Morocco: Increasing Gender Equality in Work
In Fiscal Year 2013, the U. S. Department of Labors (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $1 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) in the Kingdom of Morocco (GoM) to increase gender equality at work through support to
relevant civil society and non-government organizations (NGOs) and efforts to empower women with respect to their labor rights.
Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, non-U.S.-based, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization capable of successfully supporting the achievement of the objectives of this solicitation.
Eligible Applicants may include any commercial, international, non-U.S.-based, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization capable of successfully supporting the achievement of the objectives of this solicitation.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) (PIO), capable of fulfilling the objectives identified in the Funding Opportunity Description is eligible to apply.
Organizations applying for this award must demonstrate a proven ability to manage complex projects in developing countries through actions that support these aims.
This SCA is for the award of a new cooperative agreement with specific project objectives and outcomes as outlined in this SCA.
As such, Applicants may not submit applications to renew or supplement an existing USDOL-funded cooperative agreement.
PIOs are eligible to apply.
However, USDOL requires that PIOs and all other entities that elect to apply for this grant opportunity adhere to the specific requirements outlined in this SCA concerning audits and counter-terrorism.
In negotiation of an award with a PIO, USDOL will discuss the inclusion of appropriate language acknowledging the rights and privileges as currently established and afforded to PIOs by the U. S. Government and in accordance with U. S. law.
Applicants and any proposed subgrantees or subcontractors must comply with all audit requirements, including those established in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133.
Applicants must also demonstrate in-country presence either independently or through a relationship with another organization with country presence (i.e., a subgrantee or subcontractor) enabling them to initiate program activities upon award of the cooperative agreement (see Section IV.
Application and Submission Information).
The following Applicants (including subgrantees/subcontractors) will not be considered: Foreign governments and entities that are agencies of, or operated by or for, a foreign state or government.
Organizations designated by the U. S. Government to be associated with terrorism or that have been debarred or suspended.
Applicants charging a fee (profit) associated with a project funded by USDOL under this award.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/
Contact:
Helen A. WilliamsGrant Specialist
Agency Email Description:
ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
Agency Email:
ops.grantoffice@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2013-08-13
Application Due Date:
2013-10-18
Archive Date:
2013-11-17
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