Project to Reduce the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Improve Labor Law Enforcement and Working Conditions in Paraguay

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Project to Reduce the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Improve Labor Law Enforcement and Working Conditions in Paraguay: The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department, or we), announces the availability of approximately $6,000,000 total costs for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Paraguay to support efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor (WFCL) and improve labor law compliance, with a particular focus on the Department of Guairá. The project will provide technical assistance to support Paraguay’s newly established Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security (MTESS) to strengthen its organizational capacity, particularly that of its labor inspectorate, to enforce child labor laws, improve working conditions with regards to minimum wage and hours of work violations, and develop employment training opportunities for vulnerable populations, including with a focus on rural adolescent girls. The project will use an area-based approach to combat the WFCL in urban work and agriculture, and it will continue the progress already made in eliminating child labor in sugarcane production. The project will gather and disseminate lessons and results from project implementation in the Department of Guairá that can be replicated or adapted by the MTESS for use in other parts of the country. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.

Federal Grant Title:	Project to Reduce the Worst Forms of Child Labor and Improve Labor Law Enforcement and Working Conditions in Paraguay
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Grant Categories:	Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	FOA-ILAB-15-05
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	17.401
CFDA Descriptions:	International Labor Programs
Current Application Deadline:	Sep 22, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	Sep 22, 2015
Posted Date:	Jul 28, 2015
Creation Date:	Jul 28, 2015
Archive Date:	Oct 6, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$6,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	none
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: Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) (PIOs), capable of successfully fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description (see Section I) is eligible to apply. ILAB requires that all entities that elect to apply for this opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this FOA concerning monitoring and evaluation (M&E), audits and counter-terrorism. In negotiating an award with a PIO, ILAB will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language in the agreement acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U.S. Government in accordance with U.S. law.

The following types of organizations are not eligible to apply nor to participate as subrecipients/contractors:
• Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to be associated with terrorism.
• Organizations designated by the U.S. Government to have been debarred or suspended.
• Organizations planning to charge a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by DOL under this award.

In addition, foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government, are not eligible to apply.
Grant Announcement Contact: Dorjan Chaney Grant Specialist
[email protected]

Bureau of International Labor Affairs 202-693-4876
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