USAID Bangladesh is offering the Workers’ Empowerment Program (WEP) grant to address labor conditions in the ready-made garment industry through Component 1 for workplace representation and Component 2 for promoting rights and interests in targeted garment communities. With a maximum value of $5 million over three years, this grant aims to enhance labor conditions and empower independent worker organizations in Bangladesh’s garment sector. Application deadline: Dec 23, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 269450
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-388-15-000003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | USAID?s Workers? Empowerment Program (USAID?s WEP) |
| Opportunity Category: | Earmark |
| 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: | Democracy and Governance |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 10, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 31, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Agency for International Development |
| Description: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bangladesh is seeking applications to improve labor conditions in the ready-made garment industry though a three-year cooperative agreement with an estimated value not to exceed $5 million. The Workers Empowerment Program (WEP) has two distinct components: Component 1 Improving Representation in the Work Place and Component 2 Promoting Rights and Interests in Targeted Garment Communities which will contribute to USAID/Bangladeshs goal to improve labor conditions and strengthen independent worker organizations in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Md. Samiul Islam Khan
A and A Specialist Phone 8802 55662399 Email:sakhan@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 269450 Full Announcement-1 -> Annex 1 – Salary Supplement Guidance.pdf
Folder 269450 Full Announcement-1 -> RFA-388-15-000003.pdf
Folder 269450 Revised Full Announcement-1 -> Amendment 1, RFA-388-15-000003.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Md. Samiul Islam Khan A and A Specialist Phone 8802 55662399 Email: sakhan@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00209763 | Nov 10, 2014 | Dec 23, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
269450 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
269450 SF424D-1.1.pdf
269450 SF424C-1.0.pdf
269450 SF424B-1.1.pdf
269450 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
269450 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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