Opportunity ID: 236477

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-11
Funding Opportunity Title: Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan
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: 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Jun 17, 2013
Last Updated Date: Jul 05, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Archive Date: Sep 01, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $2,000,000

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(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract. Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as 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 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.

Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) – enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV. Application and Submission Information).

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: OASAM
Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s). See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katima Wilson

Procurement Technician

Phone 202-693-4570
Email:ops.grantoffice@dol.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will host a web chat on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (Washington, DC time) to answer questions about our currently open Solicitations for Cooperative Agreements Applications (SCAs). You do not need to pre-register for this event. The web chat, which is text only, will include a discussion (questions and answers) of the following SCAs:

1. Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce (CLEAR) Child Labor (SCA 13-12)
2. African Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (SCA 13-07)
3. Preventing Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan (SCA 13-11)
4. Strengthening Linkages between Labor Inspectorates and Labor Courts to Improve Labor Enforcement in El Salvador and Honduras (SCA 13-09)
5. Improving Fire and General Building Safety in Bangladesh (SCA 13-08)

To access the web chat, please click: http://www.dol.gov/dol/chat/chat-ilab-grant20130710.htm. Our main web chat page is http://www.dol.gov/dol/chat/.

The SCAs are available on grants.gov (http://www07.grants.gov/) and ILAB¿s web page (http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm). If you are not able to participate, we will later post all questions and answers on these websites.

Thank you for your interest in these USDOL funding opportunities.

Jul 05, 2013
Modification is to correct the expected number of awards from 10 to 1. Jul 05, 2013
Jun 18, 2013

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-11
Funding Opportunity Title: Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan
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: 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Jun 17, 2013
Last Updated Date: Jul 05, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Archive Date: Sep 01, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $2,000,000

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(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract. Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as 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 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.

Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) – enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV. Application and Submission Information).

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: OASAM
Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s). See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katima Wilson

Procurement Technician

Phone 202-693-4570
Email:ops.grantoffice@dol.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-11
Funding Opportunity Title: Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan
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: 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Jul 05, 2013
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Archive Date: Sep 01, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $2,000,000

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(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract. Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as 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 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.

Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) – enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV. Application and Submission Information).

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: OASAM
Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s). See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katima Wilson

Procurement Technician

Phone 202-693-4570
Email:ops.grantoffice@dol.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-11
Funding Opportunity Title: Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan
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: 10
Assistance Listings: 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 18, 2013
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 02, 2013
Archive Date: Sep 01, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $2,000,000

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(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract. Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as 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 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.

Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) – enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV. Application and Submission Information).

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: OASAM
Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s). See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements.
Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Katima Wilson

Procurement Technician

Phone 202-693-4570
Email:ops.grantoffice@dol.gov

Folder 236477 Full Announcement-1 -> 2013 mpg ocft.pdf

Folder 236477 Full Announcement-1 -> sca 13-11 afghanistan final.pdf

Folder 236477 Full Announcement-1 -> sample ilab outputs based project budget.pdf

Folder 236477 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents 1 -> consolidated list of q and q’ssca 13-11.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Katima Wilson
Procurement Technician
Phone 202-693-4570
Email: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
00.000 SCA-13-11 Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan PKG00179553 Jun 17, 2013 Aug 02, 2013 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

236477 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

236477 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

236477 SF424A-1.0.pdf

236477 SF424B-1.1.pdf

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