Deadline: 10-Sep-20
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), has announced the availability of approximately $2,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement(s) to fund a technical assistance project(s) in Armenia to improve the government’s enforcement and promotion of labor laws and standards that are consistent with international labor standards, in one or more specific economic sectors.
Outcomes
The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes:
- Improved systems in appropriate government institutions for enforcing and promoting Armenia’s labor laws and standards in one or more specific economic sectors.
- Increased access to judicial and non-judicial remedies related to labor laws and standards.
- Increased workplace use of tools and resources available for compliance with labor laws or standards in one or more specific economic sectors.
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $2,000,000 total costs.
- The period of performance is a maximum of 4.5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. organizations:
- Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- For-Profit Organizations
- Non-U.S. organizations:
- Non-U.S. Entities, including PIOs, Applicants do not need previous experience managing federal awards, but they must speak persuasively about their ability to leverage other previous experience and bring it to scale in support of a large federal investment
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 a USDOL award.
- Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government are not eligible to apply. However, they may be eligible to participate as a subrecipient in certain instances, subject to USDOL approval.
- NOTE: If an exception to this subrecipient eligibility criterion might be appropriate, the application must include a detailed justification for the possible exception. USDOL funds are not intended to duplicate existing foreign government efforts or substitute for activities for which such governments have already assumed responsibility. USDOL will make eligibility decisions on a case-by-case basis after receiving the application.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328220