Strengthening Compliance with International Labor Standards in Colombia

The summary for the Strengthening Compliance with International Labor Standards in Colombia 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 Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Strengthening Compliance with International Labor Standards in Colombia: NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent (NOI). There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL’s ILAB intends to award, through a competitive selection process, a cooperative agreement of up to $1,400,000 to fund a project over the next 3 years to strengthen compliance with international labor standards in Colombia. The project will: establish four Workers’ Rights Centers (WRCs) that will provide advice to workers and assist them to file well-supported complaints to the Ministry of Labor and/or the Prosecutor General’s Office and strengthen the capacity of local organizations and community leaders to educate and provide advice to workers about the scope and applicability of relevant labor and criminal laws. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA)’s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of June 2016 (subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ 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 FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL’s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because this is the method by which the FOA will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies of the FOA will be provided.
Federal Grant Title: Strengthening Compliance with International Labor Standards in Colombia
Federal Agency Name: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: NOI-ILAB-16-09
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 322359
CFDA Descriptions: International Labor Programs
Current Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2016 NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. Th
Original Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2016 NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. Th
Posted Date: May 16, 2016
Creation Date: May 12, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 1, 2016
Total Program Funding: $1,400,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,400,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $1,400,000
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time.
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully conducting the objectives in the description below will be eligible to apply when a Funding Opportunity Announcement is published. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for ILAB funding opportunities must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. For more information, please see http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do and https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a DUNS registered in SAM prior to receiving ILAB approval of any subawards.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/
Grant Announcement Contact
NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is not an announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Sue Levenstein, Grants Management Specialist.
[email protected]

Bureau of International Labor Affairs 202-693-4876