Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 17 09
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent (NOI) from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), regarding a planned project in the Dominican Republic focused on reducing child labor and improving working conditions in the agricultural sector. The notice is informational only and is not a call for proposals. No applications are being accepted, and the agency states that this notice is not connected to any open announcement. The original notice dates to August 18, 2017, with an original closing date of August 31, 2017, but the key point is that it does not invite competition or submissions.
If funding is available, ILAB intends to award a single cooperative agreement, with an anticipated maximum funding level of up to USD 10,000,000 and one expected award. The planned recipient is the International Labor Organization (ILO), and the agency indicates it plans to do this without full and open competition. The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which typically means USDOL expects to be substantially involved in project oversight, coordination, and performance management rather than simply issuing a grant and stepping back.
The project itself is designed to address child labor and labor conditions in Dominican agriculture through three main strategies. First, it would strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) in the Dominican Republic, especially around strategic enforcement of labor laws. In practice, this kind of work often includes improving inspection systems, training labor inspectors, enhancing targeting and risk-based enforcement approaches, strengthening data and case management, and supporting institutional coordination so labor laws are enforced more consistently and effectively in agricultural areas.
Second, the project would support agricultural producers in establishing effective social compliance systems. This generally refers to the internal policies, procedures, monitoring, and corrective-action processes that farms, agribusinesses, and producer groups use to ensure they meet labor standards and prevent issues like child labor, forced labor indicators, hazardous work for minors, and other unacceptable working conditions. Social compliance systems can include codes of conduct, worker training, grievance mechanisms, internal audits, supply-chain tracing or due diligence practices, and partnerships with buyers or certification schemes. The emphasis here is on helping producers move beyond informal or ad hoc practices toward more structured systems that can prevent violations and demonstrate compliance.
Third, the project would aim to improve access to education, training, and livelihood services for vulnerable children and families in agricultural communities. This element targets the underlying drivers of child labor, such as poverty, limited access to quality schooling, and lack of viable income options for households. Activities in this area typically include helping children enroll and stay in school, supporting remedial education or bridging programs, offering vocational or skills training for older youth, and connecting families to livelihood support or income-generation services so that children are less likely to be pushed into work out of economic necessity.
The notice cites the authority for making a noncompetitive award under USDOL policy: USDOL Manual Series (DLMS) 2-836 G.3. The rationale provided is that the required services are available from only one responsible source, or that the intended recipient has unique qualifications such that no substitute would suffice for the activity being funded. In other words, USDOL is justifying a sole-source cooperative agreement to the ILO based on unique capability or suitability for the project.
Administrative details listed in the source data describe the opportunity as discretionary, categorized under CFDA 17.401, and labeled as "Other" for the funding activity category. Eligibility is effectively limited by the agency intent to fund the ILO through a noncompetitive process, so while the notice includes generic eligibility language, it does not create an open opportunity for other organizations to apply.Apply for NOI ILAB 17 09
- 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 "Project to Reduce Child Labor and Improve Working Conditions in Agriculture in the Dominican Republic (DR)" 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 Aug 18, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 2017 NOTE This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications.. (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 $10,000,000.00 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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