This department is offering a $6,000,000 grant for technical assistance projects to address forced labor and labor trafficking in countries dealing with the worst forms of child labor or goods produced by child labor or forced labor. Projects should focus on improving understanding of indicators, monitoring working conditions, and strengthening the capacity of labor inspectorates. Each cooperative agreement can receive up to $2,000,000 total costs, with a maximum project duration of 4 years. Applicants can propose projects in specific countries but fisheries sector projects in the Asia-Pacific region will not be considered. Closing date for applications is Oct 11, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 297316
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-17-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Combating Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking of Adults and Children |
| 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| 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: | Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $6,000,000 total costs for up to three cooperative agreements of up to $2,000,000 total costs each to fund technical assistance projects to improve the capacity of labor stakeholders to better understand and address indicators of forced labor and labor trafficking. Each cooperative agreement will fund a project in a country to be proposed by the applicant. Applicants must propose a country covered in the DOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in accordance with the Trade and Development Act of 2000 or on the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor as mandated by Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. Proposals for working in the fisheries sector in the Asia-Pacific region will not be considered. In each country, the project should achieve the following outcomes: • Improved understanding of indicators of forced labor and labor trafficking • Improved monitoring of working conditions by labor stakeholders to identify and address indicators and incidents of forced labor and labor trafficking • Strengthened capacity of the labor inspectorate to address forced labor and labor trafficking. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants may apply separately for cooperative agreements serving one or more of the countries listed above, up to a maximum of three applications, but may not combine proposals for more than one country in a single application. Each application should request no more than $2 million total costs in funding. For this FOA, DOL will make no more than one award per country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist
Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| See amendment one. On September 20, 2017, DOL released an update to the annual DOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in accordance with the Trade and Development Act of 2000. DOL’s updated report can be accessed here: www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/findings. Please refer to the updated report to confirm eligible countries for this FOA. There are no other changes to the requirements of this FOA. | Sep 21, 2017 | |
| Sep 21, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-17-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Combating Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking of Adults and Children |
| 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| 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: | Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $6,000,000 total costs for up to three cooperative agreements of up to $2,000,000 total costs each to fund technical assistance projects to improve the capacity of labor stakeholders to better understand and address indicators of forced labor and labor trafficking. Each cooperative agreement will fund a project in a country to be proposed by the applicant. Applicants must propose a country covered in the DOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in accordance with the Trade and Development Act of 2000 or on the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor as mandated by Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. Proposals for working in the fisheries sector in the Asia-Pacific region will not be considered. In each country, the project should achieve the following outcomes: • Improved understanding of indicators of forced labor and labor trafficking • Improved monitoring of working conditions by labor stakeholders to identify and address indicators and incidents of forced labor and labor trafficking • Strengthened capacity of the labor inspectorate to address forced labor and labor trafficking. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants may apply separately for cooperative agreements serving one or more of the countries listed above, up to a maximum of three applications, but may not combine proposals for more than one country in a single application. Each application should request no more than $2 million total costs in funding. For this FOA, DOL will make no more than one award per country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist
Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-17-08 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Combating Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking of Adults and Children |
| 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 21, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 11, 2017 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 15, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,000,000 |
| 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: | Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $6,000,000 total costs for up to three cooperative agreements of up to $2,000,000 total costs each to fund technical assistance projects to improve the capacity of labor stakeholders to better understand and address indicators of forced labor and labor trafficking.
Each cooperative agreement will fund a project in a country to be proposed by the applicant. Applicants must propose a country covered in the DOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in accordance with the Trade and Development Act of 2000 or on the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor as mandated by Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. Proposals for working in the fisheries sector in the Asia-Pacific region will not be considered. In each country, the project should achieve the following outcomes: The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants may apply separately for cooperative agreements serving one or more of the countries listed above, up to a maximum of three applications, but may not combine proposals for more than one country in a single application. Each application should request no more than $2 million total costs in funding. For this FOA, DOL will make no more than one award per country. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist
Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 297316 Full Announcement-FOA -> FOA-ILAB-17-08 Trafficking amendment one.pdf
Folder 297316 Full Announcement-FOA -> FOA-ILAB-17-08 Trafficking.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist Email: chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.401 | FOA-ILAB-17-08 | Combating Forced Labor and Labor Trafficking of Adults and Children | PKG00234689 | Sep 11, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
297316 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
297316 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
297316 SF424A-1.0.pdf
297316 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
297316 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
297316 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
297316 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
297316 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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