USDOL Grant for Combating Child Labor in Burma

The Department of Labor (USDOL) is offering up to $5 million in funding to organizations aiming to reduce child labor in Burma. The grant, managed by USDOL’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT), supports projects for up to 4 years starting no later than December 31, 2013. The initiative aligns with USDOL’s mission to enhance working conditions and protect vulnerable populations internationally. Applicants should focus on eliminating the worst forms of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. The closing date for submission is October 18, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 239819

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	SCA-13-15
Funding Opportunity Title::	Project to Reduce Child Labor in Burma
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)::
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 3
Posted Date::	Aug 13, 2013
Last Updated Date::	Oct 17, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 04, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 18, 2013
Archive Date::	Nov 17, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 5,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$5,000,000
Award Floor::	$5,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
A. Eligible Applicants
Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or PIOs, capable of successfully strengthening institutional capacity to address child labor and developing and implementing programs to remove children from child labor and prevent others from engaging in such activities 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.

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:
o Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government.
o Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.
o Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	OASAM
Description::	I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTIONUSDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $5 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations to promote efforts in Burma to reduce child labor. Cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this solicitation will be managed by ILABs Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT). The duration of the project(s) funded by this solicitation is up to 4 years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2013. ILABs 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 worst forms of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. USDOL/ILAB is authorized to award and administer cooperative agreements by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, P.L. 113-6 (2013) and the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. 112-74 (2011). Cooperative agreements awarded under this solicitation will be administered by OPS and technically managed by OCFT.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 3	Due to the government being closed on Friday October 11, 2013 this opportunity is extended through Friday October 18, 2013 5:00pm (eastern standard time) to allow for submission of applications. Submissions after this date and time will be considered late and not accepted.	Oct 17, 2013
Synopsis 2	The closing date for SCA-13-15 is extended from October 4, 2013 to October 11, 2013.
Synopsis 1

Package Status

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

Assistance Listings:
Competition ID:	SCA-13-15
Competition Title:	SCA-13-15
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00183093
Opening Date:	Aug 13, 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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