Project to Reduce Child Labor in Burma

Funding Opportunity Number: SCA-13-15 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: Oct 04, 2013Award Ceiling: $5,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 13, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: I. FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION USDOL/ILAB intends to award up to $5 million for a cooperative agreement(s) to one or more qualifying organizations to promote efforts in Burma to reduce child labor. Cooperative agreement(s) awarded under this solicitation will be managed by ILAB’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT). The duration of the project(s) funded by this solicitation is up to 4 years. The project start date will be negotiated upon award of individual cooperative agreement(s) but will be no later than December 31, 2013. ILAB’s mission is to use all available channels to improve working conditions, raise living standards, protect workers’ ability to exercise their rights, and address the workplace exploitation of children and other vulnerable populations internationally. OCFT conducts and funds research, develops strategic partnerships, and funds an international technical cooperation program to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, f...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Employment, Labor and Training Source Type: funding