Project to Reduce Hazardous and Exploitative Child Labor in Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa-Growing Areas
 
  				This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOLâ₏™s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive and merit-based process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project(s) in CĂ´te dâ₏™Ivoire. The proposed objective of the project is to reduce hazardous and exploitative child labor in the cocoa growing areas of CĂ´te dâ₏™Ivoire. The project will assist cocoa growing communities to design and implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) and promote educational opportunities for children as strategies for addressing exploitative child labor.   The Employment and Training Administration (ETA)â₏™s Office of Grants Management anticipates publishing the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) before the end of September 2015 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/ and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an FOA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOLâ₏™s intent to publish an FOA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the FOA because this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.
					General information about this opportunity
					
					Last Known Status
				 
					Deleted 10/01/2015 (Archived.)
					Program Number
				 
					NOI-ILAB-15-08					
Federal Agency/Office
				 
					Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Employment and Training Administration					
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
				 
					Cooperative Agreement					
Other Categories
				 
					This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) and not a request for funding applications.					
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
					Applicant Eligibility
					This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) and not a request for funding applications. Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully reducing childrenâ₏™s participation in hazardous and exploitative child labor. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility.					
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
					Application Procedure
					This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) and not a request for funding applications.					
Other Assistance Considerations
					Formula and Matching Requirements
					This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements.					
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
					Headquarters Office
					NOTE: This is an NOI. There is not an announcement related to this notice.
Mr. Dorjan Chaney
Grants Management Specialist					
Website Address
					http://www.dol.gov/ilab/
					E-mail Address
					chaney.dorjan@dol.gov
					Financial Information
					Obligations
					$0.00					
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
					Awards up to $4,000,000.00