USDOL/ILAB announces award of around $10 million for one or more cooperative agreements to qualifying organizations to reduce child labor in Tanzania. This award will be given through an area-based approach in geographic areas where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service.
The project(s) funded based on this Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SGA) will work with local entities and build on past and existing efforts that directly or indirectly contribute to a reduction in the worst forms of child labour including programs to protect orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), increase access to education and promote economic opportunities for Tanzanian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor.
Projects funded under this SGA will seek to combat child labor by:
· Increasing children’s access to quality education,
·: justify;”>·: justify;”>· Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims
· 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
Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-12-15
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training
Agency Name: OASAM
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified
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 developing and implementing educational and livelihoods programs to serve them is eligible to apply.
Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility or selection under this solicitation. All Applicants and any proposed sub-grantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in OMB Circular A-133. They must also demonstrate presence in Tanzania — either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a sub-grantee or subcontractor) enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement
The following Applicants (including sub-grantees/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.
Important Dates:
Posted Date: Aug 20, 2012
Creation Date: Aug 21, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 09, 2012
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