In accordance with the terms of the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, FMCS considers applicants from plant, industry, geographic or area-wide committees. During this grant cycle, we especially encourage applications from committees focused on the 21st century economy and the challenges of a rapidly evolving workplace, such as; job security and skills; working conditions for an increasingly mobile workforce; consensus solutions to workplace standards; organizational effectiveness; economic development and competitiveness for entire communities; hiring and retaining the next generation of workers.