Closed · FOA-ILAB-21-11 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary
Project to Increase Collective Action to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Unacceptable Conditions of Work in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $7M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 27, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Project to Increase Collective Action to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Unacceptable Conditions of Work in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered Up to $7,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $7M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 17.401
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Project to Increase Collective Action to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Unacceptable Conditions of Work in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras - is cataloged under number FOA-ILAB-21-11 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.401, posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 29, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $7,000,000. The agency has projected $7.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 1 award. If the agency funds the expected 1 award from the $7.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $7.0 million. 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 September 27, 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
Up to $7,000,000
Close Date
September 27, 2021
Posted
July 29, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$7,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately $7 million total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for a cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The project’s objective is to increase collective action to address child labor, forced labor, and other unacceptable conditions of work in all three countries. The project will utilize an area-based and holistic approach to address violations of labor rights most prevalent in the target areas, including child labor, forced labor, and unacceptable conditions of work. The project will include (1) a focus on people of African descent, Garifuna, and indigenous communities, and (2) actions to promote gender and racial equity.To address child labor, forced labor and other unacceptable conditions of work, the project should accomplish the following outcomes:Outcome 1: Increased resiliency of civil society organizations (CSOs) and workers’ organizations.Outcome 2: Improved enabling environment for CSOs and workers’ organizations.The project will work with (1) CSOs to address labor exploitation, including issues of gender and racial discrimination, and (2) workers’ organizations that represent the collective interests of formal and/or informal workers, and address the needs of vulnerable workers, including women, people of African descent, Garifuna, and indigenous populations. The project will work with national and local authorities, the private sector, people of African descent, Garifuna, and indigenous communities, and other stakeholders. The project will help workers’ organizations and CSOs to address child labor well as other violations of acceptable conditions of work by strengthening their capacities to advance gender and racial equity. The project will support the implementation of the U.S. Central America Strategy and the Biden Administration's Executive Orders on Central America and Racial Equity6, and be in line with the UN Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024).The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4.5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Ms. Carlie Ortiz Grants Management Specialist
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