New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Strengthening Labor and Criminal Law Enforcement to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking

Funding Opportunity ID: 307224 Opportunity Number: FOA-ILAB-18-10 Opportunity Title: Strengthening Labor and Criminal Law Enforcement to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and Training Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 17.401 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable successfully strengthening the capacity of governments to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for ILAB funding opportunities must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. New applicants should be aware that applying for a DUNS number and registering in SAM may take several weeks. Applicants should plan accordingly to avoid unexpected delays that could result in the rejection of the application. NOTE: If you are registering a new entity in SAM.gov, you must provide an original, signed notarized letter stating that you are the authorized Entity Administrator before your registration will be activated. Read our guidance on notarized letters (https://gsafsd.service-now.com/fsd-gov/answer.do?sysparm_kbid=d2e67885db0d5f00b3257d321f96194b) and our FAQs (https://www.gsa.gov/samupdate) to learn more about this process change. For more information, please see http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do and https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a DUNS number prior to receiving DOL approval of any subawards. Agency Code: DOL-ETA-ILAB Agency Name: Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs Posted Date: Jul 17, 2018 Close Date: Sep 24, 2018 Applications must be received no later than 4:00:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Last Updated Date: Jul 17, 2018 Award Ceiling: $10,000,000 Award Floor: $10,000,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $10,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in a minimum of five countries to strengthen the capacity of governments to address child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: (1) strengthened labor and/or criminal legal frameworks concerning child labor, forced labor, and/or human trafficking; (2) improved enforcement of the labor and/or criminal legal framework, specifically related to child labor, forced labor, and/or human trafficking; and (3) increased coordination among law enforcement and social protection entities to address child labor, forced labor, and/or human trafficking. Version: 1

Published at: July 17, 2018 at 10:15PM
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