Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 16 04
Apply for NOI ILAB 16 04
- The DOL-ETA-ILAB in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Country Projects to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.401.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 11, 2016 and posted on May 11, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The opportunity titled "Country Projects to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya" is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Notice of Intent (NOI), meaning it is not yet an open funding announcement and applications are not being accepted at this stage. The NOI signals that, if funding is available, ILAB plans to release a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) later and run a competitive selection process. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), through its Office of Grants Management, indicated it expected to publish the FOA before the end of June 2016, though that timing could change. Anyone interested would need to watch Grants.gov for the actual FOA, since it would be posted there and not distributed by email or paper copies.
If the FOA is ultimately released, ILAB intends to make up to three awards using cooperative agreements, with each award capped at up to USD 3,000,000. The plan is to fund one technical assistance project in each of the following countries: Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya. These are framed as country-specific projects rather than a single regional program, so an applicant would generally be proposing work tailored to one country context (with one cooperative agreement per country).
The central purpose of the planned projects is to strengthen each country’s ability to provide quality workplace-based training opportunities for vulnerable and marginalized youth. The focus is specifically on adolescents who are at or above the legal working age and who are either engaged in, or at risk of entering, the worst forms of child labor. In practical terms, the initiative aims to help key national actors build or improve systems that connect young people to structured, safe, and skills-building learning experiences in real workplace settings, while reducing pathways into exploitative or hazardous work.
Across all three countries, the projects are designed to improve the capacity of multiple stakeholder groups to establish and expand workplace-based training. This includes government institutions, employers, workers’ organizations, and civil society organizations. The emphasis on this mix of stakeholders suggests the program is not only about direct service delivery to youth, but also about strengthening the enabling environment and the institutional and partner capacity needed for workplace-based training to function at scale and with consistent quality.
The NOI lays out three main outcome areas that funded projects would be expected to influence. First, laws or policies that support quality workplace-based training for youth, including vulnerable and marginalized youth, should be improved and/or implemented by key stakeholders. This points to work such as policy reform, regulatory implementation support, coordination mechanisms, standards setting, or guidance that helps stakeholders operationalize what “quality” workplace-based training looks like in a given country. Second, employers, workers’ organizations, and other stakeholders should implement best practices related to workplace-based training, again with a strong focus on vulnerable and marginalized youth. This implies attention to the demand side of training (workplaces and industry partners), and may include improving how placements are designed, supervised, and made safe and equitable for youth. Third, the quality of existing public and private programs that prepare vulnerable and marginalized youth with prerequisite skills to enter workplace-based training should be improved. This highlights that workplace-based training often requires foundational skills first, so the projects may support improvements in pre-apprenticeship or bridge programs, basic employability skills training, remedial education, or other preparatory pathways that help youth succeed once they enter workplace-based learning.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses the cooperative agreement instrument, which typically means USDOL expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work compared to a standard grant. The catalog reference listed is CFDA 17.401. Eligibility is broadly summarized as “Others,” with additional clarification presumably to be provided in the eventual FOA, so the NOI itself does not fully define which types of organizations can apply. For reference and preparation, the notice directs interested parties to ILAB’s grants web pages, including guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications, which can help organizations understand expectations and typical application components even before the country-specific FOA is released.
Overall, this NOI is best read as an early heads-up: ILAB intended to invest up to three country-level technical assistance projects, each up to $3 million, aimed at building stronger national systems for workplace-based training that can serve vulnerable youth and help prevent engagement in the worst forms of child labor. The actionable step for prospective applicants at the time was simply to monitor Grants.gov for the official FOA, since the NOI itself was not an application solicitation and included no attachments or full program requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) Is this opportunity currently open for applications?
No. This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). An NOI is not an open funding announcement, and applications are not being accepted at this stage.
2) What does a Notice of Intent (NOI) mean in practical terms?
The NOI is an early signal that, if funding becomes available, ILAB plans to release a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) later and then run a competitive selection process. The NOI itself is not the FOA and does not include the full application package or complete requirements.
3) Where would the official Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) be posted?
If the FOA is released, it would be posted on Grants.gov. Interested parties are expected to monitor Grants.gov for the official posting.
4) Will the FOA be distributed by email or as paper copies?
No. The information provided indicates the FOA would be posted on Grants.gov and would not be distributed by email or via paper copies.
5) When was the FOA expected to be published?
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), through its Office of Grants Management, indicated it expected to publish the FOA before the end of June 2016. However, the timing could change.
6) Who is the sponsoring agency for this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), specifically the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). ETA's Office of Grants Management is referenced in connection with publishing the FOA.
7) What is the title of the opportunity?
Country Projects to Promote Workplace-Based Training for Vulnerable Youth in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya.
8) Which countries are included?
The planned projects are country-specific and focus on Argentina, Costa Rica, and Kenya.
9) Is this a single regional project or separate country projects?
They are framed as country-specific projects rather than a single regional program. The plan described is one technical assistance project per country, with one cooperative agreement per country.
10) How many awards were anticipated?
ILAB indicated it intended to make up to three awards, if the FOA is ultimately released and funding is available.
11) What is the maximum funding amount per award?
Each award is capped at up to USD 3,000,000, based on the information provided in the NOI.
12) What type of funding instrument would be used?
The NOI indicates the awards would be cooperative agreements.
13) What does it mean that the instrument is a cooperative agreement?
As described, a cooperative agreement typically means USDOL expects to have substantial involvement in the funded work compared to a standard grant.
14) What is the overall purpose of the planned projects?
The central purpose is to strengthen each country’s ability to provide quality workplace-based training opportunities for vulnerable and marginalized youth, specifically adolescents who are at or above the legal working age and who are engaged in, or at risk of entering, the worst forms of child labor.
15) Who is the primary target population?
Vulnerable and marginalized youth, with a focus on adolescents who are at or above the legal working age and who are engaged in, or at risk of entering, the worst forms of child labor.
16) Does the focus include children below the legal working age?
No. The focus described is specifically on adolescents who are at or above the legal working age.
17) What is meant by "workplace-based training" in this context?
Based on the description provided, workplace-based training refers to structured, safe, skills-building learning experiences in real workplace settings that help reduce pathways into exploitative or hazardous work.
18) Is the program mainly about delivering services directly to youth?
The emphasis suggests it is not only about direct service delivery. The projects are described as strengthening the enabling environment and building institutional and partner capacity so workplace-based training can function at scale and with consistent quality.
19) Which stakeholder groups are expected to have improved capacity through these projects?
The NOI highlights improving the capacity of multiple stakeholders, including government institutions, employers, workers’ organizations, and civil society organizations.
20) What are the main outcome areas the projects are expected to influence?
The NOI describes three outcome areas: (1) laws or policies supporting quality workplace-based training for youth should be improved and/or implemented by key stakeholders; (2) employers, workers’ organizations, and other stakeholders should implement best practices related to workplace-based training, with attention to vulnerable and marginalized youth; and (3) the quality of public and private programs that prepare vulnerable and marginalized youth with prerequisite skills to enter workplace-based training should be improved.
21) What types of activities could fall under the laws/policies outcome area?
The description points to activities such as policy reform, regulatory implementation support, coordination mechanisms, standards setting, or developing guidance that helps stakeholders operationalize what "quality" workplace-based training looks like in a country context.
22) What does the "best practices" outcome area imply for workplaces and industry partners?
It implies attention to the demand side of training (workplaces and industry partners), potentially including improvements in how training placements are designed, supervised, and made safe and equitable for youth.
23) Why does the NOI mention prerequisite skills and preparatory programs?
Because workplace-based training often requires foundational skills first. The NOI indicates projects may improve the quality of programs that prepare vulnerable and marginalized youth to enter workplace-based training by strengthening prerequisite or bridge pathways.
24) What kinds of preparatory programs are referenced?
The notice references examples such as pre-apprenticeship or bridge programs, basic employability skills training, remedial education, or other preparatory pathways that help youth succeed once they enter workplace-based learning.
25) What is the funding category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding.
26) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The catalog reference listed is CFDA 17.401.
27) Who is eligible to apply?
The NOI summarizes eligibility as "Others," but it does not fully define which types of organizations can apply. Additional clarification is expected to be provided in the eventual FOA.
28) Is this opportunity definitely going to be funded and released as an FOA?
Not necessarily. The NOI indicates that ILAB plans to release a formal FOA later if funding is available.
29) What should interested organizations do now, before an FOA is released?
The actionable step described is to monitor Grants.gov for the official FOA. The notice also directs interested parties to ILAB grants web pages for guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications to help with preparation.
30) Are there full program requirements or attachments available with the NOI?
No. The NOI is described as an early heads-up and not an application solicitation; it does not provide the full program requirements or an application package.
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