OpportunityTitle: Strengthening Labor Law Compliance in the Agricultural Sector in Guatemala
CategoryExplanation: Executive Summary:  This notice contains all of the information and forms needed to apply for grant funding.  The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, announces the availability of funds to be granted by cooperative agreement to one qualifying organization.  The Department will award up to U.S. $940,000 through one cooperative agreements to an organization to improve labor law compliance in the agricultural sector in Guatemala.  Partnerships between more than one organization are also eligible and encouraged, in particular with qualified, regionally-based organizations in order to build local capacity. In such a case, a lead organization must be identified.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: . Eligible Applicants  Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) with experience effectively implementing projects in the relevant technical field(s) and working with foreign national government ministries, regional and local government entities, employers and employer organizations, workers and labor organizations, and non-governmental and community-based organizations is eligible for this grant.  Neutral, non-religious criteria that neither favor nor disfavor religion will be employed in the selection of Cooperative Agreement recipients.  Applications from foreign government and quasi-government agencies will not be considered.  An Applicant must demonstrate a country presence, independently or through a relationship with another organization(s) with country presence, which gives it the ability to initiate program activities upon award of the Cooperative Agreement.  See Section V.    In accordance with 29 CFR Part 98, entities that are debarred or suspended from receiving federal contracts or grants are excluded from Federal financial assistance and are ineligible to receive funding under this solicitation.    B.  Cost Sharing or Matching Funds  This solicitation does not require Applicants to share costs or provide matching funds.  However, the leveraging of resources and in-kind contributions is strongly encouraged and is a rating factor worth up to five (5) additional points (see Section V).  Applicants who propose matching funds, in-kind contributions, and other forms of cost sharing must indicate their estimated dollar value in the Standard Form (SF) 424 and SF 424A submitted as part of the application.  Grantees should note that they will be responsible for reporting on these funds quarterly in financial reports (SF 269s) and are liable for meeting the full amount of these costs during the life of the Cooperative Agreement.
Description: I. Funding Opportunity DescriptionThe U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), announces the availability of funds to be awarded by Cooperative Agreement (hereinafter referred to as &#147;grant&#148; or &#147;Cooperative Agreement&#148;) to one qualifying organization for the purpose of improving labor law compliance in the agricultural sector in Guatemala. ILAB is authorized to award and administer this program by the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2008, P. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007). Cooperative Agreements awarded under this initiative will be managed by ILAB&#146;s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs. The duration of the project funded by this solicitation is three to four years. The start date of program activities will be negotiated upon award of the Cooperative Agreement, but will be no later than September 30, 2008.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Harvey.Lisa@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Lisa Harvey  &lt;br/&gt;Grant Officer  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570
CloseDateExplanation: 1.  Application Deadline:  Applications must be submitted via www.Grants.gov, and must be received by Grants.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on May 16, 2008.  Applications sent by mail or other delivery services, e-mail, telegram, or facsimile (FAX) will not be accepted.  Applications that are not received by the deadline will not be considered.  It is strongly recommended that Applicants immediately initiate and complete the &#147;Get Registered&#148; registration steps at http://www.grants.gov/Applicants/get_registered.jsp.  These steps may take multiple days to complete, and this time should be factored into plans for electronic submission in order to avoid facing unexpected delays that could result in the rejection of an application.  It is also recommended that Applicants consult the Grants.gov Web site&#146;s Frequently Asked Questions and Applicant User Guide, which are available at http://www.grants.gov/help/faq.jsp, and http://www.grants.gov/assets/UserGuide_Applicant.pdf respectively.