Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI 10 AFGHANISTAN
Apply for NOI 10 AFGHANISTAN
- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2013 and posted on Apr 29, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 7, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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 reducing the worst forms of child labor in the home based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one partner company is eligible to apply. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The opportunity is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing that the Department expects to fund a future cooperative agreement aimed at reducing the worst forms of child labor tied to home-based carpet production in Afghanistan. The core idea of the project is to design and pilot a sustainable social compliance system, built in collaboration with at least one partner company, that can help identify, prevent, and remediate child labor in carpet weaving supply chains that extend into households. The planned project is intended to concentrate its work in at least one Afghan district where there is credible evidence that child labor is highly prevalent in home-based carpet weaving settings, rather than attempting a broad nationwide approach from the start.
This posting is explicitly not an application package and not a request for proposals. Instead, it serves as advance notice that USDOL plans to release a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) at a later date (the notice anticipated publication around May 31, 2013, though that timing could change). Because this is only an NOI, it does not include attachments, full technical requirements, a budget range, or definitive selection criteria. Interested organizations are expected to watch grants.gov for the official SGA, which is the only distribution channel mentioned; the notice states that no email or paper copies will be provided. USDOL also points prospective applicants to ILABs grant webpages and SGA guidelines for general instructions and examples of prior cooperative agreement applications.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USDOL expects to have substantial involvement in the projects direction or implementation compared with a standard grant. The activity category is listed under Employment, Labor and Training, and the opportunity is labeled discretionary. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated. Notably, the posted fields for estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling appear as zero in the source record, which usually signals that specific funding levels were not yet announced at the NOI stage and would be defined in the later SGA, subject to the availability of funds.
Eligibility is broad. The notice says commercial, international, educational, and nonprofit organizations may apply, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations, as long as they are capable of carrying out the stated objective: reducing the worst forms of child labor in home-based carpet production in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system with at least one company partner. It also clarifies that not having previous USDOL cooperative agreement, grant, or contract experience does not disqualify an applicant, which is meant to encourage capable organizations that are new to USDOL funding to consider applying once the SGA is released.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NOI 10 AFGHANISTAN and titled Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan. The agency name in the record is OASAM, and the Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is referenced as the office anticipating release of the SGA. Key dates in the record include a posted date of April 29, 2013 and an archive date of June 9, 2013, with closing dates shown in the system even though the announcement itself is only an NOI. For access issues, the listed contact is Helen A. Williams, Grant Specialist, reachable at ops.grantoffice@dol.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This posting is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) Notice of Intent (NOI). It announces that USDOL expects to fund a future cooperative agreement focused on reducing the worst forms of child labor linked to home-based carpet production in Afghanistan.
2) Is this NOI the actual application or request for proposals?
No. The posting is explicitly not an application package and not a request for proposals. It is advance notice only. The official application instructions will come later in a Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA).
3) What is the planned goal of the future project?
The planned project is intended to reduce the worst forms of child labor associated with home-based carpet weaving in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system that can identify, prevent, and remediate child labor in carpet weaving supply chains that extend into households.
4) What does "social compliance system" mean in this context?
Based on the notice, the social compliance system is intended to be a practical, sustainable system designed and piloted to help identify, prevent, and remediate child labor in household-based carpet weaving supply chains. Specific technical requirements are not provided in the NOI and are expected to be defined in the later SGA.
5) Is a company partner required?
Yes. The core idea described in the NOI is to build the social compliance system in collaboration with at least one partner company.
6) Where will the project take place?
The planned project is intended to focus in at least one Afghan district where there is credible evidence that child labor is highly prevalent in home-based carpet weaving settings, rather than starting with a broad nationwide approach.
7) Is this a nationwide Afghanistan program?
No. The notice describes an intent to concentrate work in at least one district initially, rather than attempting a broad nationwide approach from the start.
8) What type of funding instrument will be used?
The notice indicates the funding mechanism will be a cooperative agreement.
9) What is a cooperative agreement (as described here)?
The NOI notes that a cooperative agreement typically means USDOL expects to have substantial involvement in the project’s direction or implementation compared with a standard grant.
10) What is the opportunity category and type?
The activity category is listed under Employment, Labor and Training, and the opportunity is labeled discretionary.
11) How much funding is available?
The NOI does not announce specific funding levels. In the source record, the estimated total funding and award floor/ceiling appear as zero, which generally signals that funding levels were not yet defined at the NOI stage and would be specified later in the SGA (and would be subject to the availability of funds).
12) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated in the information provided.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad. The notice states that commercial, international, educational, and nonprofit organizations may apply, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations, as long as they are capable of carrying out the stated objective.
14) Do applicants need prior USDOL grant or cooperative agreement experience?
No. The notice clarifies that not having previous USDOL cooperative agreement, grant, or contract experience does not disqualify an applicant.
15) Where and how will the official SGA be released?
Interested organizations are expected to watch grants.gov for the official SGA. The notice states that no email or paper copies will be provided and that grants.gov is the only distribution channel mentioned.
16) When will the SGA be published?
The NOI anticipated publication of the SGA around May 31, 2013, but it also notes that the timing could change.
17) Does the NOI include the full technical requirements or budget range?
No. Because this is only an NOI, it does not include attachments, full technical requirements, a budget range, or definitive selection criteria. Those details are expected in the later SGA.
18) Where can applicants find general guidance while waiting for the SGA?
The notice points prospective applicants to ILAB’s grant webpages and SGA guidelines for general instructions and examples of prior cooperative agreement applications.
19) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and title?
The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NOI 10 AFGHANISTAN and is titled Project to Prevent Child Labor in Home Based Carpet Production in Afghanistan.
20) Which USDOL entities are referenced in the notice?
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is the program bureau referenced. The agency name in the record is OASAM, and the Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is referenced as the office anticipating release of the SGA.
21) What are the key record dates shown for this notice?
The record shows a posted date of April 29, 2013 and an archive date of June 9, 2013. Closing dates also appear in the system record even though the announcement itself is only an NOI.
22) Who is the contact for access issues and how can they be reached?
The listed contact is Helen A. Williams, Grant Specialist. The email provided is ops.grantoffice@dol.gov.
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