Reducing Barriers that Impede Access to Education and Decent Work for LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean Region

Agency: Bureau of International Labor Affairs

17.401 -- International Labor Programs

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Bureau of International 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 Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean Region to improve implementation of laws, policies, and national plans to reduce barriers that impede access to education and decent work for LGBTQI+ youth. 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) Improved knowledge among key labor stakeholders about the barriers to education and access to decent work among LGBTQI+ youth.

• (2) Increased coordination among key labor stakeholders to increase access to decent work opportunities for LGBTQI+ youth.

• (3) Increased capacity of LGBTQI+ key labor stakeholders to provide LGBTQI+ youth with safe and affirming environments.

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

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including any faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s) capable of successfully improving implementation of laws, policies, and national plans to reduce barriers that impede access to education and decent work for LGBTQI+ youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean Region 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 http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/displayHomePage.do and 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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Carlie Ortiz ortiz.carlie@dol.gov

Email

ortiz.carlie@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ILAB-24-32_Brazil.pdf	FOA-ILAB-24-32	Sep 12, 2024 08:04 PM UTC
FOA-ILAB-24-32_Brazil.docx	FOA-ILAB-24-32 Word version	Sep 12, 2024 08:04 PM UTC

Link to additional information

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/

Closed: October 11, 2024

Application process

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Award

$4,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$4,000,000

Award Minimum

$4,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ILAB-24-32

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Other

History

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Posted date:

July 22, 2024

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