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Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia

Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Department of Labor

At a glance

Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (Department of Labor). The application deadline was September 29, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $5M, with about 1 award expected and $5M 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).

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Key facts

  1. Jul 28, 2023Posted
  2. Sep 29, 2023Application deadline
Posted
Jul 28, 2023
Close date
Sep 29, 2023
Award floor
$5,000,000
Award ceiling
$5,000,000
Est. total funding
$5,000,000
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 reduce child labor and forced labor in critical mineral producing communities in Zambia is eligible to apply. 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
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What it funds

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

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

We acknowledge and appreciate your organization’s interest in this solicitation and the significant amount of time devoted to preparing the proposal. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen mitigating circumstances, we are canceling the FOA-ILAB-23-33 solicitation effective December 18, 2023, as it is in the best interest of the Government. A formal notice of cancellation was uploaded and attached to the FOA-ILAB-23-33 posting.

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The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $5,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project, in Zambia, to reduce child labor and forced labor in critical mineral producing communities. The project will seek to increase capacity of government and increase resiliency of vulnerable households in critical mineral producing communities to address child labor and forced labor. The applicant must select two or more of the following critical mineral producing provinces: Northwestern, Copperbelt, Central and/or Luapula. The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: Outcome 1: Increased capacity of government to address child labor and forced labor in critical mineral producing communities. Outcome 2: Increased resiliency of members of vulnerable households in communities producing critical minerals.

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.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of International Labor Affairs
ortiz.carlie@dol.gov
202-693-3906

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia”?

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

How much funding is available through “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $5m, total estimated program funding is $5,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-ILAB-23-33), 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.

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