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Newly Added Opportunities from the Department of Labor, U.S.
- Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce (CLEAR) Child Labor [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-12 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: 00.000 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Aug 02, 2013 Award Ceiling: $7,700,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 17, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: I. Funding Opportunity Description 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 ILABs 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. 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 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).
Recently Modified Opportunities from the Department of Labor, U.S.
- Global Research on Child Labor Measurement and Policy Development [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-13-05 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: 00.000 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Jul 12, 2013 Award Ceiling: $7,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labors (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $7 million for a cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project to expand the knowledge base on child labor. The project will involve data collection and analysis on working children in 10 countries and updates on country-level statistics covering child work and education participation rates in approximately 100 countries. In the area of data collection and analysis, the Grantee will work cooperatively with the 10 host governments to (1) conduct research through surveys collecting data on childrens work and measuring child labor at the national or sector-level; (2) analyze survey data and produce survey reports; (3) develop policy appraisals; (4) prepare and publish public-use data files; and (5) build capacity of national statistical offices to conduct research and analyze data on child labor. This component will build host government capacity and support national child labor surveys in Armenia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Jamaica, Malawi, Morocco, Peru, and Tanzania and support a sector-specific child labor surveys in Brazils footwear sector. The other major component of the project will involve updating statistics for core child work and education indicators for approximately 100 countries (to be jointly identified by the Grantee in consultation with and subject to the approval of USDOL as new datasets are available) during the period of the project. Applicants eligible for this award include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully conducting research and policy analysis on child labor. Please note: attachment of ILAB OCFT's 2013 Management and Procedural guidelines (MPG) is for informational purposes only. Any questions or comments about this document should be submitted during the technical question submission period to email: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov - Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-11 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: 00.000 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Aug 02, 2013 Award Ceiling: $2,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 18, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labors (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one carpet company. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s). See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements. - Project to Reduce Child Labor in Colombia [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-06 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: 00.000 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Jul 19, 2013 Award Ceiling: $9,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labors (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $9 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support Colombias efforts to reduce child labor, including by promoting safe work in the mining sector, with a focus on artisanal, non-formal mining, as a strategy for mitigating the risk of injuries for adult workers that can negatively impact household livelihoods and contribute to child labor. Applicants are required to propose geographic areas of interventions and project beneficiaries in their application. Eligible Applicants include commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing child labor in mining and promoting occupational safety and health standards within the framework of mine formalization. - Project to Reduce Child Labor in Rwanda [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-04 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Jul 12, 2013 Award Ceiling: $5,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labors (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $5 million for one or more cooperative agreement(s) to fund a technical assistance project(s) to work with the Government of Rwanda (GoRw) and tea industry entities to assist in significantly reducing child labor in the production of tea, including by implementing a child labor monitoring system (CLMS), enhancing labor law enforcement efforts on smallholder farms, and increasing childrens access to education. The project will also promote decent work for older children and economic opportunities for the Rwandan households most vulnerable to child labor in tea growing areas. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing childrens participation in child labor and developing and implementing educational and livelihood programs to serve them. See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements. - Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Labor Rights and Working Conditions in the Dominican Republic [...]
View on Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-13-03 Opportunity Category: Discretionary Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training CFDA Number: 00.000 Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Agency Name: DOL-OASAM Closing Date: Jul 12, 2013 Award Ceiling: $10,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Creation Date: Jun 14, 2013 Funding Opportunity Description: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labors (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $10 million, subject to the availability of funds, for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support the Dominican Republics efforts to reduce child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in the agricultural sector, including in the sugarcane sector and in production supply chains. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing childrens participation in child labor and increasing the capacity of government, industry and workers rights organizations is eligible to apply. See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements. Please note: attachments of ILAB's OCFT 2013 Management and Procedural guidelines (MPG) and OCFT 2013 cooperative agreement template are for informational purposes only. Any questions or comments about these documents should be submitted during the technical question submission period to email address: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
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