Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ILAB 19 02
The Equal Access to Quality Jobs for Women and Girls in Agriculture (EQUAL) grant opportunity is a U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) funding announcement issued under the Women s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP). It offers up to $5,000,000 in total project costs, depending on the availability of federal funds, to support a single cooperative agreement for one technical assistance project in Colombia. The overall purpose is to economically empower vulnerable women and adolescent girls in agriculture while reducing their exposure to child labor, forced labor, and other labor rights violations.
At its core, the project is meant to improve women s and girls participation in quality agricultural jobs, especially for those considered at higher risk of exploitation or abusive working conditions. The first main outcome focuses on strengthening economic participation in decent work within the agricultural sector. This includes helping vulnerable women and adolescent girls better understand their labor rights and how to access protections related to child labor and forced labor, as well as broader labor rights safeguards. It also emphasizes practical skill-building so participants can improve their employability and job performance, and it aims to expand their pathways for economic advancement, such as better job opportunities, more stable income, or improved working conditions within the sector.
The second main outcome shifts attention to the systems around workers, aiming to improve how government institutions and private sector actors operate so that women and girls of legal working age are less vulnerable to labor exploitation. In practice, this means the project is expected not only to work directly with women and girls, but also to influence employer practices, supply chain behaviors, and public-sector approaches that can prevent harmful labor conditions. The intention is to create a more protective environment where rights are respected and the risk factors leading to child labor, forced labor, or other violations are reduced.
Geographically and sectorally, the project is targeted and specific. Work must take place in Colombia s agricultural sector in sugarcane, including unrefined brown sugar (panela), and in the cut flower industry. Activities must be implemented in one or more designated departments: Antioquia, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Santander, and/or Valle del Cauca. This focus reflects where the grantmaker expects the combination of agricultural employment, gender vulnerability, and labor rights risks to be most relevant for the project s goals.
From a grants management perspective, this is a discretionary opportunity using a cooperative agreement, which generally means ILAB expects to have substantial involvement during implementation compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is FOA ILAB 19 02, listed under CFDA 17.401. The opportunity anticipated making just one award, with a maximum project length of four years (48 months) from the effective date of the award. The original posting date was May 14, 2019, and the original application deadline was July 19, 2019, with applications due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
In summary, EQUAL is designed as a single, multi-year technical assistance effort to expand decent work opportunities for vulnerable women and adolescent girls in key Colombian agricultural value chains, while simultaneously pushing for improved public and private practices that help prevent child labor, forced labor, and related labor rights abuses.Apply for FOA ILAB 19 02
- 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 "Equal Access to Quality Jobs for Women and Girls in Agriculture (EQUAL)" 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 May 14, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 19, 2019 Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (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 $5,000,000.00 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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