Opportunity ID: 237029

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: SCA-13-09
Funding Opportunity Title:: Strengthening Linkages between Labor Inspectorates and Labor Courts to Improve Labor Enforcement in El Salvador and Honduras
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):: 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jul 01, 2013
Last Updated Date:: Jul 05, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Aug 08, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Aug 08, 2013
Archive Date:: Sep 07, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 1,500,000
Award Ceiling:: $1,500,000
Award Floor:: $0

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) (PIOs), capable of 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 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 already-existing USDOL-funded cooperative agreement.

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 $1.5 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to strengthen linkages between labor inspectorates and labor courts within two countries – El Salvador and Honduras. The project will aim to integrate labor case management systems within each country, thus enabling information sharing on complaint intake, investigations, case development, remediation plans, and transfer/follow through to the labor courts. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, non-U.S.-based, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization capable of effectively implementing activities in support of the objectives of this solicitation.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 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
Synopsis 1

Package Status

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

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 00.000
Competition ID: SCA-13-09
Competition Title: SCA-13-09
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00180168
Opening Date: Jul 01, 2013
Closing Date: Aug 08, 2013
Agency Contact Information:: Katima Wilson
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1]
Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2]
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0]
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
00.000 SCA-13-09 SCA-13-09 PKG00180168 Jul 01, 2013 Aug 08, 2013 View Katima Wilson Organization Applicants