Opportunity Information: Apply for SGA 13 03
Apply for SGA 13 03
- The OASAM in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Labor Rights and Working Conditions in the Dominican Republic" 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 Jul 3, 2013 and posted on May 13, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 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).
- Any commercial, international, educational, or non profit organization(s), including any faith based, community based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing children s participation in child labor and developing and implementing educational and livelihoods programs is eligible to apply. Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims. This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as outlined in this SCA. As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing project.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Labor Rights and Working Conditions in the Dominican Republic was a FY 2013 discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), focused on providing technical assistance to help the Dominican Republic reduce child labor and strengthen labor rights and workplace conditions in agriculture. A central emphasis of the program was the sugarcane sector and related production supply chains, reflecting ongoing concerns about hazardous child labor risks, weak labor protections, and problematic working conditions in agricultural employment. The project was designed to combine direct child labor reduction strategies with broader systems-building work that improves how government, industry, and workers rights organizations prevent, identify, and respond to labor violations.
Funding was offered through a cooperative agreement, meaning the government expected to play an active partnership role in guiding or coordinating elements of the work rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. ILAB anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding level of up to $10,000,000, and a maximum award ceiling of $10,000,000 (no stated award floor). Cost sharing or matching funds were not required. The opportunity fell under the Employment, Labor and Training activity category, and it was posted on May 13, 2013, with an application deadline of July 12, 2013 (and later archived on August 11, 2013).
Eligible applicants were broadly defined and could include commercial entities, international organizations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations, as long as they could credibly carry out a complex project aimed at reducing childrens participation in child labor. Applicants were expected to demonstrate proven capacity to manage multi-faceted programs in developing-country contexts and to implement interventions that typically include education and livelihoods components. The solicitation made clear that the award was intended for a new cooperative agreement with specific objectives and outcomes described in the announcement, and it was not meant to renew or supplement an existing project.
In practical terms, the project scope envisioned work on both prevention and remediation. That often means helping children leave child labor and enter or stay in school, reducing the economic pressures that push families toward child labor through livelihood or income-support strategies, and strengthening local and national capacity to enforce labor laws and improve compliance. The announcement also highlighted the importance of building the capacity of government, industry actors, and workers rights organizations, signaling a focus on sustainable improvements such as stronger labor inspection or monitoring, better workplace standards, improved awareness of labor rights, and stronger coordination among institutions involved in labor enforcement and social protection.
The opportunity was issued under Funding Opportunity Number SGA 13-03 and listed the agency name as OASAM, with ILAB as the program office referenced in the description. Additional attachments, including ILABs OCFT 2013 Management and Procedural Guidelines and a cooperative agreement template, were provided for informational purposes only, with questions directed during the technical question period to ops.grantoffice@dol.gov. The point of contact for access issues was Helen A. Williams, Grant Specialist, reachable via the same email address and by phone at 202-693-34570.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Labor Rights and Working Conditions in the Dominican Republic."
2) Which U.S. government office offered this opportunity?
It was offered by the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). The agency name was listed as OASAM, with ILAB referenced as the program office in the description.
3) What type of funding mechanism was used?
Funding was offered through a cooperative agreement. This indicates the U.S. government expected to play an active partnership role in guiding or coordinating elements of the project rather than issuing a hands-off grant.
4) What was the main goal of the project?
The project aimed to provide technical assistance to help the Dominican Republic reduce child labor and strengthen labor rights and workplace conditions in agriculture.
5) Which sector was a central focus of the project?
A central emphasis was the sugarcane sector and related production supply chains, reflecting concerns about hazardous child labor risks, weak labor protections, and problematic working conditions in agricultural employment.
6) What kinds of strategies did the project intend to combine?
The project was designed to combine direct child labor reduction strategies with broader systems-building work to improve how government, industry, and workers rights organizations prevent, identify, and respond to labor violations.
7) What does "prevention and remediation" mean in the context of this project?
Based on the announcement description, prevention and remediation could include helping children leave child labor and enter or remain in school, reducing economic pressures that push families toward child labor through livelihood or income-support strategies, and strengthening enforcement and compliance systems related to labor laws and workplace conditions.
8) What kinds of capacity-building or systems improvements were highlighted?
The announcement highlighted building capacity of government, industry actors, and workers rights organizations. Examples of sustainable improvements described included stronger labor inspection or monitoring, better workplace standards, improved awareness of labor rights, and stronger coordination among institutions involved in labor enforcement and social protection.
9) How much funding was available?
ILAB anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding level of up to $10,000,000. The maximum award ceiling was $10,000,000. No award floor was stated.
10) How many awards did ILAB expect to make?
ILAB anticipated making one award.
11) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching funds were not required.
12) What activity category did this opportunity fall under?
The opportunity fell under the Employment, Labor and Training activity category.
13) What was the posting date and application deadline?
It was posted on May 13, 2013, and the application deadline was July 12, 2013.
14) Is this opportunity still open?
No. It was a FY 2013 opportunity and was later archived on August 11, 2013.
15) What was the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number was SGA 13-03.
16) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were broadly defined and could include commercial entities, international organizations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and public international organizations.
17) What capabilities were applicants expected to demonstrate?
Applicants were expected to demonstrate proven capacity to manage multi-faceted programs in developing-country contexts and to implement interventions that typically include education and livelihoods components, while credibly carrying out a complex project aimed at reducing childrens participation in child labor.
18) Was this award intended to renew or supplement an existing project?
No. The solicitation stated the award was intended for a new cooperative agreement with specific objectives and outcomes described in the announcement, and it was not meant to renew or supplement an existing project.
19) What attachments or reference documents were mentioned?
The opportunity mentioned additional attachments provided for informational purposes only, including ILABs OCFT 2013 Management and Procedural Guidelines and a cooperative agreement template.
20) Where were technical questions directed?
Questions during the technical question period were directed to ops.grantoffice@dol.gov.
21) Who was the point of contact for access issues?
The point of contact for access issues was Helen A. Williams, Grant Specialist.
22) How could the point of contact be reached?
Helen A. Williams could be reached via ops.grantoffice@dol.gov and by phone at 202-693-34570.
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