Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Growing Areas of C╙te dмIvoire and Ghana

Post Date

July 17th 2015

Application Due Date

September 10th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

FOA-ILAB-15-07

CFDA Number(s)

17.401

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Employment, Labor and Training

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply. ILAB requires that all entities that elect to apply for this opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this FOA concerning monitoring and evaluation (M&E), audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, ILAB will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language in the agreement acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law. The following types of organizations are not eligible to apply nor to participate as subrecipients/contractors: Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism. Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to have been debarred or suspended. Organizations planning to charge a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by DOL under this award. In addition, foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government, are not eligible to apply. Any applications from, or proposed subawards to, a host-country government-funded entity (e.g. academic institution) should be well-justified. DOL funds are not intended to duplicate existing foreign government efforts or substitute for activities that are the responsibility of such governments.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $3000000

Grant Description

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to fund a mapping, assessment, and survey project to estimate the prevalence of, and evaluate progress in reducing, child labor and the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) (using hazardous labor as a proxy) in cocoa growing areas in C╙te dмIvoire and Ghana.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Labor

• Office:

  Employment and Training Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Dorjan Chaney
  Grant Specialist

• Agency Mailing Address:

  chaney.dorjan@dol.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  chaney.dorjan@dol.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of International Labor Affairs