Deadline: 30-Aug-21
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), has announced the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one technical assistance project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to improve the DRC’s compliance with acceptable conditions of work (ACW) in one or more economic sectors through tripartite capacity building and dialogue.
The overarching strategy is to focus on one or more economic sectors to: build the capacity of the General Labor Inspectorate (Inspection Générale du Travail, IGT) to detect and address violations of ACW; increase worker access to effective remedies (state-based and/or non-state-based) against such non-compliance; empower workers and their organizations to help prevent, monitor, and/or stop non-compliance with ACW; and strengthen and sustain dialogue among tripartite stakeholders to improve compliance with ACW. USDOL encourages applicants to consider a broad spectrum of economic sectors in the DRC to maximally benefit workers and worker rights.
Funding Information
- Funding will be provided in the form of a cooperative agreement. Approximately $3 million total costs is expected to be available to fund approximately one award. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $3 million total costs.
- The period of performance is a maximum of 4 years (48 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.
Outcomes
The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes in one or more economic sectors of the DRC:
- Enhanced capacity of the General Labor Inspectorate (IGT) to identify and address labor violations concerning relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.
- Workers and worker associations utilize new knowledge and skills to prevent, monitor, and/or stop non-compliance with relevant laws and standards for ACW in the workplace.
- Increased worker access to effective remedies (state-based and non-state-based) to address non-compliance with relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.
- Strengthened and sustained dialogue among relevant stakeholders from government, workers and worker associations, and employers and employer associations to improve compliance with relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.
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
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334740
