Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ILAB 21 07
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), through its Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), announced a discretionary grant opportunity called "Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (Funding Opportunity Number: FOA ILAB 21 07). The agency planned to award one cooperative agreement, with up to about $3,000,000 in total project costs (contingent on the availability of federal funds), to support a single technical assistance project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The overall purpose is to help improve compliance with acceptable conditions of work (ACW) in one or more economic sectors by strengthening how government, workers, and employers work together through tripartite capacity building and sustained dialogue.
The core strategy is sector-focused: rather than trying to address every labor issue nationwide at once, the project is expected to select one or more economic sectors and use those sectors as practical entry points for improving labor standards and enforcement. Within the chosen sector(s), the project is intended to build the capacity of the General Labor Inspectorate (Inspection Generale du Travail, IGT) so it can better detect, document, and respond to violations related to relevant labor laws and standards tied to ACW. At the same time, the project is designed to strengthen worker voice and protection by improving worker access to remedies when rights are violated. Those remedies can be state-based (such as formal complaints and administrative or legal processes) and/or non-state-based (such as grievance mechanisms or other recognized resolution channels). ILAB also emphasizes worker empowerment, aiming to help workers and their organizations gain the knowledge and tools needed to prevent, monitor, and stop non-compliance at the workplace level. Finally, a major theme running through the opportunity is reinforcing tripartite engagement so that government institutions, worker organizations, and employer organizations can maintain ongoing dialogue and problem-solving processes that last beyond the grant period.
The opportunity lays out four specific outcomes that the funded project should aim to achieve in the targeted sector(s). Outcome 1 focuses on the labor inspectorate: improving IGT capacity to identify and address violations concerning applicable labor laws and standards for acceptable conditions of work. Outcome 2 focuses on workers and worker associations: ensuring they can use new knowledge and skills to prevent, monitor, and/or stop non-compliance in workplaces. Outcome 3 focuses on access to remedy: increasing workers ability to obtain effective remedies through both state and non-state channels when ACW-related laws and standards are not met. Outcome 4 focuses on the broader system of labor relations: strengthening and sustaining dialogue among key stakeholders from government, workers and worker associations, and employers and employer associations to improve compliance with ACW-related legal and standards frameworks.
Administratively, this funding opportunity was issued by the Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, under CFDA 17.401, and uses a cooperative agreement instrument, which generally implies substantial involvement by the federal agency in the projects implementation compared to a standard grant. The award structure anticipated a single recipient (Expected Awards: 1) and a project period of up to four years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. The funding notice was created on July 15, 2021, with an original application deadline of August 30, 2021, and applications were required to be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. The eligible applicant category is listed broadly as "Others" (with further detail referenced in the full eligibility section of the announcement), indicating that eligibility likely depended on additional criteria spelled out in the complete notice rather than being limited to a narrow set of applicant types.
In practical terms, the grant is meant to fund a comprehensive, multi-year technical assistance effort that improves how labor standards are enforced and experienced on the ground in the DRC by building institutional enforcement capacity, equipping workers and their organizations, expanding real avenues for remedy, and anchoring reforms in durable tripartite cooperation within one or more sectors that can deliver meaningful benefits for worker rights.Apply for FOA ILAB 21 07
- The Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.401.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 15, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2021 The closing date for receipt of applications under this announcement is August 30, 2021. Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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