The Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is offering approximately $4,500,000 for cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project in Côte d’Ivoire. The project aims to reduce child labor in cocoa growing areas by implementing Community Action Plans and promoting educational opportunities for children under 18. Additionally, the project will support access to school feeding programs and enhance the safety of children traveling to and from school. The project will have a duration of up to four years.
Opportunity ID: 277933
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-15-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Project to Reduce Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Growing Areas |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 27, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply. ILAB requires that all entities that elect to apply for this opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this FOA concerning monitoring and evaluation (M&E), audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, ILAB will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language in the agreement acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law. The following types of organizations are not eligible to apply nor to participate as subrecipients/contractors: Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism. Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to have been debarred or suspended. Organizations planning to charge a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by DOL under this award. In addition, foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government, are not eligible to apply. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $4,500,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Côte d’Ivoire to reduce child labor, through an integrated area-based approach, in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire, with a focus on child labor in cocoa production. The project will assist cocoa growing communities to design and implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) to address child labor at the community level. The project will also seek to promote educational opportunities for children, including formal and non-formal education and life skills training for youth under age 18; to support access to school feeding programs; and to improve the safety of children attending and traveling to and from school. The duration of the project will be a maximum of four years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mr. Dorjan Chaney
Grant Specialist Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 277933 Full Announcement-1 -> foa-ilab-15-08.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mr. Dorjan Chaney Grant Specialist Email: chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.401 | FOA-ILAB-15-08 | Project to Reduce Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Growing Areas | PKG00217885 | Jul 17, 2015 | Aug 27, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277933 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277933 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277933 Budget-1.1.pdf
277933 Project_Abstract-1.1.pdf
277933 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
277933 Other-1.1.pdf
277933 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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