Project to Promote Youth Employment through Employer Partnerships in El Salvador and Honduras

Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ILAB-15-01 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: 17.401Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOL-ETA-ILABClosing Date: Jun 08, 2015Award Ceiling: $13,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 10, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $13 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in El Salvador and Honduras with the goals of improving employment outcomes among at-risk youth and preventing their engagement in the worst forms of child labor. The project will target youth ages 14 to 17 that are susceptible to the worst forms of child labor, as well as youth ages 18 to 20 that are susceptible to hazardous and exploitative working conditions, primarily targeting youth that reside in communities with high levels of crime and violence. It will aim to provide quality, market-relevant skills training to these at-risk youth, in a safe and secure learning environment; provide follow-up services to help these youth secure and retain employment; foster sustained employer involvement in both the development of the ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding