annually thereafter, the WIC shall issue direct care worker training grants (\"grants\") to community training providers according to this section.\n\n(b)\nGrant recipients shall use funds received pursuant to this section to support the salaries and fringe benefits of faculty and staff engaged in training Program participants to become direct care workers and to provide Program participants the financial assistance outlined in § 32-1693.02(b).\n\n(c)\nSubject to availability of funds, the WIC shall award grants totaling not less than $900,000 per year with the option of 2 additional years based on performance results from previous years.\n\n(d)\nTo be eligible for a grant, an applicant shall:\n(1)\nBe located in the District;\n(2)\nBe a community training provider; and\n(3)\nDemonstrate that its training participants consistently and successfully attain the following benchmarks:\n(A)\nCompletion of direct care worker training;\n(B)\nDirect care worker credential attainment;\n(C)\nObtainment of unsubsidized employment as a direct care worker in the occupation of training; and\n(D)\nRetention of employment as a direct care worker in the occupation of training for 6 months or longer.\n\n(e)\nThe WIC may give preference to grant applicants utilizing integrated education and training, as defined by 34 C.F.R. § 463.35.","path":["Title 32. Labor.","Chapter 16. Workforce Investment Implementation.","Subchapter VII. Nurse Education Enhancement Program. [Expires September 20, 2024]"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-1693.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0f39bc3da73152234dcbc7dcb9de1e03203da08a522ab0d62e98dfccc1e94d9c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1693.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-32-1693.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}