The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is offering a grant of up to $2,000,000 to empower civil society in combating child labor and forced labor and improving working conditions in a specific sector or supply chain. The project aims to strengthen civil society’s ability to identify and address labor abuses, raise awareness, and implement initiatives for protecting workers. Applicants must focus on a country identified for labor rights violations and propose a sector within it. Priority will be given to projects targeting the coffee sector in Latin America/Caribbean. The grant has a maximum duration of 4 years, and proposals must be submitted by October 11, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 297298
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-17-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions |
| 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 civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain. The project should achieve the following outcomes: (1) Improved capacity of civil society to identify and document accurate, independent, and objective information on the nature and scope of child labor and/or forced labor, and violations of acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain; (2) Improved capacity of civil society to raise awareness for the protection of workers from child labor and/or forced labor abuses, and violations of acceptable conditions of work; and (3) Improved capacity of civil society to implement initiatives to address child labor and/or forced labor and violations of acceptable conditions of work, including facilitated access to grievance mechanisms and/or remedy for victims of labor exploitation.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants must propose one (1) country, and at least one (1) sector and/or supply chain within that country where there is evidence of child labor and/or forced labor in the production of a good in that particular sector or supply chain. 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. Out of the three awards to be funded through this FOA, a minimum of one cooperative agreement will fund the strongest, technically sound application for a project focused on the coffee sector in one of the following countries in the Latin America/Caribbean region: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. The other two cooperative agreements will be awarded in a country and sector and/or supply chain to be proposed by applicants, based upon the criteria contained in this announcement. DOL will make no more than one award for the same combination of country and sector/supply chain. |
| 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-17-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions |
| 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 civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain. The project should achieve the following outcomes: (1) Improved capacity of civil society to identify and document accurate, independent, and objective information on the nature and scope of child labor and/or forced labor, and violations of acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain; (2) Improved capacity of civil society to raise awareness for the protection of workers from child labor and/or forced labor abuses, and violations of acceptable conditions of work; and (3) Improved capacity of civil society to implement initiatives to address child labor and/or forced labor and violations of acceptable conditions of work, including facilitated access to grievance mechanisms and/or remedy for victims of labor exploitation.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants must propose one (1) country, and at least one (1) sector and/or supply chain within that country where there is evidence of child labor and/or forced labor in the production of a good in that particular sector or supply chain. 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. Out of the three awards to be funded through this FOA, a minimum of one cooperative agreement will fund the strongest, technically sound application for a project focused on the coffee sector in one of the following countries in the Latin America/Caribbean region: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. The other two cooperative agreements will be awarded in a country and sector and/or supply chain to be proposed by applicants, based upon the criteria contained in this announcement. DOL will make no more than one award for the same combination of country and sector/supply chain. |
| 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-17-10 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions |
| 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 civil society to better understand and address child labor and/or forced labor abuses and promote acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain. The project should achieve the following outcomes: (1) Improved capacity of civil society to identify and document accurate, independent, and objective information on the nature and scope of child labor and/or forced labor, and violations of acceptable conditions of work in a sector and/or supply chain; (2) Improved capacity of civil society to raise awareness for the protection of workers from child labor and/or forced labor abuses, and violations of acceptable conditions of work; and (3) Improved capacity of civil society to implement initiatives to address child labor and/or forced labor and violations of acceptable conditions of work, including facilitated access to grievance mechanisms and/or remedy for victims of labor exploitation.
The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. Applicants must propose one (1) country, and at least one (1) sector and/or supply chain within that country where there is evidence of child labor and/or forced labor in the production of a good in that particular sector or supply chain. 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. Out of the three awards to be funded through this FOA, a minimum of one cooperative agreement will fund the strongest, technically sound application for a project focused on the coffee sector in one of the following countries in the Latin America/Caribbean region: Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua. The other two cooperative agreements will be awarded in a country and sector and/or supply chain to be proposed by applicants, based upon the criteria contained in this announcement. DOL will make no more than one award for the same combination of country and sector/supply chain. |
| 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 297298 Full Announcement-FOA -> FOA-ILAB-17-10 Civil Society amendment one.pdf
Folder 297298 Full Announcement-FOA -> FOA-ILAB-17-10 Civil Society.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-17-10 | Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Combat Child Labor and Forced Labor and Improve Working Conditions | PKG00234708 | Sep 11, 2017 | Oct 11, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
297298 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
297298 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
297298 SF424A-1.0.pdf
297298 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
297298 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
297298 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
297298 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
297298 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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