ClosedOpportunity FOA-ILAB-23-21

Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Department of Labor

At a glance

Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (Department of Labor). The application deadline was September 8, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $3M, with about 1 award expected and $3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.401 (International Labor Programs).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jun 27, 2023Posted
Sep 8, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Jun 27, 2023
Close date: Sep 8, 2023
Award floor: $3,000,000
Award ceiling: $3,000,000
Est. total funding: $3,000,000
Expected awards: 1
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully implementing a project to reinforce the Government of Lesotho's efforts to promote occupational safety and health and counter discrimination and gender-based violence and harassment 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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project with the objective to reinforce the Government of Lesotho’s (GOL) efforts to promote occupational safety and health (OSH) and counter discrimination and gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work. The project will take a multi-stakeholder approach to strengthen institutional capacity and support the development of a policy and operational environment in Lesotho that supports workers’ rights. The project will achieve the following two outcomes:Outcome 1: Strengthened capacity of relevant government institutions to monitor and enforce compliance with international labor standards related to OSH, anti-discrimination, and countering GBVH in the world of work.Outcome 2: Strengthened government collaboration with local, national, and regional stakeholders to develop and implement policies, procedures, and services to promote OSH and counter discrimination and GBVH in the world of work.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

FOA-ILAB-23-21.pdfFull Announcement · FOA-ILAB-23-21.pdfPDF · 816 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

17.401International Labor ProgramsProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 17.401

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$62.2M

FY25

$63M

FY26

$64.2M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.401. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 17.401

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 23 grant awards had funding actions under International Labor Programs, with 5 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS, INC.$20.1M
INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION$16.9M
AMERICAN CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY$16M
CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$8M
DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE$8M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of International Labor Affairs
levenstein.susan.l@dol.gov
202-693-3906

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $3m, total estimated program funding is $3,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ILAB-23-21), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 17.401