Opportunity Information: Apply for M OAA DCHA 10 SS 01
Apply for M OAA DCHA 10 SS 01
- The Agency for International Development in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Global Program to Promote International Labor Standards, Improve Workers Access to Justice and Support Independent, Democratic Labor Unions and NGOs" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 21, 2010 and posted on Jul 21, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 4, 2010. (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 $62,500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
USAID issued this notice as a Sources Sought, meaning it was not yet a live competition or a request for applications, but rather a market research step to identify organizations that could plausibly carry out a large, multi-year global labor program. USAID asked interested organizations to submit a capability statement (no more than 15 pages) describing their technical and operational ability to implement the full scope of the work, with an emphasis on demonstrated experience delivering labor-related programming in developing countries. Submissions were to be sent by email in Word or PDF to the listed USAID contacts by 2:00 pm Eastern on August 4, 2010. USAID also made clear it would not pay for proposal preparation, would not necessarily provide feedback, and advised organizations not to include proprietary or sensitive information.
The opportunity builds on USAID’s long-standing work in democratic governance and labor rights, managed through the Office of Democracy and Governance in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance. The notice positions the new award as a continuation and evolution of the earlier Global Labor Union and NGO Strengthening Program (2002 to 2010), previously implemented by the Solidarity Center. Historically, USAID’s labor programming has supported a wide set of actors across the labor ecosystem: independent unions and worker organizations, labor rights NGOs, employer organizations, and government labor institutions such as ministries, dispute resolution bodies, tribunals, and labor courts. The underlying development logic is that stronger labor rights and institutions can reinforce democratization, broaden economic growth, and improve worker wellbeing, while also supporting more inclusive citizen participation.
Programmatically, the new effort is framed around promoting internationally recognized core labor standards worldwide, especially freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, while also improving workers’ access to justice and strengthening rule of law in the labor sector. USAID describes two closely linked pillars. The first is building vibrant, independent, and democratic labor unions and NGOs that can advocate for labor rights, represent workers in policy processes, and participate effectively in local and national decision-making. The second is strengthening labor justice systems so workers can access fair and efficient remedies, with specific attention to groups that often face greater barriers such as women, youth, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations. In practice, this implies a mix of technical assistance, training, organizational capacity building, and support for sustainable local and regional institutions rather than relying indefinitely on external donor support.
USAID signaled several emphasis areas that distinguish this iteration from prior programming. These include a stronger, more explicit focus on labor justice and rule of law, substantive integration of gender considerations throughout the work (not as a side activity), continued improvement in monitoring and evaluation, and tighter alignment with USAID regional and country development priorities. The notice also stresses that labor-sector objectives should connect to broader cross-sector outcomes, including democratic institution building, broad-based economic growth, and healthier, more productive communities and workforces. Implementers would be expected to partner closely with national, sectoral, and local unions and with labor rights NGOs that support workers seeking to organize democratic unions, while coordinating with other labor-sector interventions to avoid duplication and increase impact.
In terms of geographic scope, USAID anticipated limiting initial country programming to a maximum of eleven core country programs to concentrate resources and deepen results. Seven countries were designated mandatory: Ukraine, Georgia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Honduras, Mexico, and South Africa. An additional two to four optional countries could be selected from a prioritized list, with mid-priority options including El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and lower-priority options including the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Brazil, Liberia, Mozambique, and Tanzania. This structure suggests USAID intended both a global platform for technical leadership and targeted, intensive country engagements where results could be demonstrated.
The funding approach was described as a “Leader with Associates†cooperative agreement model. The Leader Award was estimated at $37.5 million total over five years (about $7.5 million annually). Separate Associate Awards could be issued by USAID Missions and Bureaus and were projected to add up to an additional $25 million over the same period, bringing the potential total to $62.5 million. The posting also indicated that cost sharing or matching would be required. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could respond, subject to any clarifications in the full text.
Finally, USAID placed unusually strong emphasis on evidence and attribution. The implementer would be expected to use rigorous impact evaluation methods consistent with contemporary social science standards, including experimental or quasi-experimental designs for several country programs, following guidance from USAID’s democracy and governance evaluation framework. USAID also pointed prospective respondents to reference materials like the labor sector technical paper, the Labor Sector Program Handbook, and country Labor Sector Assessments produced under the Global Labor Analytical Initiative, signaling that applicants would be expected to ground their approaches in existing diagnostics, lessons learned, and best practices.
FAQs: USAID Global Labor Program (Sources Sought Notice)
What was this USAID notice, and was it a live funding competition?
This was a Sources Sought notice. It was a market research step to identify organizations that could plausibly implement a large, multi-year global labor program. It was not a live competition, not a request for applications, and not a request for full proposals.
What did USAID ask interested organizations to submit?
USAID asked for a capability statement describing an organization's technical and operational ability to implement the full scope of work. The statement was limited to no more than 15 pages and needed to emphasize demonstrated experience delivering labor-related programming in developing countries.
How were submissions supposed to be delivered?
Submissions were to be emailed to the listed USAID contacts in either Word or PDF format.
What was the submission deadline and time zone?
The deadline was 2:00 pm Eastern on August 4, 2010.
Would USAID pay organizations to prepare submissions?
No. USAID stated it would not pay for proposal (or submission) preparation costs.
Did USAID promise to provide feedback on capability statements?
No. USAID stated it would not necessarily provide feedback.
What types of information did USAID advise organizations not to include?
USAID advised respondents not to include proprietary or sensitive information.
Which part of USAID was associated with this effort?
The notice linked the work to USAID's democratic governance and labor rights portfolio, managed through the Office of Democracy and Governance in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance.
How does this program relate to prior USAID labor programming?
The notice framed the new award as a continuation and evolution of the earlier Global Labor Union and NGO Strengthening Program (2002 to 2010), which was previously implemented by the Solidarity Center.
What is the overall development rationale for USAID labor programming in this notice?
The notice explains that stronger labor rights and institutions can reinforce democratization, broaden economic growth, and improve worker wellbeing, while supporting more inclusive citizen participation.
What kinds of stakeholders has USAID supported historically in the labor sector?
Historically, USAID labor programming has supported independent unions and worker organizations, labor rights NGOs, employer organizations, and government labor institutions such as ministries, dispute resolution bodies, tribunals, and labor courts.
What core labor standards were emphasized?
The notice emphasized promoting internationally recognized core labor standards worldwide, especially freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining.
What were the two main pillars of the program described in the notice?
The notice described two closely linked pillars: (1) building vibrant, independent, and democratic labor unions and NGOs that can advocate for labor rights, represent workers in policy processes, and participate in local and national decision-making; and (2) strengthening labor justice systems so workers can access fair and efficient remedies.
What did USAID mean by strengthening "labor justice" and "rule of law" in the labor sector?
Based on the notice, this focus involved improving workers' access to justice through fair and efficient remedies and strengthening labor-sector rule of law institutions and processes, with attention to groups who often face additional barriers.
Which populations were specifically noted as facing greater barriers to labor justice?
The notice specifically highlighted women, youth, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.
What kinds of activities were implied for implementing the program?
The notice implied a mix of technical assistance, training, organizational capacity building, and support for sustainable local and regional institutions, rather than relying indefinitely on external donor support.
What were the key emphasis areas that distinguished this iteration from prior programming?
USAID emphasized: a stronger and more explicit focus on labor justice and rule of law; substantive integration of gender considerations throughout the work (not as a side activity); continued improvement in monitoring and evaluation; and tighter alignment with USAID regional and country development priorities.
How was gender expected to be addressed in the program?
The notice stated that gender considerations should be substantively integrated throughout the work, rather than treated as an add-on or side activity.
How was the program expected to connect to broader development outcomes?
The notice stressed that labor-sector objectives should connect to broader cross-sector outcomes, including democratic institution building, broad-based economic growth, and healthier, more productive communities and workforces.
What partnering and coordination expectations were mentioned?
Implementers were expected to partner closely with national, sectoral, and local unions and with labor rights NGOs supporting workers seeking to organize democratic unions, and to coordinate with other labor-sector interventions to avoid duplication and increase impact.
How many countries did USAID anticipate supporting through initial country programming?
USAID anticipated limiting initial country programming to a maximum of eleven core country programs to concentrate resources and deepen results.
Which countries were designated as mandatory core countries?
Seven countries were designated mandatory: Ukraine, Georgia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Honduras, Mexico, and South Africa.
How were optional countries described, and what were the mid-priority options?
The notice stated that an additional two to four optional countries could be selected from a prioritized list. Mid-priority options were El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What were the lower-priority optional countries listed?
The lower-priority options listed were the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Brazil, Liberia, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
What does the country structure suggest about USAID's intended program design?
It suggests a combination of a global platform for technical leadership and targeted, intensive country engagements where results could be demonstrated.
What funding mechanism was described for the anticipated award?
The notice described a "Leader with Associates" cooperative agreement model.
What was the estimated size and duration of the Leader Award?
The Leader Award was estimated at $37.5 million total over five years (about $7.5 million annually).
What were Associate Awards, and how much additional funding was projected?
Associate Awards were described as separate awards that could be issued by USAID Missions and Bureaus. They were projected to add up to an additional $25 million over the same period, bringing the potential total to $62.5 million.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The posting indicated that cost sharing or matching would be required.
Who was eligible to respond according to the notice?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning a wide range of entity types could respond, subject to any clarifications in the full text.
What level of emphasis did USAID place on evidence and attribution?
The notice placed unusually strong emphasis on evidence and attribution, indicating expectations for rigorous approaches that can credibly link program activities to outcomes.
What kinds of evaluation methods did USAID expect?
The implementer was expected to use rigorous impact evaluation methods consistent with contemporary social science standards, including experimental or quasi-experimental designs for several country programs, following guidance from USAID's democracy and governance evaluation framework.
What reference materials did USAID point respondents to?
USAID pointed respondents to materials including a labor sector technical paper, the Labor Sector Program Handbook, and country Labor Sector Assessments produced under the Global Labor Analytical Initiative.
What does referencing those materials imply about USAID's expectations for proposed approaches?
It implies that respondents were expected to ground their approaches in existing diagnostics, lessons learned, and best practices, rather than starting from scratch.
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