Buyer-Supplier Request for Proposals

Post Date

March 9th 2012

Application Due Date

March 23rd 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

DRL-11-LABOR-120309

CFDA Number(s)

19.345

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Organizations submitting proposals must meet the following criteria: * Be a U.S. non-profit organization meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c) (3) or a comparable organization headquartered internationally, or an international organization. * Have demonstrated experience administering successful and preferably similar projects. DRL reserves the right to request additional background information on organizations that do not have previous experience administering federal grant awards. These applicants may be subject to limited funding on a pilot basis. *Be a registered user of www.grants.gov. NOTE: This process can take up to one month for new organizations so please register early. See additional details below. * Have existing, or the capacity to develop, active partnerships with in-country entities and relevant stakeholders including industry and non-governmental organizations. * Organizations may form consortia and submit a combined proposal. However, one organization should be designated as the lead applicant. * An OMB policy directive published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 27, 2003, requires that all organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements must provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for all Federal grants or cooperative agreements in or after October 1, 2003. Please reference: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/062703_grant_identifier.pdf for the complete OMB policy directive. * All organizations applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements will need to be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov/. Your organization's DUNS number is needed to complete this process.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $350000

• Award Range:

  $350000 - $350000

Grant Description

The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations with the capacity to launch of buyer-supplier dialogues in China through a cooperative agreement. The purpose of the dialogues is to identify and develop innovative approaches to address root causes of labor rights violations in the buyer-supplier relationship in order to improve working conditions. Participants will include U.S. manufacturers subcontracting operations to China (рbuyersс) from relevant industries, Chinese suppliers, researchers from the U.S. and China, CSR and labor rights advocates, representatives from Chinese civil society and unions representing worker interests, and, in consultation with DRL, representatives of the U.S. and PRC governments.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of State

• Office:

  Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

• Agency Contact:

  Carrie George
  Grants Officer Representative
  Phone 202-549-8515

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Please contact Carrie George with questions on this solicitation.

• Agency Email Address:

  georgecm@state.gov

• More Information:

  Please visit DRL's website for the full request for proposals.