OpportunityTitle: Improved Adherence to International Labor Standards in the Agriculture Sector in Mexico
CategoryExplanation: Bureau of International Labor  Affairs
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S. organizations:&#8226; Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations &#8226; Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education &#8226; Private Institutions of Higher Education &#8226; For-Profit Organizations; Non-U.S. organizations:&#8226; Non-U.S. Entities, including PIOs, as described in 2 CFR 200.46.
Description: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $8,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Mexico to improve adherence to international labor standards in the agriculture sector. The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome 1: Increased capacity of government officials to enforce labor laws specifically related to child labor, forced labor, occupational safety and health and other acceptable conditions of work in the agriculture sector. Outcome 2: Increased compliance with labor laws, including occupational safety and health and other acceptable conditions of work, by private sector stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Outcome 2.1: Increased private sector use of tools and resources available for compliance with labor laws, including occupational safety and health and other acceptable conditions of work, in the agriculture sector. Outcome 3: Increased knowledge about labor rights and options for accessing remediation of labor law violations. The project must use an area-based approach in agricultural areas, including in sugarcane growing areas, in the state of Nayarit and one of the following other states: Jalisco, Michoac&#225;n, or Puebla. The duration of the project will be a maximum of four years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Levenstein.Susan.L@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Sue Levenstein &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist
CloseDateExplanation: Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time.