[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 85 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 24090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9470]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Enhancing Skills of Colombian Trade Unionists

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor.
    Announcement Type: New. Notice of Availability of Funds and 
Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications. The full 
announcement is posted on http://www.Grants.Gov as well as on the DOL 
Web site at http://www.dol.gov/ilab.
    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA 08-09.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: Not 
applicable.
    Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications is June 6, 
2008 via Grants.gov.
    Executive Summary: This notice contains all of the information and 
forms needed to apply for grant funding. The U.S. Department of Labor, 
Bureau of International Labor Affairs, announces the availability of up 
to USD $1.25 million to be granted by Cooperative Agreement for a 
project to improve trade union skills of Colombian trade unionists 
through a U.S. based training program.

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs (ILAB), announces the availability of $1.25 million to be 
awarded by Cooperative Agreement (hereinafter referred to as ``grant'' 
or ``Cooperative Agreement'') to a qualifying international 
organization that has experience working to promote core labor 
standards and improve labor-management relations in Colombia by working 
in a tripartite manner (government, employers, and unions). ILAB is 
authorized to award and administer this program by the Department of 
Labor Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 110-161, 121 Stat. 1844 
(2007). The Cooperative Agreement awarded under this initiative will be 
managed by ILAB's Office of Trade and Labor Affairs. The duration of 
the project funded by this solicitation is two to three 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.
    The full Solicitation for Grant Application is posted on http://www.Grants.Gov under U.S. Department of Labor/ILAB. Only Applications 
submitted through http://www.Grants.Gov will be accepted. If you need 
to speak to a person concerning these grants, or if you have issues 
regarding access to the Grants.gov Web site, you may telephone Lisa 
Harvey at 202-693-4570 (not a toll-free number).

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of April, 2008.
Lisa Harvey,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-9470 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]
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