Project to Reduce Child Labor in Rwanda

Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-04 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOL-OASAMClosing Date: Jul 12, 2013Award Ceiling: $5,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 13, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $5 million for one or more cooperative agreement(s) to fund a technical assistance project(s) to work with the Government of Rwanda (GoRw) and tea industry entities to assist in significantly reducing child labor in the production of tea, including by implementing a child labor monitoring system (CLMS), enhancing labor law enforcement efforts on smallholder farms, and increasing children’s access to education. The project will also promote decent work for older children and economic opportunities for the Rwandan households most vulnerable to child labor in tea growing areas. Eligible Applicants may include 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 developin...

Source: Grants.gov - May 16, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding