[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 29720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14648]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Office of the Secretary; ``Promotion of Labor Rights and 
Employment in Pakistan''

June 17, 2009.
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.
    Funding Opportunity Number: SGA-09-07.
    Key Dates: The closing date for receipt of applications is July 31, 
2009 via Grants.gov. Applications may also be submitted by mail.

Funding Opportunity Description

    The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor 
Affairs (ILAB), announces the availability of funds in the amount of 
U.S. $1,600,000 to be awarded by Cooperative Agreement to a qualifying 
organization for the purpose of implementing a worker rights and 
employment demonstration project that assists unemployed Pakistanis 
with vocational and entrepreneurial training to obtain employment or 
pursue professions and acquire an understanding of their fundamental 
rights as workers. The project will take place in the Federally 
Administered Tribal Areas, the Northwest Frontier Province and 
Baluchistan. Participants provided with vocational training will also 
receive integrated worker rights training in order to ensure that they 
are able to fully benefit from their new skills and professions. 
Similarly, new entrepreneurs may become employers for the first time 
and will also receive worker rights training to understand their 
responsibilities as employers. ILAB is authorized to award and 
administer this program by the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 
2009, Public Law 111-08, 123 Stat. 524 (2009). 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 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, 2009.
    The full Solicitation for Grant Applications is posted on http://www.Grants.gov under U.S. Department of Labor/ILAB. 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 
Georgiette Nkpa at 202-693-4584 (not a toll-free number).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of June 2009.
Cassandra Mitchell,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-14648 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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