U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR
Bureau of International
Labor Affairs
FY07 Combating Exploitive
Child Labor through Education
Solicitation for Cooperative
Agreement Applications (SGA)

Eileen Muirragui,
Latin America and Caribbean Division Chief
Target Countries
Bolivia - $3.344 M Indonesia - $5.55 M
Cambodia - $4.0 M Morocco - $3.0 M
Colombia - $5.1 M Philippines - $5.5 M
Democratic Republic Togo - $5.0 M
of the Congo - $5.5 M Uganda - $5.5 M
Dominican Republic -
$4.0 M
Structure of the SGA
Executive Summary Application Review
Funding Opportunity Information
Description Award Administration
General Background Information
Scope of Work Attachments
General Requirements USDOL Definitions of Key
Terms
Country-Specific
Requirements Technical Proposal Format
Definitions and Usual
Award Information Characteristics of Subgrants
Eligibility Information vs. Subcontracts
Application and Equal Opportunity Survey
Submission Information
Section I.3.A. Scope of Work:
General Requirements
Focus on Action Clear and Specific
Research and Data Outcomes
Collection Collaboration and
Withdrawal or Leveraging Resources
Prevention from Sustainability
Exploitive Child
Labor through Direct
Educational Services
and Other Project
Interventions
Section I.3.B. Scope of Work:
Country-Specific Requirements
Background
Relevant Policies, Programs, and Projects
Scope of Work
Specific Target Groups, Sectors, and/or Geographic
Focus
Collaboration with Specific Programs and/or Links to
Specific National Policies
Implementing Environment/Cross-Cutting Themes
Project-Specific Strategies
Section V.1.
Application Evaluation Criteria
Project Design/Budget Cost-Effectiveness/
Budget Cost-Efficiency 40 points

Sustainability Plan 15 points

Organizational Capacity 25 points

Key Personnel/Management
Plan/Staffing 20 points

Additional Direct Beneficiaries 5 extra points

Cost Sharing 5 extra points

Related Requirements
Applications:
Will be evaluated relative to all requirements in
both the General and Country-Specific Scopes
of Work
Should be consistent with USDOL Definitions
provided in Appendix A
Clarification for FY07
Matching Funds (5 additional points)
Must be included in SF 424 and SF 424A
Must be reported on quarterly financial reports
SF 269s
Grantee is liable for meeting the full amount
during the life of the Cooperative Agreement
Leveraged resources ≠ matching funds
(proposed collaboration versus obligation)
Are subject to the same restrictions and
provisions as USDOL funds
Clarification for FY07
Direct Beneficiaries
For every $100,000 of project funding, at least
172 children must be targeted for withdrawal or
prevention from exploitive child labor
Projects that target over 200 children for
withdrawal or prevention per $100,000 of
project funding may receive up to 5 extra points
Clarification for FY07
Commitments from Businesses Encouraged
Ideas could include:
Scholarships
Donations of Goods
Mentoring and Volunteering by Employees
Assistance in Awareness Raising
Provision of internships for children/youth and/or
teachers during vacation periods that would help them
improve leadership and other skills for implementing
programs to address exploitive child labor
Clarification for FY07
DUNS Number or Exemption Required
For Associations, DUNS numbers must be
included for the Lead Grantee and all members
of the Association
New Forms to Include in Application:
Indirect Cost Rate Form (NICRA)
USAID Salary History Form SF 1420
Carpets Research SGA
USDOL intends to award a Cooperative
Agreement for research on exploitive child labor
and forced labor in the carpet sectors of Nepal,
Pakistan, and India
SGA will be published soon
Thank you