The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), is offering a grant opportunity to organizations to reduce child labor in Morocco. The project aims to provide education services and assistance to Moroccan youth of legal working age, enabling them to secure decent work in rural and peri-urban areas. The grant application process is competitive and merit-based. Interested applicants should stay updated on www.grants.gov for the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) publication, expected on or about May 31, 2013. This grant does not require immediate action as it is a Notice of Intent (NOI) for future funding opportunities.
Opportunity ID: 229495
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | NOI-8-MOROCCO |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | NOI-8 Project to Reduce Child Labor in Morocco |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 4 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 05, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 15, 2013 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 12, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jun 07, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jun 09, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
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) capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor and promoting labor rights in Morocco. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements,grants or contracts does not bar eligiblity. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | OASAM |
| Description:: | This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award, through a competitive and merit-based process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project(s) in Morocco (North Africa) that aims to support the country’s efforts to reduce child labor among Moroccan youth through the provision of education services and assistance to youth of legal working age to secure decent work in rural and peri-urban areas. The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) on or about 31 May 2013(this date is subject to chage). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SGA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL’s intent to publish an SGA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SGA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No e-mail or paper copies will be provided. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 4 | modification to extend the projected posting date for the solictation to 31 May 2013. Note: This date is subject to change. | May 15, 2013 |
| Synopsis 3 | updated to reflect as notice of intent (NOI) | |
| Synopsis 2 | Notice of Intent closing date extended to 5/15/2013. This is only a notice of intent to publish a funding opportunity. The Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement (SCA) is anticipated to be published on or about 5/10/2013. Please note that the SCA may be published anytime before or after this projected date. Prospective applicants are encouraged to monitor grants.gov for the solicitation. The Office of Procurement Services Grant Office will provide status updates if the solicitation has not been posted by the projected date of 5/10/2013. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1