On Friday, the Department of Labor issued some additional protections for faith-based organizations that partner with the government, as an addendum to President Trump’s 2017 executive order promoting religious liberty. Though this new rule will likely be met with both praise and criticism (and it certainly won’t shield every faith-based organization from potential legal challenges), it’s still a boon for religious liberty across the board.

The department issued these new guidelines “to ensure that all organizations are treated equally in the issuance of awards and sub-awards of Department grant funds, and that Federal law’s protections for religious liberty are faithfully adhered to.” They specify that religious organizations should be treated equally to secular organizations, can seek grants from the government, aid the government, and specifies that an “organization does not forfeit its exemption from the Federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion when the organization receives direct or indirect DOL support.”