The USDOL/ILAB is offering the CLEAR Child Labor Grant to Combat the Worst Forms of Child Labor Globally

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 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.

USDOL/ILAB will award up to $7.7 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to fund a project(s) to implement technical assistance activities that support the reduction of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) by building local and national capacity in a minimum of ten (10) countries over the life of the cooperative agreement.

The Grantee will work cooperatively with host governments at the local or national level to implement actions that support: (1) development, improvement and/or adoption of national legislation addressing child labor issues, including by bringing them into compliance with international standards, (2) improved monitoring, implementation of policies, and enforcement of laws related to the WFCL, including through training of labor inspectors and support for community-based child labor monitoring systems (CLMS), (3) development (or improvement) and adoption of national plans of action on child labor, including the WFCL, and (4) enhanced implementation of national and local policies and programs aimed at reduction and prevention of the WFCL, and improved policies and social programs to increase access to basic education, vocational training, social protection services, employment creation and poverty reduction initiatives, for populations particularly vulnerable to the WFCL. For the first year, the Grantee will work in in the following five (5) countries: Bangladesh, Paraguay, Philippines, Suriname, and Uganda. The organization(s) awarded this cooperative agreement will be required to engage in an ongoing dialogue with USDOL on the additional countries to receive project support in subsequent years of the cooperative agreement. Final determination of countries to receive support under this award will be subject to approval by USDOL. USDOL reserves the right, after award, to request that the Grantee modify proposed activities in the target countries to maximize the impact of project resources. Any and all requested adjustments would be within the scope of the Cooperative Agreement.

USDOL/ILAB intends to award cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations. Cooperative agreements awarded under this solicitation will be administered by OPS and technically managed by ILAB’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT). Where collaboration would enhance the capacity of the project to achieve improved outputs, Applicants are encouraged to partner with other organizations in the implementation of the project, including through subawards.

ILAB’s mission is to use all available channels to improve working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers’ ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations internationally. OCFT conducts and funds research, develops strategic partnerships, and funds an international technical cooperation program to eliminate the WFCL, forced labor, and human trafficking internationally. Projects funded by USDOL support this mission. USDOL/ILAB is authorized to award and administer cooperative agreements by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, P.L. 113-6 (2013) and the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. 112-74 (2011).

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 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.

USDOL/ILAB will award up to $7.7 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to fund a project(s) to implement technical assistance activities that support the reduction of the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) by building local and national capacity in a minimum of ten (10) countries over the life of the cooperative agreement.

The Grantee will work cooperatively with host governments at the local or national level to implement actions that support: (1) development, improvement and/or adoption of national legislation addressing child labor issues, including by bringing them into compliance with international standards, (2) improved monitoring, implementation of policies, and enforcement of laws related to the WFCL, including through training of labor inspectors and support for community-based child labor monitoring systems (CLMS), (3) development (or improvement) and adoption of national plans of action on child labor, including the WFCL, and (4) enhanced implementation of national and local policies and programs aimed at reduction and prevention of the WFCL, and improved policies and social programs to increase access to basic education, vocational training, social protection services, employment creation and poverty reduction initiatives, for populations particularly vulnerable to the WFCL. For the first year, the Grantee will work in in the following five (5) countries: Bangladesh, Paraguay, Philippines, Suriname, and Uganda. The organization(s) awarded this cooperative agreement will be required to engage in an ongoing dialogue with USDOL on the additional countries to receive project support in subsequent years of the cooperative agreement. Final determination of countries to receive support under this award will be subject to approval by USDOL. USDOL reserves the right, after award, to request that the Grantee modify proposed activities in the target countries to maximize the impact of project resources. Any and all requested adjustments would be within the scope of the Cooperative Agreement.

USDOL/ILAB intends to award cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations. Cooperative agreements awarded under this solicitation will be administered by OPS and technically managed by ILAB’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT). Where collaboration would enhance the capacity of the project to achieve improved outputs, Applicants are encouraged to partner with other organizations in the implementation of the project, including through subawards.

ILAB’s mission is to use all available channels to improve working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers’ ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations internationally. OCFT conducts and funds research, develops strategic partnerships, and funds an international technical cooperation program to eliminate the WFCL, forced labor, and human trafficking internationally. Projects funded by USDOL support this mission. USDOL/ILAB is authorized to award and administer cooperative agreements by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013, P.L. 113-6 (2013) and the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. 112-74 (2011).