Opportunity ID: 237018

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: SCA-13-07
Funding Opportunity Title:: African Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative
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 9
Posted Date:: Jul 01, 2013
Last Updated Date:: Oct 17, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Oct 01, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Oct 18, 2013
Archive Date:: Nov 17, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 3,000,000
Award Ceiling:: $3,000,000
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), capable of successfully implementing youth empowerment and development projects 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 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 negotiation 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 $3 million for one or more cooperative agreement(s) to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Uganda to address exploitative child labor among youth (age 15 to 18) by helping them develop marketable skills to secure decent work and serve as civic leaders in their communities. The project will target vulnerable youth ages 15 to 18, promoting education and vocational training and decent work opportunities for those of appropriate work age. The project will also seek to enhance livelihoods for youth and their households, support civic engagement by youth, and encourage youth to take on leadership roles within their communities. Applicants must select districts that are part of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Uganda’s “Focus Districts” . This project is intended to serve as a pilot youth empowerment and development initiative that could be replicated in other African countries. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully implementing youth empowerment and development programs. 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:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 9 Due to the government being closed on Friday October 11, 2013 this opportunity is extended through Friday October 18,2013 (5:00pm) to allow for submission of applications. Submissions after this date and time will be considered late and not accepted Oct 17, 2013
Synopsis 8 SCA-13-07 (dated October 1, 2013) has been revised and uploaded under the full announcement tab to reflect a new closing date of October 11, 2013.

If you submitted an application for this opportunity before this posting, please re-submit it in order to ensure proper validation. We appreciate your cooperation

Synopsis 7 A new application package was uploaded on September 25, 2013. In order to submit for this opportunity SCA-13-07, you must download the new package.
Synopsis 6 1. SCA-13-07 has been updated per Amendment 1 dated 8-22-13.

2. Please note there is a change in the SCA closing date from 10/1/13 to 10/2/13.

3. SCA-13-07 package template is revised to allow for additional attachments with the package.

4. Consolidated Questions for SCA-13-07 have been posted as an attachment.

Synopsis 5 1. SCA-13-07 has been updated per Amendment 1 dated 8-22-13. All changes to the SCA are noted via a vertical line change.

2. The closing date for SCA-13-07 is changed from 10/1/13 to 10/2/13.

3. SCA-13-07 package template is revised to allow for additional attachments with the application package.

4. Consolidated Questions for SCA-13-07 have been posted as an attachment.

Synopsis 4 Questions and Answers for SCA 13-07 have been posted as an attachement under the full announcement tab.
Synopsis 3 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:

¿ Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce (CLEAR) Child Labor (SCA 13-12)
¿ African Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (SCA 13-07)
¿ Preventing Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan (SCA 13-11)
¿ Strengthening Linkages between Labor Inspectorates and Labor Courts to Improve Labor Enforcement in El Salvador and Honduras (SCA 13-09)
¿ 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.

Synopsis 2 SCA-13-07 was modified to correct expected number of awards from 10 to 1.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

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

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00186070
Opening Date: Jul 01, 2013
Closing Date: Oct 18, 2013
Agency Contact Information:: Cassandra Mitchell
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]
Attachments [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
PKG00186070 Jul 01, 2013 Oct 18, 2013 View Cassandra Mitchell Organization Applicants