The ILAB, U.S. Department of Labor is offering a grant of approximately $3,000,000 for a technical assistance project to estimate and reduce child labor in cocoa growing areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The grant aims to fund a mapping, assessment, and survey project to evaluate progress in reducing child labor and the worst forms of child labor, using hazardous labor as a proxy. The deadline for applications is September 10, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277934
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-15-07 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Growing Areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.401 — International Labor Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
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 successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply. ILAB requires that all entities that elect to apply for this opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this FOA concerning monitoring and evaluation (M&E), audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, ILAB will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language in the agreement acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law.
The following types of organizations are not eligible to apply nor to participate as subrecipients/contractors: In addition, foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government, are not eligible to apply. Any applications from, or proposed subawards to, a host-country government-funded entity (e.g. academic institution) should be well-justified. DOL funds are not intended to duplicate existing foreign government efforts or substitute for activities that are the responsibility of such governments. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Description: | The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to fund a mapping, assessment, and survey project to estimate the prevalence of, and evaluate progress in reducing, child labor and the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) (using hazardous labor as a proxy) in cocoa growing areas in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dorjan Chaney
Grant Specialist Email:chaney.dorjan@dol.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 277934 Full Announcement-1 -> foa-ilab-15-07.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Dorjan Chaney Grant 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-15-07 | Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Growing Areas of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana | PKG00217886 | Jul 17, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277934 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277934 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277934 Budget-1.1.pdf
277934 Project_Abstract-1.1.pdf
277934 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
277934 Other-1.1.pdf
277934 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
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