Notice of Intent-Bangladesh Fire Safety Project

The summary for the Notice of Intent-Bangladesh Fire Safety Project 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.

Notice of Intent-Bangladesh Fire Safety Project: This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), will award one or more cooperative agreements for technical assistance project(s) to improve fire safety in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector by: 1) improving the Government of Bangladesh's enforcement of fire safety laws and regulations in the RMG sector, and 2) improved representation and protection of workers in the RMG sector on fire safety issues. The Office of Procurement Services anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCA) on or about May 10, 2013 (this date is subject to change).Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SCA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL's intent to publish an SCA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SCA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.