Project to Combat Child Labor and Promote Acceptable Conditions of Work in Tanzania’s Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

The Bureau of lnternational Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $4,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in the United Republic of Tanzania to improve implementation of laws, policies, and action plans to combat child labor (CL) and promote Acceptable Conditions of Work (ACW) in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

In order to achieve the project goal, applicants must propose strategies to achieve the following outcomes:

Outcome(s)

(1) Increased capacity of key stakeholders to collect and disseminate data on CL and ACW in ASGM;

(2) Increased monitoring, identification, and reporting of instances of CL and ACW in ASGM; and

(3) Increased capacity of key stakeholders to address CL and promote ACW in ASGM at the local level.

Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to ortiz.carlie@dol.gov.