Addressing Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Improving Working Conditions in Select Supply Chains in Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

About this grant

This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the International Labor Organization for a project to support labor stakeholders, including the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE), to robustly implement tripartite “pactos” to promote decent work and to address child labor, forced labor, and other labor violations in Brazil and in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Authority: DLMS 2-836 G Grant Number: NOI-ILAB-24-03. Expected awards: 1.

Eligibility requirements

All of the following criteria must be met:

• NOTE: This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition.

What the funding covers

• Award Range: $5M to $15M
• Expected Number of Awards: 1
• Total Program Funding: $15M

How to apply

1. 1Check eligibility: Confirm your organization type (e.g., nonprofit, state government), project alignment, and deadlines from the opportunity synopsis.
2. 2Register: Create a Grants.gov account via Login.gov, complete SAM.gov and UEI registration, and authorize organization representatives (takes 2-4 weeks).
3. 3Prepare application: Select "Apply" to open Workspace, download forms (e.g., SF-424), complete offline/online with validation checks, and upload supporting docs like budgets and narratives.
4. 4Submit and track: Check package for errors, sign/submit via Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and monitor status with your tracking number
5. 5Applications must be submitted through grants.gov
6. 6Grant Number: NOI-ILAB-24-03
7. 7Posted: 2024-07-12

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