EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia
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EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia: 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 and the private sector on the promotion of acceptable work for adolescent girls and vulnerable women is increased.
One or more components of this project will have an impact evaluation with an experimental design. The impact evaluation will be conducted and funded through a separate contract or grant. The applicant will be required to collaborate and consult with the impact evaluator on the design, data collection, and implementation of the study, with details to be finalized post-award.
The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.
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 and the private sector on the promotion of acceptable work for adolescent girls and vulnerable women is increased.
One or more components of this project will have an impact evaluation with an experimental design. The impact evaluation will be conducted and funded through a separate contract or grant. The applicant will be required to collaborate and consult with the impact evaluator on the design, data collection, and implementation of the study, with details to be finalized post-award.
The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.
| Federal Grant Title: | EMPOWER: Increasing Economic and Social Empowerment for Adolescent Girls and Vulnerable Women in Zambia |
| Federal Agency Name: | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Grant Categories: | Employment Labor and Training |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOA-ILAB-16-12 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 323990 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | International Labor Programs |
| Current Application Deadline: | Aug 23, 2016 Applications must be received no lat |
| Original Application Deadline: | Aug 23, 2016 Applications must be received no lat |
| Posted Date: | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Creation Date: | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $5,000,000 |
| 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
- Eligible applicants may include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Mr. Dorjan Chaney, Grants Management Specialist
[email protected]
Bureau of International Labor Affairs 202-693-4876