OpportunityTitle: Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home-Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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&#146;s participation in child labor, and developing a social compliance system is eligible to apply. Applicants are expected to apply in partnership with at least one company that produces hand woven carpets from home based workers in Afghanistan. The partnership with the company may take the form of a subgrant or subcontract. Applicants must demonstrate a proven ability to develop a social compliance system and establish a verification system. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.    Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA concerning audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, USDOL will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law.     Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -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. Application and Submission Information).     The following Applicants (including subgrantees/subcontractors) will not be considered:  &#149; Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government.   &#149; Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.  &#149; Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award.
Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor&#146;s (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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Katima Wilson &lt;br/&gt;Procurement Technician &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570