USDOL/ILAB Mexico Labor Discrimination Project Grant

USDOL/ILAB is offering a grant of up to USD 1,389,000 for a technical assistance project in Mexico aimed at combating discrimination in employment and occupation. This three-year project will focus on enforcing the discrimination clause in the Federal Labor Law Reform of 2012, with specific attention to gender discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual harassment, and forced pregnancy testing. The project’s start date will be determined post-award, with a closing date of November 7, 2014.

Opportunity ID: 268708

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	SCA-14-25
Funding Opportunity Title::	Mexico Labor Discrimination Project
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Employment, Labor and Training
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	17.401 — International Labor Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Oct 14, 2014
Last Updated Date::	Oct 14, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Nov 07, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Nov 07, 2014
Archive Date::	Dec 07, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 1,389,000
Award Ceiling::	$1,389,000
Award Floor::	$1,389,000

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, including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization, capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries. This FOA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with the specific project objectives and outcomes outlined in this FOA. As such, applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an already-existing USDOL-funded project.

Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this cooperative agreement opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this FOA concerning monitoring and evaluation, audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, USDOL will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language 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 Applicants (including subgrantees/subcontractors) will not be considered:

• Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government.
• Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.
• Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Description::	USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to USD 1,389,000 for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Mexico. The purpose of this project is to assist the Government of Mexico in combating discrimination in employment and occupation (labor discrimination). The project will support efforts to enforce the strengthened discrimination clause in the Federal Labor Law (FLL) Reform of 2012, with emphasis on combating gender discrimination, discrimination based on sexual orientation, sexual harassment, and forced pregnancy testing. The duration of the project funded by this announcement is up to 3 years (36 months) from the effective date of award. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of the individual cooperative agreement, but will be no later than December 31, 2014.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1		Oct 14, 2014

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Assistance Listings:	17.401
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00209100
Opening Date:	Oct 14, 2014
Closing Date:	Nov 07, 2014
Agency Contact Information::	Bruce Yoon
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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