Deadline: 25-Sep-21
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), is inviting applications for Improving Gender Equity in the Mexican Workplace.
The period of performance is a maximum of 4.5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award. This performance period includes all necessary implementation and start-up activities. Only allowable costs incurred during the period of performance may be charged to the federal award.
Objectives
- The project objective is to improve gender equity in the Mexican workplace by supporting actions to increase the number of women in union leadership, strengthen protections, address discrimination and harassment at work, and augment wages for women.
- For purposes of this cooperative agreement, gender equity refers to fairness in the treatment of women and men.
Funding Information
- Funding will be provided in the form of a cooperative agreement. Approximately $10 million total costs is expected to be available to fund one award. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $10 million total costs.
- An award made under this announcement is subject to the availability of federal funds.
- In the event that additional funds become available, USDOL reserves the right to use such funds to select additional recipients from applications submitted in response to this announcement.
- In addition to its normal consultative role as grantor, ILAB’s substantial involvement in program activities may focus on elements that are essential to meet program requirements and assure the achievement of program objectives and outcomes. ILAB’s involvement will include, but not be limited to:
- Liaising with in-country USG officials and host country governments on matters related to the project.
- Collaborating substantially on the project strategy and implementation, as well as the development of the project document package.
- Collaborating substantially on the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation plan and all of its components.
- Providing highly specialized input on the technical definitions and concepts of workers’ rights, international labor standards, occupational safety and health (OSH), industrial relations, social dialogue, collective bargaining, freedom of association, acceptable conditions of work, stakeholder compliance, non-discrimination, labor courts, labor administration, labor inspection, labor law and judicial reform, legal and policy frameworks, and effective enforcement, among others.
- Being substantially and actively involved in designing research, service provision, and/or capacity building activities jointly with the recipient.
Outcomes
The project will take a worker-centered approach and engage a range of stakeholders to advance gender equity. In support of the objective, the project will aim to achieve the following outcomes:
- Outcome 1: Worker organizations advance issues surrounding gender equity, including gender proportionality in leadership and participation in key activities, within their institutions.
- Outcome 2: Worker organizations undertake sustained action to promote gender equity in the workplace.
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:
Note: 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.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335236