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Securing Fair and Reliable Critical Mineral Supply Chains

ID: FOA-ILAB-25-15 • Type: Posted
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Description

Posted: Aug. 27, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT

Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, 2 cooperative agreements of a combined $9,000,000 total costs, to address egregious labor practices child labor and forced labor that disadvantage American workers and businesses in a key sector for U.S. economic security, critical minerals. These projects would focus on improving policy frameworks and systems for monitoring and identifying child labor and forced labor, and supporting relevant enforcement and remedial actions, in critical mineral supply chains in Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Outcome(s)

Project outcomes will be developed post award through ILAB's Stakeholder Engagement and Strategy Validation

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Overview

Agency
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILA) [DOL]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
17.401 - International Labor Programs
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 8/27/25 the Bureau of International Labor Affairs posted grant opportunity FOA-ILAB-25-15 for Securing Fair and Reliable Critical Mineral Supply Chains with funding of $9.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 17.401 International Labor Programs. It is expected that 2 total grants will be made worth between $4.0 million and $5.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
Aug. 27, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Sept. 26, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Last Updated
Aug. 28, 2025, 4:07 p.m. EDT
Version
4
Archive Date
Oct. 26, 2025

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs).Faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, as are all organizations. Those that meet the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients and administration of the grant, discriminate on the basis of an organization’s religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$5,000,000
Floor
$4,000,000
Estimated Program Funding
$9,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
2

Contacts

Contact
Susan L Levenstein Grantor
Contact Email
ogm_ilab@dol.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
(202) 693-2860
Additional Information Site
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab

Documents

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