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Bureau of International Labor Affairs

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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) to support a worker rights center project in Jordan 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. 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 or more cooperative agreements to organizations to achieve the following outcomes: 1) LMI systems enable educational and workforce training providers to help job-seekers and youth develop in-demand job skills, 2) LMI systems help businesses more easily identify and hire qualified workers, and 3) LMI systems enable governments to craft effective labor market policies. The project will also support the LMI systems generate data that are comparable across all three countries. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) around June 2017 (the timing is 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 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 an NOI. An announcement for funding is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to sole source up to $20,000,000 over the next 10 years to strengthen compliance with international labor standards in Vietnam and Malaysia consistent with the intentions of the nations as identified in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement. The intended recipient of the sole source funding is the International Labor Organization. Authority: USDOL Manual Series (DLMS) 2-836 G.1 and 3: A non-competitive award is authorized or required by the statute funding the program; 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 applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive and merit-based process, one or more cooperative agreements to an organization(s) to implement a project(s) in Paraguay to support the country s efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor and improve labor law enforcement and working conditions in the country, with a particular focus on the Department of Guair . The Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) by 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 projects. 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

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 El Salvador and Honduras to support the two countries efforts to increase the capacity of at-risk youth to access non-exploitive, non-hazardous work opportunities in Honduras and El Salvador. Specifically, the project will: provide quality, market-relevant skills training to at-risk youth, primarily from communities with high crime and violence levels, in a safe and secure learning environment; provide follow-up services to help those youth secure and retain employment; and foster sustained employer involvement in both the development of the market-relevant skills training and job placement for at-risk youth. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in Fiscal Year 15. 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, 1 cooperative agreement(s) of $5,000,000 to an organization(s) to reduce child labor in Ethiopia s agricultural sector using a gender focused approach. In support of the Women s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP), the project will focus on vulnerable women and adolescent girls (ages 15-17) working in the agriculture sector. The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: (1) Increased technical capacity of the Government of Ethiopia to address child labor in the agricultural sector, with a focus in the informal sector, using a gender mainstreaming approach; (2) Improved ability of communities to reduce child labor using a gender mainstreaming approach; and (3) Increased economic stability of households vulnerable to child labor, with a focus on women and girls. For the purposes of this Notice of Intent, gender mainstreaming is defined as the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action at all levels with the aim of achieving gender equality. 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. 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, 1 cooperative agreement of $3,000,000 total costs to an organization to increase the use of forced labor research in policy and programmatic decision-making to eliminate forced labor around the world. The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: (1) Increased knowledge of the nature and extent of forced labor where scarce research exists; and (2) Increased mobilization of decision-makers in the private sector, government, and civil society to act against forced labor. The project must use the International Conference of Labor Statisticians Guidelines Concerning the Measurement of Forced Labor to produce a minimum of two rigorous, informative research studies and regularly engage with key decision-making stakeholders during the process. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in late June and intends to make awards by November 29, 2019 (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 Notice of Intent is not a request for funding applications. The United States Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award a cooperative agreement of up to $10,000,000 to the International Labor Organization (ILO) to implement a technical assistance project to support global efforts to create safer and healthier workplaces. The project will focus on increasing the capacity of countries and social partners to improve occupational safety and health, particularly for working youth. The project will also include efforts to build and strengthen partnerships across international and regional organizations to share best practices, raise awareness, and contribute to improved legislation and enforcement. Authority: DOL Manual Series (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.

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 for a Cooperative Agreement with the International Labor Organization (ILO) for a project to enhance capacity to prevent and reduce child labor and forced labor and promote decent work in Uzbekistan. This project will include: a) strengthening social partnerships for the realization of fundamental principles and rights at work, including elimination of child labor and forced labor; b) fostering decent employment opportunities that include protections against the use of child labor and forced labor; and c) improving working conditions and social protection.

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 for a cooperative agreement with the Ping an Coal Gas Control National Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd. for a project to support worker training and joint technological research, development, and demonstration for devices that potentially help eliminate or reduce occupational safety and health hazards in coal mines in the United States and China. The project will aim to: (1) promote coal miners participation in decision-making in Chinese coal mines, (2) support the research, development, and pilot-testing of technologies that potentially contribute to improved safety and health conditions at coal mines, and (3) support interventions at the national government-, local government- and enterprise-level to promote the reform of and improved implementation of coal mine safety standards and regulations. ILAB is authorized to award and administer grants and cooperative agreements by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Pub. Law 113-235 (2015).

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award a cooperative agreement for a technical assistance project to improve working conditions for foreign migrant workers in high-risk industries in Malaysia. Specifically, the project will focus on improved support and outreach to foreign migrant workers and to relevant advocacy and worker organizations to increase their ability to more effectively pursue improvements in working conditions. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) in Fiscal Year 15. 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

This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) only. USDOL Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to provide funding for a cooperative agreement with Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) to conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) impact evaluation of a government of the Philippines (GoP) program to assist families of child laborers. This project will include the design of an RCT evaluation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and preparation and dissemination of reports based on the evaluation.

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 conduct research on child labor in the cocoa sectors of Ghana and C te d Ivoire. The proposed objective of the research is to assess progress in reducing the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) in cocoa-producing areas of the two countries. The project will include the following three components: (1) a mapping of stakeholder interventions to reduce WFCL in the cocoa sector; (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of funded efforts in reducing WFCL; and (3) a survey of incidence of child labor in cocoa production in C te d Ivoire and Ghana in the 2018/19 growing season. 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

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 C te d Ivoire. The proposed objective of the project is to reduce hazardous and exploitative child labor in the cocoa growing areas of C te d Ivoire. The project will assist cocoa growing communities to design and implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) and promote educational opportunities for children as strategies for addressing exploitative child labor. 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

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.

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

NOTE: This is an NOI. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. USDOL s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to sole source an award of up to $1,000,000 total costs to extend the current activities of the Improved Compliance with Labor Laws in the Country of Georgia project for three years. The intended recipient of the sole source award is the International Labor Organization. This award would be contingent on the Government of Georgia meeting certain conditions. Authority: USDOL Manual Series (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 not an announcement 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 or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a monitoring and evaluation project(s). The objective of the project is to develop an M&E toolkit for the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) and their grantees. This project will help build the capacity of OCFT s monitoring and evaluation efforts to better measure, target, monitor, and evaluate a growing portfolio of interventions. Specific sectors and cross-cutting themes to be addressed through the project are: occupational safety and health, forced labor, youth employment, labor-related technical and institutional capacity-building, gender and diversity, persons with disabilities, and migration. The M&E project will address these gaps through four mutually supporting outputs: 1) assessment and research on existing methods and indicators for monitoring and evaluation in the specified OCFT project sectors and cross-cutting themes; 2) development of tools, templates, and guidelines for each sector and cross-cutting theme; 3) development of guidelines and tools for end-of-project CMEP data analysis and identification of lessons learned in the identified sectors and themes; and 4) development and implementation of a dissemination and utilization strategy for the toolkit for both OCFT staff and grantees. 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 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 the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of the FOA 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

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 (ILO) without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: USDOL Manual Series (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 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

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.