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FOA-ILAB-22-28: Supporting Regional, National, and Local Action to Address Child Labor in West African Agriculture

Closed Closed October 7, 2022 Opportunity FOA-ILAB-22-28 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$4.0 million
• Total funding$4.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following organizations are eligible to apply:• U.S. organizations: o Nonprofits, including any faith-based organizations or community-based organizations; o Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education; o Private Institutions of Higher Education; o For-Profit organizations; • Non-U.S. organizations: o Non-U.S. Entities, including PIOs, as described in 2 CFR 200.1.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past International Labor Programs awards averaged $3.9 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (64% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $4,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for 1 cooperative agreement to fund Phase I of a technical assistance project in West Africa to improve action by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and ECOWAS Member States to combat child labor, with a focus in agriculture. The duration of Phase I of the project will be a maximum of 48 months from the effective date of the award. Following the conclusion of Phase I, USDOL will consider awarding a second phase of the project of approximately $4,000,000 total costs, reflecting a total potential project budget of approximately $8,000,000 over approximately eight years. The two phases of the project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: • Outcome 1: Increased capacity of ECOWAS to implement the ECOWAS Regional Action Plan to eliminate child labor. • Outcome 2: Increased mobilization of ECOWAS Member States to implement National Action Plans to eliminate child labor. o Outcome 2.1: Improved legislative, policy, and enforcement environment for enabling national action to address child labor. o Outcome 2.2: Increased action by communities to develop and implement Community Action Plans to reduce child labor in agriculture. o Outcome 2.3: Increased access to education, livelihoods, or other forms of social protection in agricultural communities.

Category: Other.

Applying now

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