Opportunity Information: Apply for SCA 14 23
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- The Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.401 International Labor Programs.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 24, 2014 and posted on Sep 18, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 31, 2014 10/31/14, 40000 PM Eastern Time. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Any commercial, international, educational, or non profit organization(s), including any faith based, community based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply. This SCA is for the award of one or more new cooperative agreements with the specific objectives and outputs outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project. Public International Organizations (PIOs) are eligible to apply. However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA concerning monitoring and evaluation, audits and counter terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, USDOL will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law. See Section III for complete information.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SCA 14-23) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (USDOL/ILAB) discretionary funding announcement to support the creation of a practical, standardized toolkit that organizations can use to monitor children served by child labor elimination projects. Through one or more cooperative agreements, ILAB planned to invest up to $1,000,000 total (with an award ceiling of $1,000,000) to help the field strengthen how it tracks services delivered to children and how it measures changes in their education participation and labor status over time. The intent is to produce guidance and working tools that can be adopted by grantees and partners to improve consistency, data quality, and usability of beneficiary-level information.
At the center of the project is the development of a direct beneficiary monitoring system framework, meaning a system that follows individual children (beneficiaries) and records both the support they receive and the outcomes that matter most for child labor programming. The toolkit is expected to spell out what data should be collected to effectively capture service provision and to monitor each child s schooling and work situation. It also aims to clarify where that data should come from and how often it should be collected, recognizing that programs may rely on multiple sources such as schools, households, service providers, or program staff, and that collection frequency affects both accuracy and workload.
A major deliverable is guidance on building a well-functioning data collection and reporting system. This includes practical direction on setting up workflows for collecting and validating information, maintaining proper data storage, and ensuring the system can tabulate and analyze data in ways that support program management and reporting. In other words, the toolkit is meant to go beyond theory and address the nuts and bolts that often determine whether monitoring systems actually work in real project settings, including how data are organized, protected, and turned into actionable reporting.
The announcement also emphasizes learning and adaptability. The toolkit must identify good and innovative practices and lessons learned from prior beneficiary monitoring efforts, then translate those insights into a menu of operational options for organizations to choose from. That menu is expected to cover possible software and database approaches and the key parameters or requirements needed for an effective system, so implementers can match solutions to their capacity, context, and constraints rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.
In addition to guidance and templates, the opportunity requires a tangible technical product: a prototype electronic-based beneficiary monitoring system that ILAB grantees may use. This suggests the project is intended to leave behind not only documentation but also a functional starting point that implementing organizations can adopt or adapt, reducing the time and cost typically required to build systems from scratch.
This funding was offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means substantial involvement by the federal agency during implementation compared with a standard grant. ILAB s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) was designated to technically manage the cooperative agreement(s), while the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) was to administer them. The performance period was three years, with a start date to be negotiated upon award but no later than December 31, 2014.
Eligibility was broad. Commercial, international, educational, and nonprofit organizations could apply, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations, as long as they could meet the objectives and outputs described in the announcement. The solicitation was specifically for new cooperative agreements, not renewals or supplements of existing projects. Public International Organizations were eligible but were expected to follow the solicitation s specific requirements related to monitoring and evaluation, audits, and counterterrorism, with recognition that certain rights and privileges may apply under U.S. law and would be addressed during award negotiations.
Key administrative details include a posted date of September 18, 2014, and an original and current closing date of October 31, 2014 (Eastern Time). The opportunity was archived on November 30, 2014. Additional information was referenced at www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm, and the point of contact listed for access issues was Bruce Yoon at Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit opportunity (SCA 14-23)?
The Child Labor Beneficiary Monitoring Toolkit opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SCA 14-23) is a U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (USDOL/ILAB) discretionary funding announcement to support the creation of a practical, standardized toolkit that organizations can use to monitor children served by child labor elimination projects.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The purpose is to strengthen how the field tracks services delivered to children and measures changes in their education participation and labor status over time, by producing guidance and working tools that improve consistency, data quality, and usability of beneficiary-level information.
What is the total amount of funding ILAB planned to invest?
ILAB planned to invest up to $1,000,000 total through one or more cooperative agreements.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The award ceiling was $1,000,000.
What type of award was offered under this opportunity?
This funding was offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during implementation compared with a standard grant.
Which ILAB office was designated to technically manage the cooperative agreement(s)?
ILAB's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) was designated to technically manage the cooperative agreement(s).
Which agency component was to administer the cooperative agreement(s)?
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) was to administer the cooperative agreement(s).
What is meant by a "direct beneficiary monitoring system framework" in this announcement?
It refers to a system that follows individual children (beneficiaries) and records both the support they receive and the outcomes that matter most for child labor programming.
What kinds of information is the toolkit expected to help organizations collect?
The toolkit is expected to spell out what data should be collected to capture service provision and to monitor each child's schooling and work situation.
Does the opportunity specify where beneficiary data should come from?
Yes. It recognizes that programs may rely on multiple sources such as schools, households, service providers, or program staff, and that the toolkit should clarify where data should come from.
Does the opportunity address how often data should be collected?
Yes. The toolkit is expected to address how often data should be collected, noting that collection frequency affects both accuracy and workload.
What kind of guidance is expected regarding data collection and reporting systems?
A major deliverable is guidance on building a well-functioning data collection and reporting system, including direction on workflows for collecting and validating information, maintaining proper data storage, and ensuring the system can tabulate and analyze data to support program management and reporting.
Is the toolkit intended to be practical, or mainly theoretical?
It is intended to be practical. The announcement emphasizes the "nuts and bolts" of making monitoring systems work in real project settings, including how data are organized, protected, and turned into actionable reporting.
What does the announcement say about learning from prior monitoring efforts?
The toolkit must identify good and innovative practices and lessons learned from prior beneficiary monitoring efforts and translate those insights into a menu of operational options for organizations to choose from.
Does the toolkit have to prescribe a single system for all organizations?
No. The announcement calls for a menu of operational options, including software and database approaches and key system requirements, so implementers can match solutions to their capacity, context, and constraints rather than using a one-size-fits-all model.
Is an electronic tool required as part of the deliverables?
Yes. In addition to guidance and templates, the opportunity requires a tangible technical product: a prototype electronic-based beneficiary monitoring system that ILAB grantees may use.
Who is expected to use the toolkit and prototype system?
The toolkit and prototype system are intended for organizations implementing child labor elimination projects, including ILAB grantees and their partners, to improve consistency and quality in beneficiary-level monitoring.
How long was the performance period for the cooperative agreement(s)?
The performance period was three years.
When was the start date expected to occur?
The start date was to be negotiated upon award but could be no later than December 31, 2014.
Who was eligible to apply for this opportunity?
Eligibility was broad. Commercial, international, educational, and nonprofit organizations could apply, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations, as long as they could meet the objectives and outputs described in the announcement.
Was this solicitation intended for new awards or existing projects?
The solicitation was specifically for new cooperative agreements, not renewals or supplements of existing projects.
Were Public International Organizations eligible to apply?
Yes. Public International Organizations were eligible, but they were expected to follow the solicitation's specific requirements related to monitoring and evaluation, audits, and counterterrorism, with recognition that certain rights and privileges may apply under U.S. law and would be addressed during award negotiations.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posted date was September 18, 2014.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was October 31, 2014 (Eastern Time).
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on November 30, 2014.
Where was additional information referenced for this opportunity?
Additional information was referenced at www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm.
Who was listed as the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact listed for access issues was Bruce Yoon at Yoon.Bruce@dol.gov.
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