The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, is offering a grant of up to $3.5 million to combat child labor in Ecuador and Panama. This grant aims to strengthen policy and enforcement efforts, focusing on vulnerable populations like Afro-descendant, indigenous, and migrant groups. In Ecuador, special attention will be given to the link between child labor and disabilities. The project will be awarded through a competitive process, with details on target groups, sectors, regions, and funding levels provided in the upcoming published SGA before December 31, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 191013
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | SGA-ECUADOR-AND-PANAMA-POLICY-5 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Notice of Intent Project to Combat Child Labor |
| Opportunity Category:: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | This is a notice of intent only and not a competitive announcement. The SGA will be announced at a later date. |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Sep 30, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 30, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 3,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $3,500,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible organizations include: Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization, including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children’s participation in child labor and developing and implementing educational and livelihoods programs to serve them. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | OASAM |
| Description:: | This is a Notice of Intent Only. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award up to $3.5 million, through a competitive and merits-based process for one or more cooperative agreements to implement a project(s) that aims to strengthen policy and enforcement efforts to reduce child labor among vulnerable populations, including among Afro-descendant, indigenous and migrant populations, in Ecuador and Panama. In Ecuador, the project will also support policies that focus on the relation between child labor and disabilities. USDOL’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT) conducts and funds research, develops strategic partnerships, and funds an international technical cooperation program to eliminate worst forms of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking internationally. Information on specific target groups, sectors, geographic regions and funding levels for the potential projects will be addressed in the SGA to be published prior to December 31, 2012. |
| 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 3 | This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) only. The SGA for this opportunity has not been posted yet. | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Synopsis 2 | updated funding opportunity text description. | |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1