Improving Fire and General Building Safety in Bangladesh

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-13-08 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Employment, Labor and TrainingCFDA Number: 00.000Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOL-OASAMClosing Date: Aug 02, 2013Award Ceiling: $2,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 13, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: In Fiscal Year 2013, the U.S. Department of LaborÂ’s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $2.5 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Bangladesh to (1) improve government enforcement of fire and general building safety standards, and (2) increase worker organizationsÂ’ ability to effectively monitor for violations of fire and general building safety standards and seek abatement of such hazards. Proposals may address either or both of the objectives and USDOL may select one or more Applicants to implement this project(s). Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL intends to allocate approximately $1.5 million toward the achievement of Objective 1 and approximately $1,000,000 toward the achievement of Objective 2. Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, non-U.S.-based, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public in...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding