OpportunityTitle: Providing Job Training and Job Placement for People with Disabilities in Costa Rica
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. $470,000 through one cooperative agreement to an organization or organizations to support job placement of People With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Costa Rican labor market through three objectives.    First, it will increase employer awareness about the benefits of hiring PWDs.  Second, it will increase the ability of a variety of organizations to provide access to job training and computer adaptive technology for PWDs.  Third, it will increase a variety of local organizations ability to provide case management of PWDs training and job placement.   Partnerships between more than one organizations are 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: III. Eligibility Information     A. 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 shall be excluded from federal financial assistance and are ineligible to receive funding under this solicitation.
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 to support job placement of PWDs in the Costa Rican labor market through three objectives; increased employer awareness about the benefits of hiring PWDs, increased access to job training and computer adaptive technology for PWDs, and increased capacity of local organizations to provide case management of PWD training and job placement. ILAB is authorized to award and administer this program by the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007, P. L. No. 110-5, 121 Stat. 8 (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 two to three 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: C. Submission Dates, Times, and Address  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 02, 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.