The Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is offering a grant to reduce forced labor and human trafficking in worker recruitment. The project aims to enhance understanding of these issues, implement company-led solutions, ensure compliance with recruitment policies, and promote responsible recruitment practices. Applicants are expected to collaborate with companies, labor recruiters, and focus on sectors with evidence of forced labor. Proposals must target countries and supply chains identified in DOL’s reports on child labor or forced labor, or demonstrate substantial evidence of recruitment-related exploitation. Deadline for submissions is August 17, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 306433
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-18-06 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | The Responsible Recruitment project |
| 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: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 17, 2018 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 17, 2018 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Sep 16, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $4,000,000 |
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) capable of successfully implementing a project to reduce forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of workers in a sector and/or supply chain are eligible to apply. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for ILAB funding opportunities must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. New applicants should be aware that applying for a DUNS number and registering in SAM may take several weeks. Applicants should plan accordingly to avoid unexpected delays that could result in the rejection of the application. NOTE: If you are registering a new entity in SAM.gov, you must provide an original, signed notarized letter stating that you are the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. Read our guidance on notarized letters (https://gsafsd.service-now.com/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b) and our FAQs (https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate) to learn more about this process change. For more information, please see http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do and https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a DUNS number prior to receiving DOL approval of any subawards. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, one cooperative agreement to an organization to reduce forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of workers in a sector and/or supply chain. The project should achieve the following outcomes: (1) improved understanding of the nature of forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of workers; (2) improved company-led approaches to address forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment process; (3) improved compliance with recruitment policies and procedures by third-party recruiters; and (4) increased action on promoting responsible recruitment policies and practices among private sector actors. Applicants must propose to work with at least one (1) company and its/their labor recruiters, in at least one (1) country, and at least one (1) sector and/or supply chain. The selection of the country(ies) and supply chain(s) must be based on evidence of recruitment-related forced labor and/or human trafficking in that particular sector or supply chain. In addition, the country(ies) and sector(s) and/or supply chain(s) proposed must be covered in DOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, on the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor, or in a sector or supply chain in a country not covered in one of these reports but where the applicant has substantive evidence of indicators of recruitment-related forced labor and/or human trafficking. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.dol.gov/ilab/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist
Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 306433 Full Announcement-FOA-ILAB-18-06 -> FOA-ILAB-18-06 Responsible Recruitment.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management 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-18-06 | The Responsible Recruitment project | PKG00243266 | Jun 20, 2018 | Aug 17, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
306433 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
306433 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
306433 SF424A-1.0.pdf
306433 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
306433 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
306433 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
306433 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
306433 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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