Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 20 06
The Department of Labor, through its Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), issued a Notice of Intent for a future funding opportunity called "Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor." This notice is essentially an early heads-up that ILAB planned to release a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) later, and it makes clear that applications were not being accepted at the time of the notice. In other words, there was no open competition yet, no application package to download, and no deadline to meet because the actual solicitation had not been published.
If funding were available, ILAB expected to run a competitive selection process and make up to two cooperative agreement awards. The structure was designed as one award focused on cocoa-producing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and a separate award focused on cocoa-producing communities in Ghana. The funding instrument type matters here: a cooperative agreement typically implies a closer working relationship with the government than a standard grant, often with more ongoing involvement or coordination from the agency during implementation.
The planned projects were built around two main outcomes. First, ILAB wanted improved accountability of cocoa cooperatives to monitor child labor in the cocoa supply chain, which points to strengthening cooperative-level systems for tracking, identifying, and responding to child labor risks. Second, ILAB wanted increased support to vulnerable cocoa households within cocoa cooperatives, signaling an emphasis on helping at-risk families connected to those cooperatives so that economic and social pressures contributing to child labor can be reduced.
In terms of scale and timing, the notice listed an award ceiling of $4,000,000 and anticipated a total of two awards. The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Office of Grants Management was identified as the office that expected to publish the FOA, with an estimated release date around July 13, 2020, and an intent to make awards by November 30, 2020, while noting that dates could change. The opportunity was categorized as discretionary funding, with CFDA number 17.401, and the eligibility field was broadly indicated as "Others," with the expectation that the later FOA would clarify who could apply.
Finally, the notice emphasized where to look for official information once the opportunity became real. Interested organizations were told to monitor Grants.gov because that would be the channel used to post the FOA if it was ultimately published, and the agency stated that it would not provide email or paper copies. The notice also pointed readers to ILAB grant webpages for general guidance and examples of past cooperative agreement applications, but it did not include the FOA itself, attachments, or application instructions because those materials would only come with the later announcement.Apply for NOI ILAB 20 06
- 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 "Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor" 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 Jun 05, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NOTE This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this 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 $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor (ILAB Notice of Intent)
1) What exactly was released by the Department of Labor for this opportunity?
The Department of Labor (DOL), through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), released a Notice of Intent for a future funding opportunity titled "Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor." A Notice of Intent is an advance notice that a formal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be issued later.
2) Was this an open grant competition at the time of the notice?
No. The notice stated that applications were not being accepted at the time it was issued. There was no open competition yet because the formal FOA had not been published.
3) Could organizations download an application package or apply immediately?
No. The notice made clear there was no application package to download and no application deadline to meet at that stage, since the actual solicitation (the FOA) had not been released.
4) What was the planned name or focus of the future FOA?
The planned future opportunity was titled "Engaging Cocoa Cooperatives to Combat Child Labor," with a focus on working through cocoa cooperatives and cocoa-producing communities to address child labor risks in the cocoa supply chain.
5) What type of funding instrument was being considered?
ILAB indicated it expected to make awards as cooperative agreements (if funding became available and an FOA was issued). A cooperative agreement typically involves a closer working relationship with the federal government than a standard grant, often including more ongoing agency involvement or coordination during implementation.
6) How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated up to two cooperative agreement awards.
7) What was the expected geographic structure of the awards?
The planned structure was one award focused on cocoa-producing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and a separate award focused on cocoa-producing communities in Ghana.
8) What were the main intended outcomes of the planned projects?
The notice described two main outcomes:
- Improved accountability of cocoa cooperatives to monitor child labor in the cocoa supply chain (strengthening cooperative-level systems to track, identify, and respond to child labor risks).
- Increased support to vulnerable cocoa households within cocoa cooperatives (helping at-risk families connected to those cooperatives to reduce pressures that contribute to child labor).
9) What was the maximum funding amount mentioned (award ceiling)?
The notice listed an award ceiling of $4,000,000.
10) What was the anticipated total number of awards and overall scale?
The notice anticipated a total of two awards, each subject to the stated award ceiling. Actual award amounts and final structure were expected to be confirmed in the later FOA (if published).
11) Which office was expected to publish the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)?
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Office of Grants Management was identified as the office expected to publish the FOA.
12) When was the FOA expected to be released?
The notice provided an estimated FOA release date around July 13, 2020, while also noting that dates could change.
13) When did ILAB anticipate making awards?
The notice indicated an intent to make awards by November 30, 2020, with the caveat that dates could change.
14) What was the funding category for this opportunity?
The opportunity was categorized as discretionary funding.
15) What CFDA number was associated with the planned opportunity?
The notice referenced CFDA number 17.401.
16) Who was eligible to apply based on the notice?
The eligibility field was broadly indicated as "Others." The notice stated that the later FOA would be expected to clarify who could apply.
17) Where would the official FOA be posted if it was ultimately published?
Interested organizations were instructed to monitor Grants.gov, because that was the channel expected to be used to post the FOA if it was published.
18) Would ILAB provide the FOA or application materials by email or paper copy?
No. The notice stated that the agency would not provide email or paper copies of the FOA.
19) Did the notice include the FOA, attachments, or application instructions?
No. The notice did not include the FOA itself, attachments, or application instructions. Those materials were described as items that would only come with the later announcement (the FOA), if issued.
20) Was there any guidance offered for organizations that wanted to prepare in advance?
Yes, in a limited way. The notice pointed readers to ILAB grant webpages for general guidance and examples of past cooperative agreement applications, but it did not provide the specific application requirements for this planned opportunity.
21) Did the notice guarantee that funding would be available or that an FOA would definitely be issued?
No. The notice described the opportunity as something ILAB planned to release later and used conditional language (for example, "if funding were available"). The notice served as an early heads-up rather than a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation.
22) What was the core emphasis of the monitoring and accountability component?
Based on the notice language, the monitoring and accountability emphasis centered on strengthening cooperative-level systems to track child labor risks, identify cases or indicators, and support responses within the cocoa supply chain.
23) What did "increased support to vulnerable cocoa households" imply in the notice?
The notice signaled an emphasis on providing additional support to at-risk families connected to cocoa cooperatives, with the goal of reducing economic and social pressures that contribute to child labor.
24) If an organization was interested, what was the single most important next step?
The notice instructed interested parties to keep checking Grants.gov for the official FOA posting, since that is where the authoritative solicitation and any application instructions would appear.
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