OpportunityTitle: Project to Combat Rural Exploitative Child Labor In Peru
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 exploitative child labor and developing and implementing educational and livelihoods programs to serve them is eligible to apply provided that they meet the requirements outlined below, which apply to all Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors. Applications from foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government will not be considered. Applications from organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended will not be considered; similarly, organizations proposing subgrants or subcontracts with organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended will not be considered. Applicants, including any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors, are not allowed to charge a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility or selection under this solicitation.    Applicants must be in compliance with all audit requirements, including those established in OMB Circular A-133. Applications from U.S.-based non-profit organizations that are subject to the Single Audit Act, that fail to include their most recent single audit or fail to demonstrate that they have complied with single audit submission timeframes established in OMB Circular A-133 will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. For Applicants that are foreign-based or for-profit organizations, failure to submit the most current independent financial audit will result in an application being considered non-responsive and rejected. Further information can be found on pages 32-33 of the SGA
Description: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) announces its intent to award up to $13 million for one or more cooperative agreements to qualifying organizations to support efforts to eliminate exploitative child labor in agriculture, mining, and other hazardous work in the Huancavelica and Hu&#225;nuco regions of Peru, two regions with some of the highest rates of poverty, economically active children, and some of the lowest rates of primary and secondary school completion. In addressing exploitative child labor in these regions, this solicitation includes a focus on reducing social exclusion and promoting economic opportunities for Peruvian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. For the purposes of this solicitation, reference to children engaged in exploitative child labor is intended to include those children (minors under age 18) working in the worst forms of child labor as outlined in ILO Convention 182 and children engaged in work that is exploitative and/or interferes with their ability to participate and complete required years of schooling (See Section II. and Appendix A). This project will support Peru&#146;s efforts to reduce exploitative child labor, and implement strategic socio-economic reforms proposed by administration of President Ollanta Humala. This solicitation targets the worst forms of rural child labor in agriculture, mining, and other hazardous work in these regions. Projects funded under this solicitation will address the needs of indigenous and other vulnerable groups who experience high rates of exploitative child labor, low rates of primary and secondary school completion, and economic and social exclusion.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: white.brenda.j@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Brenda J. White &lt;br/&gt;Grant Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570