The Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, is planning to award a cooperative agreement for a technical assistance project aiming to enforce the discrimination clause in Mexico’s Federal Labor Law Reform of 2012. This project focuses on combating various forms of discrimination, including sexual orientation, gender, sexual harassment, and forced pregnancy testing. The Funding Opportunity Announcement is expected to be released around August 31, 2014. Interested applicants should monitor www.grants.gov for updates as no email or paper copies will be provided. Closing date for submissions is June 14, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 259833
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | OTLA-NOI-MEXICO |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | NOI-Mexico-Labor Discrimination Project |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 18, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 15, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization, including faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully combating discrimination in employment and occupation based on sexual orientation, gender, sexual harassment, and forced pregnancy testing in Mexico. Lack of past experience with U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Employment and Training Administration |
| Description:: | This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award a cooperative agreement for a technical assistance project to support efforts to enforce the strengthened discrimination clause in the Federal Labor Law Reform of 2012, with emphasis on combating discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, sexual harassment, and forced pregnancy testing. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA)s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on or about August 31, 2014 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOLs intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Expired | Jun 14, 2018 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1