Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 15 12
Apply for NOI ILAB 15 12
- The Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improving Labor Law Enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho" 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 Jul 30, 2015 and posted on Jul 29, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) and is not a request for funding applications.. (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.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) and is not a request for funding applications. Any commercial, international, educational, or non profit organization, including any faith based, community based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully building the capacity of the labor inspectorate in the Kingdom of Lesotho is eligible to apply. Lack of past experience with U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The opportunity titled "Improving Labor Law Enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho" is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing that the agency planned to release a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) at a later date. The key point is that this posting was not an application solicitation and not something organizations could apply to as-is. Instead, it functioned as an early heads-up to the public that, if funding was available, ILAB intended to award a single cooperative agreement for a technical assistance project focused on strengthening labor law enforcement in Lesotho by building the capacity and improving the effectiveness of the national labor inspectorate.
The planned award mechanism was a cooperative agreement, meaning the project would likely involve substantial involvement from USDOL compared to a more hands-off grant. The notice indicated an anticipated total funding level of up to USD 1,000,000, with an award ceiling of USD 1,000,000, and the expectation of making one award. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which typically means applicants would not be required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of eligibility, although the later FOA would ultimately govern final requirements and expectations.
Because it was only an NOI, the posting did not provide programmatic details that are usually found in a full FOA, such as the project length, required outcomes, specific activities, reporting requirements, evaluation expectations, or detailed selection criteria. What it did make clear is the core purpose: technical assistance aimed at improving the labor inspectorate's ability to enforce labor laws more effectively in Lesotho, which generally can include inspector training, operational systems improvement, inspection planning methods, case management, data collection and analysis, interagency coordination, or development of guidance and procedures. Those specifics would have been expected to appear in the FOA once published.
Eligibility was described broadly. Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and public international organizations, could apply as long as they were capable of successfully building labor inspectorate capacity in Lesotho. The notice also emphasized that organizations did not need prior USDOL cooperative agreement, grant, or contract experience to be eligible, which signals an intent to keep the competition open to qualified entities that may not have worked with USDOL before.
The notice was posted on July 29, 2015 (with a creation date of July 30, 2015) under Funding Opportunity Number "NOI-ILAB-15-12" and CFDA (Assistance Listing) 17.401, International Labor Programs. It listed an archive date of September 23, 2015. Since there was no actual application window for an NOI, the "closing date" fields effectively stated that it was not a request for applications. Interested organizations were instructed to monitor Grants.gov for the eventual FOA, and the notice stated that no email or paper copies would be provided. For additional context, ILAB pointed readers to http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/, and the contact listed for access issues was Dorjan Chaney, Grant Specialist, at chaney.dorjan@dol.gov.
FAQs: Improving Labor Law Enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho (NOI-ILAB-15-12)
1) What is this opportunity?
This posting is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). It announced that ILAB planned to release a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) at a later date for a project focused on improving labor law enforcement in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
2) Can organizations apply to this posting as-is?
No. The NOI was not an application solicitation and was not something an organization could apply to in its posted form. It served only as an early public notice that an FOA might be released later (if funding was available).
3) What is the purpose of the planned project?
The planned project purpose was technical assistance to strengthen labor law enforcement in Lesotho by building the capacity and improving the effectiveness of the national labor inspectorate.
4) What kinds of activities might the technical assistance include?
The NOI did not list required activities, but it indicated the core focus: improving the labor inspectorate's ability to enforce labor laws more effectively. Examples of activities that could fit that purpose (and that are commonly associated with labor inspectorate capacity-building) include inspector training, improving operational systems, strengthening inspection planning methods, improving case management, enhancing data collection and analysis, improving interagency coordination, and developing guidance and procedures. The specific activities were expected to be defined in the later FOA.
5) What funding mechanism was anticipated?
ILAB anticipated making a single award using a cooperative agreement.
6) What does it mean that the mechanism is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates substantial involvement from USDOL in the project compared to a more hands-off grant. The NOI suggested the project would likely involve closer engagement from USDOL, but the final details would have been set out in the FOA.
7) How much funding was anticipated?
The NOI stated an anticipated total funding level of up to USD 1,000,000, with an award ceiling of USD 1,000,000.
8) How many awards were expected?
ILAB indicated it expected to make one award.
9) Is cost sharing or matching required?
The NOI did not list a cost sharing or matching requirement. That typically means applicants would not be required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of eligibility, but the later FOA would control the final requirements.
10) Who was eligible to apply (once the FOA was released)?
Eligibility was described broadly. Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization could apply, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and public international organizations, as long as they were capable of successfully building labor inspectorate capacity in Lesotho.
11) Was prior USDOL funding experience required to be eligible?
No. The NOI stated that organizations did not need prior USDOL cooperative agreement, grant, or contract experience to be eligible.
12) Were project length, required outcomes, and reporting requirements provided?
No. Because this was only an NOI (not a full FOA), it did not include details typically found in an FOA, such as project length, required outcomes, specific activities, reporting requirements, evaluation expectations, or detailed selection criteria. Those elements were expected to appear in the FOA if and when it was published.
13) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this notice?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed in the NOI was NOI-ILAB-15-12.
14) What is the CFDA/Assistance Listing number associated with this notice?
The notice referenced CFDA (Assistance Listing) 17.401, International Labor Programs.
15) When was the notice posted?
The notice was posted on July 29, 2015 (with a creation date of July 30, 2015).
16) What does the archive date mean here?
The notice listed an archive date of September 23, 2015. Since this was an NOI (not an application solicitation), the archive date does not indicate an application deadline for this posting; it reflects the posting's archival status on the platform.
17) Was there an application closing date for the NOI?
No. The NOI explicitly indicated it was not a request for applications, so there was no application window associated with this notice itself.
18) Where would the eventual FOA be posted?
Interested organizations were instructed to monitor Grants.gov for the eventual FOA.
19) Would ILAB provide email or paper copies of the FOA?
No. The NOI stated that no email or paper copies would be provided.
20) Where can applicants find additional ILAB grant context?
The NOI pointed readers to ILAB grant information at http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/.
21) Who was listed as the contact for access issues?
The notice listed Dorjan Chaney, Grant Specialist, as the contact for access issues at chaney.dorjan@dol.gov.
22) What country was the work focused on?
The planned technical assistance project was focused on the Kingdom of Lesotho.
23) What part of USDOL was associated with this notice?
The notice was issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB).
24) Does the NOI guarantee that the FOA would be released or that funding would be available?
No. The NOI stated ILAB planned to release an FOA at a later date and framed the plan as contingent on funding availability.
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