OpportunityTitle: Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Labor Rights and Working Conditions in the Dominican Republic
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 and implementing educational and livelihoods programs is eligible to apply. 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.
Description: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor&#146;s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $10 million, subject to the availability of funds, for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support the Dominican Republic&#146;s efforts to reduce child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in the agricultural sector, including in the sugarcane sector and in production supply chains. Eligible Applicants may include 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 increasing the capacity of government, industry and workers&#146; rights organizations is eligible to apply. See Section III for detailed eligibility requirements. Please note: attachments of ILAB&apos;s OCFT 2013 Management and Procedural guidelines (MPG) and OCFT 2013 cooperative agreement template are for informational purposes only. Any questions or comments about these documents should be submitted during the technical question submission period to email address: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
GrantorContactEmailDescription: ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Helen A. Williams &lt;br/&gt;Grant Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 202-693-34570