This grant opportunity offers $4 million total costs for a technical assistance project in Colombia to enhance compliance with labor laws and standards. The project aims to empower workers in priority sectors to understand and exercise their labor rights by establishing worker-driven labor law enforcement centers. These centers will educate workers, train them to identify violations, and assist with submitting well-supported claims for legal action. By targeting rural workers in key sectors, such as palm oil and mine industries, this project seeks to improve labor rights enforcement and compliance with Colombian labor laws over a maximum four-year period.
Opportunity ID: 315958
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-19-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Worker-Driven Labor Law Enforcement Centers in Colombia |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 14, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 14, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2019 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2019 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $4,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | A. Eligible Applicants The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. organizations • Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations • Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education • Private Institutions of Higher Education • For-Profit Organizations Non-U.S. organizations • Non-US Entities, including PIOs as described in 2 CFR 200.46. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: |
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $4 million total costs for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Colombia to improve compliance with Colombia’s labor laws and relevant labor standards. The objective of this project is the improved ability of workers in priority sectors of Colombia to understand and exercise their labor rights. The strategy for achieving the project objective is creating worker-driven labor law enforcement centers that will effectively reach workers, educate them on their rights, train them to identify potential labor law violations in workplaces, and then assist workers to submit and track well-supported, well-articulated, justiciable claims to initiate labor inspections and pursue legal remedies. If labor law enforcement centers are able to submit well-supported and well-articulated claims, then the labor ministry and other relevant government agencies will be able to address labor rights violations more effectively and improve compliance with Colombia’s labor laws and relevant labor standards. The project must target workers in priority sectors, specifically rural workers in the palm oil, sugar, and mine sectors and workers in the port and cut-flower sectors.
The duration of the project will be a maximum of four years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.
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| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Sue Levenstein
Grants Management Specialist Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov Email:Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 315958 Full Announcement-FOA-ILAB-19-03 -> FOA-ILAB-19-03.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Sue Levenstein Grants Management Specialist Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov Email: Levenstein.Susan.L@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-19-03 | Worker-Driven Labor Law Enforcement Centers in Colombia | PKG00250909 | May 14, 2019 | Jul 01, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
315958 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
315958 SF424A-1.0.pdf
315958 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315958 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315958 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
315958 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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