Project to Increase Municipal Collective Action to Address Child Labor and Forced Labor in Mexico

Agency: Bureau of International Labor Affairs

17.401 -- International Labor Programs

Archived 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 $4,455,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in support of Mexican Labor Law and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with the objective to increase locally-led actions to collectively address child labor and forced labor in targeted municipalities in Mexico. The project will work in one (1) state from each of the following groups: Group1 - Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Tabasco, Campeche; and Group 2 - Chiapas, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Yucatán, Quintana Roo. Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to Thurlow.Cynthia@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Education

Private institutions of higher education

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

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 project to increase locally-led actions to collectively address child labor and forced labor in targeted municipalities in Mexico 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

Cynthia Thurlow Thurlow.Cynthia@dol.gov

Email

Thurlow.Cynthia@dol.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-ILAB-23-27_Amendment_One.pdf	FOA-ILAB-23-27 Amendment One	Nov 9, 2023 06:40 PM UTC
Foa_Content_of_FOA-ILAB-23-27.pdf	Foa_Content_of_FOA-ILAB-23-27.pdf	Jul 13, 2023 02:03 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 11, 2023

Application process

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Award

$4,455,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$4,455,000

Award Minimum

$4,455,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

FOA-ILAB-23-27

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

International Labor Affairs

History

Version:

Posted date:

July 13, 2023

Archive date:

October 11, 2023