Strengthening Social Compliance Project
Agency: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Assistance Listings
- 17.401 -- International Labor Programs
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $2,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a global, technical assistance project, piloted in the Indonesian palm oil sector, to reduce and remediate forced labor in supply chains where forced labor is prevalent. The multi-phase project will develop and pilot actionable resources to help create or refine global worker-driven social compliance systems putting workers and their organizations...
at the center of effective solutions to ensure the real, independently verifiable protection of labor rights in global supply chains. The duration of Phase I of the project will be a maximum of 36 months from the effective date of the award. Following the conclusion of Phase I, USDOL will consider awarding a second phase of the project of approximately $4,000,000 total costs, reflecting a total potential project budget of approximately $6,000,000 over approximately eight years. The project will aim to achieve the following Outputs:Output 1: Actionable resources developed to enable the establishment of global worker-driven social compliance systems that prevent, reduce, and remediate forced laborOutput 2: Private sector stakeholders adopt worker-driven social compliance systems by leveraging actionable resources developed in Output 1 in selected sectors/countries
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 implementing a global project, piloted in the Indonesian palm oil sector, to reduce and remediate forced labor in supply chains is eligible to apply. 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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Sue Levenstein
levenstein.susan.l@dol.gov
levenstein.susan.l@dol.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FOA-ILAB-23-30.pdf | FOA-ILAB-23-30.pdf | Aug 3, 2023 12:51 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: October 6, 2023
Award
$2,000,000
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$2,000,000
Award Minimum
$2,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FOA-ILAB-23-30
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Other
Category Explanation:
International Labor Affairs
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 3, 2023
Archive date:
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