Closed · SFOP0007518 · CFDA 19.345 · Discretionary
DRL Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Bangladesh
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $700K-$750K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- March 2, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
DRL Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Bangladesh is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor that offered $700,000 -- $750,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $700K-$750K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 19.345
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - DRL Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Bangladesh - is cataloged under number SFOP0007518 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 19.345, posted by Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 30, 2020. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $700,000 -- $750,000. It expects to issue 1 award. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on March 2, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$700,000 -- $750,000
Close Date
March 2, 2021
Posted
December 30, 2020
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications in response to the following solicitation. Across industries, workers in Bangladesh face abusive or unsafe working conditions (particularly women), low pay, and forced overtime. Many lack basic human rights protections and are denied the freedom of association. Workers are hesitant to join or form independent unions, which face intimidation, threats, and bureaucratic hurdles. Where workers do have access to trade union federations and labor NGOs operating in the country, their options for recourse are limited and often thwarted by powerful interests. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified these issues, causing increased economic and physical vulnerability, and in some sectors, widespread layoffs, and failure to pay salaries. DRL’s goal is to meaningfully and promptly address human and labor rights violations in Bangladesh outside the garment industry. Successful proposals will go beyond describing an approach that promotes freedom of association and will also detail how the applicant will address workers’ grievances. The objectives for this program are to: 1) improve the internal capacity of CSOs/worker organizations to identify and address collective violations, and strengthen their democratic and equitable representation of workers, and 2) strengthen the ability of CSOs/worker organizations to defend worker rights and interests by using existing mechanisms (eg: worker welfare, safety, or sexual harassment committees) and advocating for necessary changes with appropriate stakeholders, including employers.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
DRL-SCA-ProgramInfo@state.gov
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