Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 16 02
Apply for NOI ILAB 16 02
- 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 "M&E Toolkit: OCFT Sector-Specific Interventions and Cross-Cutting Themes" 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 Apr 05, 2016 and posted on Apr 05, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NOTE This is a Notice of Intent. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time.. (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 $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).
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Opportunity Summary:
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), indicating that the agency planned to release a future Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) project. Because it is only an NOI, there was no active solicitation attached to it at the time it was posted, and USDOL was not accepting applications. The notice is essentially an early heads-up to potential applicants that a competitive cooperative agreement could be coming, depending on the availability of funds, and that the formal requirements and application instructions would only be provided later through Grants.gov.
The purpose of the planned project is to create an M&E toolkit for USDOLs Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) and for organizations that receive OCFT grant funding. The underlying goal is capacity-building: OCFT manages a growing portfolio of interventions and needs stronger, more standardized ways to measure results, improve targeting, track implementation, and evaluate outcomes across very different program areas. The toolkit is meant to strengthen OCFT-wide monitoring and evaluation practice by giving staff and grantees practical, usable guidance and resources they can apply across projects.
The toolkit development would focus on several sector-specific intervention areas and cross-cutting themes that show up frequently in OCFT programming. The notice specifically highlights occupational safety and health, forced labor, youth employment, labor-related technical and institutional capacity-building, gender and diversity, persons with disabilities, and migration. In practice, that means the toolkit would not be a generic M&E manual; it would be tailored to the realities of labor-focused international programming, including the complexities of vulnerable populations, workplace risks, coercion and exploitation concerns, and barriers faced by migrants and people with disabilities.
ILAB outlined four connected outputs that would make up the project work. First, the implementer would conduct an assessment and research effort to identify and synthesize existing methods, approaches, and indicators used for M&E in the specified sectors and themes. Second, based on that research, the implementer would develop concrete tools, templates, and guidance documents for each sector and theme, such as indicator reference sheets, suggested data sources, data collection instruments, reporting templates, and practical guidelines for field use. Third, the project would create guidance and tools specifically for end-of-project analysis of Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (CMEP) data, with an emphasis on how to analyze results, extract lessons learned, and interpret findings within the context of those sectors and cross-cutting issues. Fourth, the implementer would design and carry out a dissemination and utilization strategy so the toolkit is not just produced, but actually adopted and used by OCFT staff and grantees; this typically implies training, orientation materials, user guides, and feedback loops to support real-world uptake.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the notice describes the anticipated award type as a discretionary cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements generally involve substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, which often means closer collaboration with the agency during development, review, piloting, or rollout of toolkit components. The record lists an expected total funding ceiling of up to $1,000,000 and anticipates one award, although the narrative also mentions the possibility of one or more awards depending on funds and program design. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 17.401, and the agency listed is DOL-ETA-ILAB (USDOL Employment and Training Administration Office of Grants Management working with ILAB). The NOI was created and posted on April 5, 2016, and it indicated the FOA was anticipated before the end of September 2016, though that timing was noted as subject to change.
The notice directs interested organizations to monitor Grants.gov for the eventual FOA, emphasizing that the FOA would be made available only through that platform and that no paper or email copies would be distributed. It also points to ILABs grants webpages for general guidance and examples of prior cooperative agreement applications, which suggests that prospective applicants were expected to familiarize themselves with ILAB norms and proposal expectations even before the formal FOA appeared. Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others" in the source data, with the expectation that the later FOA would clarify exactly which organization types could apply.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1) Is this an open funding opportunity I can apply to right now?
No. The posting described is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not an active Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). At the time of the NOI, USDOL was not accepting applications and there was no solicitation package to apply to.
2) What does a Notice of Intent (NOI) mean in this context?
An NOI is an early notice that USDOL ILAB planned to release a future, competitive funding announcement, assuming funds were available. It is essentially a heads-up to potential applicants that a cooperative agreement competition could be coming later.
3) When would the actual application instructions and requirements be released?
The NOI states that the formal requirements and application instructions would be provided later through a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) posted on Grants.gov.
4) Where would the official FOA be posted?
The NOI directs interested organizations to monitor Grants.gov. It emphasizes that the FOA would be made available only through Grants.gov and that no paper or email copies would be distributed.
5) What is the purpose of the planned project?
The planned project purpose is to create a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) toolkit for USDOL's Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) and for organizations that receive OCFT grant funding. The broader intent is capacity-building across OCFT's growing portfolio so results and implementation can be tracked and evaluated more consistently across diverse program areas.
6) Who is the toolkit meant for?
The toolkit is intended for OCFT staff and OCFT-funded grantees (organizations implementing OCFT-funded interventions), with an emphasis on practical resources they can apply across projects.
7) What makes this toolkit different from a general M&E manual?
The NOI indicates the toolkit would be tailored to labor-focused international programming and to OCFT-relevant contexts, including complex realities such as vulnerable populations, workplace risks, coercion and exploitation concerns, and barriers faced by migrants and persons with disabilities.
8) What sector-specific areas and themes would the toolkit cover?
The NOI highlights the following intervention areas and cross-cutting themes: occupational safety and health, forced labor, youth employment, labor-related technical and institutional capacity-building, gender and diversity, persons with disabilities, and migration.
9) What are the main expected outputs or components of the project?
ILAB outlined four connected outputs: (1) assessment and research to identify and synthesize existing M&E methods, approaches, and indicators in the specified sectors and themes; (2) development of concrete tools, templates, and guidance for each sector/theme (for example, indicator reference sheets, data sources, data collection instruments, reporting templates, and field guidance); (3) guidance and tools for end-of-project analysis of Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (CMEP) data, focused on analyzing results and extracting lessons learned; and (4) a dissemination and utilization strategy to support adoption and use by OCFT staff and grantees (often implying training, orientation materials, user guides, and feedback loops).
10) What kinds of tools and templates were mentioned as examples?
The NOI provides examples such as indicator reference sheets, suggested data sources, data collection instruments, reporting templates, and practical guidelines for field use.
11) Does the planned work include guidance for end-of-project evaluation and learning?
Yes. One of the four outputs is the creation of guidance and tools specifically for end-of-project analysis of CMEP data, emphasizing results analysis, lesson extraction, and interpretation of findings in the context of the listed sectors and cross-cutting themes.
12) Is producing the toolkit the only objective, or is adoption and use also part of the scope?
Adoption and use are explicitly part of the scope. The NOI calls for a dissemination and utilization strategy so the toolkit is not only produced, but actually adopted and used by OCFT staff and grantees.
13) What type of award did USDOL anticipate using?
The NOI describes the anticipated award type as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
14) What does a cooperative agreement imply about USDOL involvement?
The NOI notes that cooperative agreements generally involve substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, which typically means closer collaboration with the agency during development, review, piloting, or rollout of toolkit components.
15) How much funding was anticipated?
The record lists an expected total funding ceiling of up to $1,000,000.
16) How many awards were anticipated?
The NOI anticipates one award, but it also mentions the possibility of one or more awards depending on funds and program design.
17) What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 17.401.
18) Which USDOL offices are associated with this notice?
The agency is listed as DOL-ETA-ILAB, referencing USDOL's Employment and Training Administration Office of Grants Management working with ILAB (Bureau of International Labor Affairs).
19) When was the NOI posted?
The NOI was created and posted on April 5, 2016.
20) When did USDOL anticipate releasing the FOA?
The NOI indicated the FOA was anticipated before the end of September 2016, but it also noted that timing was subject to change.
21) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is labeled as "Others" in the source data, and the NOI indicates that the later FOA would clarify which organization types could apply.
22) Can I request a copy of the FOA by email or on paper when it becomes available?
Based on the NOI language, no. It emphasizes that the FOA would be available only through Grants.gov and that no paper or email copies would be distributed.
23) Are there any recommended steps to take before the FOA is released?
The NOI points interested organizations to ILAB's grants webpages for general guidance and examples of prior cooperative agreement applications, suggesting applicants review ILAB norms and expectations in advance while monitoring Grants.gov for the official FOA.
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