OpportunityTitle: Global Research on Child Labor Measurement and Policy Development
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of carrying out the full SOW described above is eligible to apply. The selected organization must have sufficient experience designing and implementing quantitative research on child labor issues. Applicants must also have experience engaging with and providing technical assistance to foreign government in the development and implementation of such research and the assessment and development of national policies and programs to address child labor. Applicants must be familiar with international standards on and definitions of child labor.  Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex research projects in developing countries. Current USDOL/ILAB grantees are eligible to submit applications in response to this SCA. However, lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility or selection under this solicitation.    Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs 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 is willing to 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 OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.    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 FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor&#146;s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $7 million for a cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project to expand the knowledge base on child labor. The project will involve data collection and analysis on working children in 10 countries and updates on country-level statistics covering child work and education participation rates in approximately 100 countries. In the area of data collection and analysis, the Grantee will work cooperatively with the 10 host governments to (1) conduct research through surveys collecting data on children&#146;s work and measuring child labor at the national or sector-level; (2) analyze survey data and produce survey reports; (3) develop policy appraisals; (4) prepare and publish public-use data files; and (5) build capacity of national statistical offices to conduct research and analyze data on child labor. This component will build host government capacity and support national child labor surveys in Armenia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Jamaica, Malawi, Morocco, Peru, and Tanzania and support a sector-specific child labor surveys in Brazil&#146;s footwear sector. The other major component of the project will involve updating statistics for core child work and education indicators for approximately 100 countries (to be jointly identified by the Grantee in consultation with and subject to the approval of USDOL as new datasets are available) during the period of the project. Applicants eligible for this award include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully conducting research and policy analysis on child labor. Please note: attachment of ILAB OCFT&apos;s 2013 Management and Procedural guidelines (MPG) is for informational purposes only. Any questions or comments about this document should be submitted during the technical question submission period to email: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Helen A. Williams &lt;br/&gt;Grant Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570