Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project with the objective to reinforce the Government of Lesotho’s (GOL) efforts to promote occupational safety and health (OSH) and counter discrimination and gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work. The project will take a multi-stakeholder approach to strengthen institutional capacity and support...

Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully implementing a project to reinforce the Government of Lesotho's efforts to promote occupational safety and health and counter discrimination and gender-based violence and harassment is eligible to apply if and when a Funding Opportunity Announcement is published. Lack of past experience with USDOL cooperative agreements, grants, or contracts does not bar eligibility. All applicants for ILAB funding opportunities must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to applying for funding. For more information, please see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM. Successful applicants will be required to ensure any subrecipients also have a UEI number prior to receiving DOL approval of any subawards.