OpportunityTitle: Project to Reduce Child Labor in Burma
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION   A. Eligible Applicants  Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or PIOs, capable of successfully strengthening institutional capacity to address child labor and developing and implementing programs to remove children from child labor and prevent others from engaging in such activities 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.    PIOs are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs, and all other entities, 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 will 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence -either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) - enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV. Application and Submission Information).     The following Applicants (including subgrantees/subcontractors) will not be considered:  o Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government.   o Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.  o Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award.
Description: I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTIONUSDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $5 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations to promote efforts in Burma to reduce child labor. Cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this solicitation will be managed by ILAB&#146;s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT). The duration of the project(s) funded by this solicitation is up to 4 years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2013. ILAB&#146;s mission is to use all available channels to improve working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers&#146; ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations internationally. OCFT conducts and funds research, develops strategic partnerships, and funds an international technical cooperation program to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. USDOL/ILAB is authorized to award and administer cooperative agreements by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, P.L. 113-6 (2013) and the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. 112-74 (2011). Cooperative agreements awarded under this solicitation will be administered by OPS and technically managed by OCFT.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: mitchell.cassandra@dol.gov
GrantorContactText: Cassandra Mitchell &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-693-4570