The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) at the U.S. Department of Labor is offering a $1 million grant for a technical assistance project in Peru. The project aims to enhance workers’ organizations’ capacity to address abusive short-term employment contracts and subcontracting. It will focus on educating workers on their rights and improving their representation before employers and the government. The grant targets non-traditional export sectors in Peru where these abusive practices are prevalent. The project duration is 2-3 years, emphasizing the empowerment of workers in combating labor exploitation. Application deadline: October 8, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 278899
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-15-04 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building the Capacity of Workers’ Organizations in Peru |
| 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: | Sep 04, 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 cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Peru to build the capacity of workers’ organizations to effectively engage with their constituents, employers, and the government to address the abusive use of short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting. The project will achieve its goal through the following objectives: 1) improved education of workers regarding their rights with respect to short-term employment contracts and subcontracting, and 2) improved representation of workers before employers and the government to address abusive forms of short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting. The project must target workers’ organizations and workers in non-traditional export sectors in Peru, with an emphasis on those sectors where abusive short-term employment contracts and unlawful subcontracting are widely used. The duration of the project will be a minimum of two years (24 months) and a maximum of three years (36 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:
Elizabeth Whittington
Grant Officer Email:whittington.e@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 278899 Full Announcement-1 -> foa-ilab-15-04.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Elizabeth Whittington Grant Officer Email: whittington.e@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-15-04 | Building the Capacity of Workers’ Organizations in Peru | PKG00218475 | Sep 04, 2015 | Oct 08, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
278899 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
278899 SF424A-1.0.pdf
278899 Budget-1.1.pdf
278899 Project_Abstract-1.1.pdf
278899 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
278899 Other-1.1.pdf
278899 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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