Bureau of International Labor Affairs Grants

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, one or more cooperative agreements to design and pilot test a comprehensive, sustainable program for one or more companies that implements all elements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Guidelines for Eliminating Child and Forced Labor in Agricultural Supply Chains, based on the recommendations of the Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in Imported Agricultural Products. The project will establish and pilot a program for one or more companies to reduce child labor (and forced labor where applicable) in one agricultural supply chain in one country; evaluate the effectiveness of this program and collect reliable data on child labor (and forced labor where applicable); and document lessons learned and recommendations for future application of the USDA Guidelines. The project must involve a partnership between a non-governmental organization and one or more company/ies. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of September 2015 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, intends to award a cooperative agreement for a technical assistance project to support efforts to build the capacity of workers organizations in the apparel sector in Haiti. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of September 2016 (this timing is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This notice does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project(s) to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), including by convening key stakeholders to support the effort. The project will include action at the country level and the global level. In two pilot countries Ghana and the Philippines the project will convene a wide range of stakeholders and support actions to (1) strengthen and enforce laws and develop and implement policies and action plans to address child labor and working conditions in ASGM; (2) increase access of ASGM child laborers, their households, and other households vulnerable to child labor to social protection services and programs to improve ASGM mining practices; and (3) develop and implement mechanisms to increase transparency and monitor child labor and working conditions in gold mining supply chains, with a particular focus on ASGM. At the global level, the project will develop networks and promote the sharing of good practices among stakeholders in countries, including but not limited to the two pilot countries, where ASGM is significant. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of September 2015 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, one cooperative agreement to an organization to improve enforcement of labor laws with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health (OSH) in the agricultural export sector. The implementer is expected to improve enforcement by undertaking activities that will: 1) increase the number of cases filed and effectively litigated based on minimum wage, hours of work, and occupational safety and health violations, and 2) ensure judges employ their knowledge and skills to adjudicate cases in accordance with the newly adopted Procedural Labor Code Reform. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before September 30, 2017 (subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This notice does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because, if an FOA is published, grants.gov is the method by which the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of any FOA will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the American Center for International Labor Solidarity without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.2: The activity to be funded is essential to the satisfactory completion of an activity presently funded by DOL, wherein competition would result in significant or real: a. harm (further harm) to the public good; or b. expenses in excess of any potential savings to the Government; or c. disruption to program services; or d. duplication of work at additional cost to the Government, or e. delay in the time of program completion; and DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, up to two cooperative agreements to organization(s) to increase the downstream tracing of goods made by child labor or forced labor. The project will aim to achieve the following three outputs: (1) increased number of tested supply chain tracing methodologies; (2) increased number of piloted tools for supply chain tracing; and (3) increased dissemination of supply chain tracing tools and methodologies to a broad range of stakeholders. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) around July 20, 2020, and intends to make awards by November 30, 2020 (these dates are subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This notice does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because, if an FOA is published, grants.gov is the method by which the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of any FOA will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with IMPAQ International without full and open competition to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.2: The activity to be funded is essential to the satisfactory completion of an activity presently funded by DOL, wherein competition would result in significant or real: c. disruption to program services; and e. delay in the time of program completion; and DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, up to two cooperative agreements to organization(s) one to reduce child labor in cocoa-producing communities in C te d Ivoire and one to reduce child labor in cocoa-producing communities in Ghana. The project will aim to achieve the following two outcomes: (1) Improved accountability of cocoa cooperatives to monitor child labor in the cocoa supply chain; and (2) Increased support to vulnerable cocoa households within cocoa cooperatives. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) around July 13, 2020, and intends to make awards by November 30, 2020 (these dates are subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This notice does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because, if an FOA is published, grants.gov is the method by which the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of any FOA will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the International Labor Organization for a project to support Mexico s efforts to improve the occupational safety and health (OSH) of workers in selected supply chains in Mexico, with a focus on female workers and workers in vulnerable conditions. The project will increase efforts to prevent and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and strengthen adherence to OSH laws and policies in selected supply chains. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with World Vision without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the International Labor Organization without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded; and DLMS 2-836 G.2: The activity to be funded is essential to the satisfactory completion of an activity presently funded by DOL, wherein competition would result in significant or real: (c) disruption to program services; and (e) delay in the time of program completion.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the International Labor Organization without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.1: A non-competitive award is authorized or required by the statute funding the program; and DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent only. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the International Labor Organization for a project to support global action to accelerate progress to eliminate child labor and forced labor in support of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and Alliance 8.7. The project will support targeted actions to promote workers voice, due diligence and transparency in supply chains, social protection, and digital innovation as strategies to reduce child labor and forced labor. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, one cooperative agreement to an organization(s) to strengthen decent work in the fishing sector in South America by supporting actions to strengthen mechanisms to address labor violations associated with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; increasing agency taken by workers and civil society to address labor violations in the fishing sector in South America; and increasing capacity of worker organizations, local ports authorities, and private sector to address labor violations in the fishing sector. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) around August 13, 2021, and intends to make awards by December 31, 2021 (these dates are subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/grants for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This notice does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because, if an FOA is published, grants.gov is the method by which the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of any FOA will be provided.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the International Labor Organization for a project to support Mexico s efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Mexico to collect, process, and analyze actionable data to inform public policymaking, strengthen labor enforcement, and improve coordination across governments and agencies responsible for the prevention and prosecution of child labor and forced labor, including among migrants. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to a new cooperative agreement with Global March Against Child Labor without full and open competition. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the American Center for International Labor Solidarity without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity in Mexico. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the International Labor Organization without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded; and DLMS 2-836 G.6.B: It is necessary to fund a recipient that has an established relationship with the agency in order to: b. Maintain a capability for investigative, scientific, technical, economic, or sociological research.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with Pact Inc., without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) for a project to identify effective interventions to address child labor and forced labor through impact evaluation research partnerships. The project will also identify interventions that address potential determinants of child labor and forced labor, including irregular migration and absence of workers rights to organize. Authority: 1) DLMS 2-836 G.4: The recipient has submitted an unsolicited proposal that is unique or innovative and has outstanding merit.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC) for a technical assistance project to promote worker voice in international agricultural supply chains. The project will support an initial feasibility study and assessment of an expansion internationally of the Fair Food Program (FFP) model for promotion of worker voice and worker rights, including piloting the FFP model, which involves a worker-driven social responsibility approach, on farms outside of the United States. Authority: 1) DLMS 2-836 G.3: Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to Fundaci n del Servicio Exterior para la Paz y la Democracia (FUNPADEM) without full and open competition. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: The recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to provide funding to the International Labor Organization (ILO). The objective of the sole source award is for the rights of freedom association and collective bargaining to be realized in law and in practice in Mexico. This will be achieved by the independent observation of workplace democratic processes and capacity building of workers/unions, employers and the government of Mexico leading to greater adherence to international labor standards. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G.3: The recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded.

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive and merit-based process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project(s) in Ghana. The proposed objective of the project is to reduce exploitative child labor in the cocoa growing areas of Ghana. The project will assist cocoa growing communities to design and implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) to address exploitative child labor and will provide livelihood services to households. The project will also aid vulnerable youth, under the age of 18, to further their education and develop marketable skills to secure age appropriate, decent work. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of September 2015 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.