Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador

The summary for the Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the OASAM, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador: The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), announces the availability of funds to be awarded by Cooperative Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "grant" or "Cooperative Agreement") to one or more qualifying organizations to increase compliance with laws regarding employer payments to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS). Specifically, the project will improve current systems to enforce compliance with laws regarding payments to the ISSS, and it will raise awareness among workers and employers about how they can verify that correct payments are being made and where to go if they are not being made. ILAB is authorized to award and administer this program by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, P. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007). This project is funded from the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2007, Pub L. 110-05, 121 Stat 8 (2007) provided by the U.S. Department of State. Cooperative Agreements awarded under this initiative will be managed by ILAB's Office of Trade and Labor Affairs. The duration of the project funded by this solicitation is three to four years. The start date of program activities will be negotiated upon award of the Cooperative Agreement, but will be no later than September 30, 2008.

Federal Grant Title:	Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador
Federal Agency Name:	OASAM
Grant Categories:	Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SGA-08-05
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	Information not provided
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	Aug 08, 2008
Original Application Deadline:	Aug 08, 2008
Posted Date:	Jul 02, 2008
Creation Date:	Jul 02, 2008
Archive Date:	Sep 07, 2008
Total Program Funding:	$940,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$940,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$940,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: A. Eligible Applicants Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) with experience effectively implementing projects in the relevant technical field(s) and working with foreign national government ministries, regional and local government entities, employers and employer organizations, workers and labor organizations, and non-governmental and community-based organizations is eligible for this grant. Neutral, non-religious criteria that neither favor nor disfavor religion will be employed in the selection of Cooperative Agreement recipients. Applications from foreign government and quasi-government agencies will not be considered. An Applicant must demonstrate a country presence, independently or through a relationship with another organization(s) with country presence, which gives it the ability to initiate program activities upon award of the Cooperative Agreement. See Section V.
Grant Announcement Contact: Lisa Harvey Grant Officer Phone 202-693-4570

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