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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
DRLA-DRLAQM-12-083
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Oct 01, 2012
Creation Date:
Oct 01, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 15, 2012
No Explanation
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Oct 15, 2012
No Explanation
Archive Date:
Nov 14, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Income Security and Social Services
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
none
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$297,000
Award Ceiling:
$300,000
Award Floor:
$250,000
CFDA Number(s):
19.345
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International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Description
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) from organizations with the ability to implement a program supporting trade union capacity building and labor rights awareness for unions and workers in the garment industry in Haiti. This project will support the goals of the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 (HOPE II). The purpose of the program should be to educate textile and apparel sector workers and union leaders on internationally-recognized labor rights, including freedom of association, local labor laws, and the roles, responsibilities of unions, including worker organizing and other core union skills such as running union meetings, engaging with employers and negotiation skills. By the end of the proposed program, Haitian workers should not only be aware of their labor rights, but should also be better able to effectively advocate for these rights via
bipartite and tripartite dialogues.
The USG funding requested for the proposal should total the exact amount of $297,000 for a period of 12 months. The proposal should include a detailed staffing strategy and should indicate how activities would be complimentary rather than duplicative of other current labor rights projects in Haiti. Successful applicants should have demonstrated experience in providing trade union capacity building in the region, including in Haiti.
