Project to Mobilize Community Action and Promote Opportunities for Youth in Ghanaмs Cocoa Growing Communities

Post Date

July 17th 2015

Application Due Date

August 28th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

FOA-ILAB-15-09

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.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $4500000

• Award Range:

  $None - $4500000

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 $4,500,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Ghana to address child labor, through an integrated area-based approach, in cocoa growing areas, with a focus on child labor in cocoa production. The project will aim to empower cocoa growing communities to design and implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) to address child labor at the community level. The project also will address child labor by helping vulnerable youth (ages 15-17) in cocoa growing areas of Ghana to further their education or develop marketable skills to secure acceptable work that is appropriate for their ages. In addition, the project will provide vulnerable households with livelihood services and occupational safety and health (OSH) training. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Labor

• Office:

  Employment and Training Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grant Specialist
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  chaney.dorjan@dol.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  chaney.dorjan@dol.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of International Labor Affairs