This grant offered by the U.S. Department of Labor aims to improve compliance with laws regarding payments to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS). It seeks to enhance systems to enforce payment laws, raise awareness among workers and employers, and provide guidance on verifying correct payments. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the project will be managed by ILAB’s Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, with a duration of three to four years. Applications must be submitted by August 8, 2008, for consideration.
Opportunity ID: 42218
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SGA-08-05 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Ensuring Benefits in the Formal Sector in El Salvador |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Employment, Labor and Training |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | — |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 02, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 08, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 08, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 07, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $940,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $940,000 |
| Award Floor: | $940,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | A. Eligible Applicants Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) with experience effectively implementing projects in the relevant technical field(s) and working with foreign national government ministries, regional and local government entities, employers and employer organizations, workers and labor organizations, and non-governmental and community-based organizations is eligible for this grant. Neutral, non-religious criteria that neither favor nor disfavor religion will be employed in the selection of Cooperative Agreement recipients. Applications from foreign government and quasi-government agencies will not be considered. An Applicant must demonstrate a country presence, independently or through a relationship with another organization(s) with country presence, which gives it the ability to initiate program activities upon award of the Cooperative Agreement. See Section V. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | OASAM |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), announces the availability of funds to be awarded by Cooperative Agreement (hereinafter referred to as grant or Cooperative Agreement) to one or more qualifying organizations to increase compliance with laws regarding employer payments to the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS). Specifically, the project will improve current systems to enforce compliance with laws regarding payments to the ISSS, and it will raise awareness among workers and employers about how they can verify that correct payments are being made and where to go if they are not being made. ILAB is authorized to award and administer this program by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, P. L. No. 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007). This project is funded from the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2007, Pub L. 110-05, 121 Stat 8 (2007) provided by the U.S. Department of State. Cooperative Agreements awarded under this initiative will be managed by ILABs Office of Trade and Labor Affairs. The duration of the project funded by this solicitation is three to four years. The start date of program activities will be negotiated upon award of the Cooperative Agreement, but will be no later than September 30, 2008. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lisa Harvey
Grant Officer Phone 202-693-4570 Email:harvey.lisa@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 42218 Full Announcement-1 -> Benefits in the Formal Sector Repost SGA 06-12-08.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lisa Harvey Grant Officer Phone 202-693-4570 Email: harvey.lisa@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00007746 | Jul 02, 2008 | Aug 08, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
42218 SF424-2.0.pdf
42218 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
42218 Budget-1.1.pdf
42218 SF424A-1.0.pdf
42218 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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