The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $10 million for one or more cooperative agreement(s) to support efforts to reduce child labor in Cambodia with a focus on reducing social exclusion and promoting economic opportunities for the Cambodian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor in 2012.
Projects funded under this solicitation will also seek to combat child labor by (1) increasing children’s access to quality education and vocational/skills training, (2) promoting sustainable livelihoods for their households, (3) increasing beneficiaries’ access to national social protection programs that help households overcome dependence on child labor to meet basic needs, and (4) increasing youth’s access to decent work.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-12-08
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Agency Name: OASAM
Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training
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
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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 developing and implementing educational and livelihoods programs to serve them is eligible to apply. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims.
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. They must also demonstrate presence in Cambodia — 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 (see Section IV.B.1.c Project Design Narrative).
The following Applicants (including subgrantees/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 will not be considered
•Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award
Important Dates:
Posted Date: Aug 03, 2012
Creation Date: Aug 03, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 02, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 02, 2012
Archive Date: Nov 01, 2012
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