USDOL/ILAB is offering a grant of up to $1 million for a project aimed at developing a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will involve creating guidelines and resources for implementing organizations to establish a direct beneficiary monitoring system to track service provision, children’s education, and labor status. The toolkit will include tools for data collection, reporting, analysis, and implementation options. The grant will be managed by ILAB’s OCFT and administered by USDOL’s Employment and Training Administration, with a project duration of three years. Closing date for applications is October 31, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 265848
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-23 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| 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(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA 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. See Section III for complete information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $ 1 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations for a project to develop a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will provide guidelines and resources for developing a direct beneficiary monitoring system (to track service provision and childrens education and labor status) for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects. The toolkit will include the following: (1) guidelines and tools on the types of data needed to effectively track service provision and childrens labor and education status, (2) guidelines on data sources and frequency of data collection, and (3) guidelines and tools for establishing a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including proper data storage and tabulation and analysis capabilities. Finally, the toolkit will (4) identify good/innovative practices and lessons learned in beneficiary monitoring, and provide a menu of options for operationalization of such a system (available software options, database systems, etc.) and the necessary parameters (requirements) of such a system and (5) provide a prototype electronic-based system that grantees may utilize for beneficiary monitoring.ILABs OCFT will technically manage cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this SCA, and USDOLs Employment and Training Administration will administer the cooperative agreement(s). The duration of the project(s) funded by this SCA is three (3) years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bruce Yoon
Email:Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| This amendment to the SCA: 1) removes non-applicable language relating to host country presence and support in Section V.B. and Appendix D, 2) corrects two SCA references in Appendix D, 3) amends two deadlines in the Project Deliverables table, 4) provides clarification relating to project partners, 5) adjusts the evaluation criteria, and 6) provides further detail relating to budgeting for travel and training costs. | Oct 24, 2014 | |
| The link to the transcript from ILAB’s October 14th web chat is http://www.dol.gov/dol/chat/chat-ilab-20141014.htm. Additional Q&A’s for the web chat are posted as an attachment under the Full Announcement tab. ILAB will also post the transcript and supplemental questions to the ILAB grants page: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ | Oct 24, 2014 | |
| This amendment to the SCA adds a new appendix (Appendix H, attached to the amendment) entitled “Baseline Requirements for a Direct Beneficiary Monitoring System Prototype” and revises references to this appendix in Section I of the SCA. | Oct 23, 2014 | |
| Oct 03, 2014 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-23 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| 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(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA 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. See Section III for complete information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $ 1 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations for a project to develop a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will provide guidelines and resources for developing a direct beneficiary monitoring system (to track service provision and childrens education and labor status) for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects. The toolkit will include the following: (1) guidelines and tools on the types of data needed to effectively track service provision and childrens labor and education status, (2) guidelines on data sources and frequency of data collection, and (3) guidelines and tools for establishing a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including proper data storage and tabulation and analysis capabilities. Finally, the toolkit will (4) identify good/innovative practices and lessons learned in beneficiary monitoring, and provide a menu of options for operationalization of such a system (available software options, database systems, etc.) and the necessary parameters (requirements) of such a system and (5) provide a prototype electronic-based system that grantees may utilize for beneficiary monitoring.ILABs OCFT will technically manage cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this SCA, and USDOLs Employment and Training Administration will administer the cooperative agreement(s). The duration of the project(s) funded by this SCA is three (3) years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bruce Yoon
Email:Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-23 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| 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(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA 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. See Section III for complete information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $ 1 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations for a project to develop a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will provide guidelines and resources for developing a direct beneficiary monitoring system (to track service provision and childrens education and labor status) for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects. The toolkit will include the following: (1) guidelines and tools on the types of data needed to effectively track service provision and childrens labor and education status, (2) guidelines on data sources and frequency of data collection, and (3) guidelines and tools for establishing a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including proper data storage and tabulation and analysis capabilities. Finally, the toolkit will (4) identify good/innovative practices and lessons learned in beneficiary monitoring, and provide a menu of options for operationalization of such a system (available software options, database systems, etc.) and the necessary parameters (requirements) of such a system and (5) provide a prototype electronic-based system that grantees may utilize for beneficiary monitoring.ILABs OCFT will technically manage cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this SCA, and USDOLs Employment and Training Administration will administer the cooperative agreement(s). The duration of the project(s) funded by this SCA is three (3) years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bruce Yoon
Email:Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-23 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 23, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| 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(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA 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. See Section III for complete information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $ 1 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations for a project to develop a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will provide guidelines and resources for developing a direct beneficiary monitoring system (to track service provision and childrens education and labor status) for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects. The toolkit will include the following: (1) guidelines and tools on the types of data needed to effectively track service provision and childrens labor and education status, (2) guidelines on data sources and frequency of data collection, and (3) guidelines and tools for establishing a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including proper data storage and tabulation and analysis capabilities. Finally, the toolkit will (4) identify good/innovative practices and lessons learned in beneficiary monitoring, and provide a menu of options for operationalization of such a system (available software options, database systems, etc.) and the necessary parameters (requirements) of such a system and (5) provide a prototype electronic-based system that grantees may utilize for beneficiary monitoring.ILABs OCFT will technically manage cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this SCA, and USDOLs Employment and Training Administration will administer the cooperative agreement(s). The duration of the project(s) funded by this SCA is three (3) years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bruce Yoon
Email:Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SCA-14-23 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 03, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 4:00:00 PM Eastern Time |
| Archive Date: | Nov 30, 2014 |
| 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(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA 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. See Section III for complete information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $ 1 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations for a project to develop a Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit. The project will provide guidelines and resources for developing a direct beneficiary monitoring system (to track service provision and childrens education and labor status) for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects. The toolkit will include the following: (1) guidelines and tools on the types of data needed to effectively track service provision and childrens labor and education status, (2) guidelines on data sources and frequency of data collection, and (3) guidelines and tools for establishing a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including proper data storage and tabulation and analysis capabilities. Finally, the toolkit will (4) identify good/innovative practices and lessons learned in beneficiary monitoring, and provide a menu of options for operationalization of such a system (available software options, database systems, etc.) and the necessary parameters (requirements) of such a system and (5) provide a prototype electronic-based system that grantees may utilize for beneficiary monitoring.
ILABs OCFT will technically manage cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this SCA, and USDOLs Employment and Training Administration will administer the cooperative agreement(s). The duration of the project(s) funded by this SCA is three (3) years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Bruce Yoon
Email:Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 265848 Full Announcement-1 -> SCA-14-23.pdf
Folder 265848 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment One 1 -> ILAB SCA-14-23_Amendment One.pdf
Folder 265848 Other Supporting Documents-Amendment Two 1 -> ILAB SCA-14-23_Amendment Two.pdf
Folder 265848 Other Supporting Documents-Q & As 1 -> SCA-14-23 Toolkit Web Chat Questions and Answers.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Bruce Yoon
Email: Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.401 | PKG00206264 | Sep 18, 2014 | Oct 31, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
265848 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
265848 Project-1.1.pdf
265848 Other-1.1.pdf
265848 Budget-1.1.pdf
265848 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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