In FY 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award around $5 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support efforts to reduce child labor in geographic areas of Burkina Faso cotton farming and informal artisanal gold mining.
The project will support efforts to work with government at the local, regional, and national level to improve methods for reducing child labor in both sectors. The project will support the direct delivery of services to children engaged in child labor or at risk of child labor and their households in communities dependent on cotton or gold production.
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-12-09
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: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s):00.000– Not Elsewhere Classified
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
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.
Applicants and any proposed sub grantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in OMB Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate presence in Burkina Fasoeither 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.
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 30, 2012
Creation Date: Aug 30, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Oct 15, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 15, 2012
Archive Date: Nov 14, 2012
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