EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia

Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ILAB-16-12 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: Aug 23, 2016Award Ceiling: $5,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 14, 2016Funding 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 $5,000,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to reduce the prevalence of child labor in targeted rural areas in Zambia. The key project outcomes include: • Adolescent girls engaged in or at high risk of entering child labor have increased access to acceptable work and quality training opportunities, including but not limited to, apprenticeships, vocational and technical training, educational services, and/or establishing their own businesses; • Vulnerable women whose households have children engaged in or at high risk of entering child labor have increased livelihood opportunities, including establishing or expanding their own businesses; • Public awareness on child labor and gender equality is increased; and • Collaboration by Government a...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding