# Project to Combat Child Labor and Promote Acceptable Conditions of Work in Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/foa-ilab-24-29-project-to-combat-child-labor-and-promote-acceptable/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354752

> Bureau of International Labor Affairs offered grants of up to $4.0 million (at least $4.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 23, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FOA-ILAB-24-29 |
| Agency | Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 23, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.0 million |
| Award floor | $4.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $4.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.401 |

## Who can apply

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

Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully improving the implementation of laws, policies, and action plans to combat child labor (CL) and promote Acceptable Conditions of Work (ACW) in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is eligible to apply if and 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 Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. For more information, please see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a UEI number prior to receiving DOL approval of any subawards.

## What the grant funds

The Bureau of lnternational Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $4,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in the United Republic of Tanzania to improve implementation of laws, policies, and action plans to combat child labor (CL) and promote Acceptable Conditions of Work (ACW) in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA. In order to achieve the project goal, applicants must propose strategies to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome(s) (1) Increased capacity of key stakeholders to collect and disseminate data on CL and ACW in ASGM; (2) Increased monitoring, identification, and reporting of instances of CL and ACW in ASGM; and (3) Increased capacity of key stakeholders to address CL and promote ACW in ASGM at the local level. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to ortiz.carlie@dol.gov.

## Questions people ask

### Is FOA-ILAB-24-29 still open?

No. It closed on September 23, 2024.

### Who can apply for Project to Combat Child Labor and Promote Acceptable Conditions of Work in Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector?

Bureau of International Labor Affairs accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Project to Combat Child Labor and Promote Acceptable Conditions of Work in Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector?

Closed September 23, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $4.0 million each. About $4.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won International Labor Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Labor Organization, American Center for International Labor Solidarity, American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences. The program made 100 awards worth $395 million in that time.