Deadline- November 15, 2012
Countries/Region– Ecuador and Panama
U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) wants to strengthen policy and enforcement capacity to reduce child labor among vulnerable populations, including among Afrodescendant, indigenous, and migrant populations in Ecuador and Panama. The cooperative agreement will also facilitate improved coordination among national, regional, and municipal governments in these efforts.
For Ecuador, Applicants must propose priority areas for interventions and strategies for working with the Government of Ecuador (GoE) to strengthen policies and enforcement capacity to reduce child labor, including policies that address the relationship between child labor and disabilities.
For Panama, Applicants must similarly propose priority areas for interventions and strategies for working with the Government of Panama (GoP) to strengthen policies and enforcement capacity to reduce child labor. These efforts must include a focus on addressing child labor in Darien, Colón, Bocas del Toro, and in indigenous areas.
USDOL/ILAB expects to award up to $ 3.5 million for one or more cooperative agreement(s) to strengthen policies and enforcement actions to combat and monitor child labor among vulnerable populations in Ecuador and Panama, including among Afro-descendant, indigenous, and migrant populations. The project will promote sharing of project experiences between the two countries and with other countries in the region on efforts to combat child labor among vulnerable populations. In Ecuador, the project will also support
policies that focus on the relation between child labor and disabilities. This policy-and-enforcement-focused project will complement a separate project to provide education and livelihood services to combat child labor among vulnerable populations in Ecuador and Panama.
Eligibility-
- Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community based, or public international organization(s), historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and disability organizations capable of successfully implementing policy and enforcement interventions to reduce children’s participation in child labor 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 subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in OMB Circular A-133. It must also demonstrate presence in Ecuador and Panama-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.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number. SGA-12-10
