This grant offered by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor, provides up to $1 million to fund a technical assistance project in Lesotho. The project aims to improve labor law enforcement by enhancing the capacity of the labor inspectorate through various objectives. Funding will be divided into two phases depending on the successful accomplishment of each phase’s objectives, with a focus on building management capabilities and creating a sustainable training program for new labor inspectors. The project must target the labor inspectorate within the Ministry of Labour and Employment and has a duration of up to two years with the possibility of extension. Applications must address both phase one and phase two objectives. Closing date for applications is October 8, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 278894
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-15-12 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Improving Labor Law Enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 08, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 08, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 08, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 07, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| 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: | Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization (PIO) (s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply. 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: 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 $1 million total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Lesotho to improve labor law enforcement. The project will achieve its goal by building the capacity of the labor inspectorate through up to three objectives: 1) improved management of the labor inspectorate and systems for management and service delivery, 2) improved technical and management skills of the labor inspectorate’s managers and inspectors, and 3) creation of a sustainable training program for new labor inspectors. Funds for this cooperative agreement will be provided to the selected grantee in up to two installments with up to $500,000 total costs being made available upon award by December 31, 2015, for activities under Objective 1 and Objective 2 (phase one). We intend to make up to $500,000 total costs available by December 31, 2017 for continuation of Objective 2 and implementation of Objective 3 (phase two) to the selected grantee. Phase two funding will be contingent on the availability of appropriations and on a determination by ILAB that the implementing environment will allow for successful achievement of the project goal (e.g., a sufficient number of new labor inspectors having been hired by the government of Lesotho to improve the enforcement of labor laws). The project must target the labor inspectorate within the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The duration of the project will be up to two years (24 months) from the effective date of the award with up to an additional two years (24 months) available pending approval of phase two. All applications must address both phase one and phase two. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dorjan Chaney
Grant Specialist Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 278894 Full Announcement-1 -> foa-ilab-15-12.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | 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-15-12 | Improving Labor Law Enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho | PKG00218467 | Sep 08, 2015 | Oct 08, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
278894 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
278894 SF424A-1.0.pdf
278894 Budget-1.1.pdf
278894 Project_Abstract-1.1.pdf
278894 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
278894 Other-1.1.pdf
278894 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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