25K75IL000020
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
The Solidarity Center (SC) proposes a $7 million, 48-month project, entitled Promoting a Just Transition for All Workers in Brazil and Chile.
The project objective is to increase worker voice in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of climate policies and plans.
Populations served will include workers, their organizations, and their communities, in Brazil and Chile whose employment landscape will shift due to climate-related policies and practices.
The most impacted workers and communities are those who are underrepresented in institutions that make policy decisions on their behalf, including historically marginalized populations (women, indigenous communities, young people, Afro-descendant people, people with disabilities, and migrants).
Institutions served are the democratic worker organizations in Brazil, Chile, South Africa, and Colombia, that represent those populations at the local, state, national, and international levels, some of which are named below, and allied CSOs, including social movements.
Demand-side pressure from workers, their unions, and their allies will serve government and private sector institutions.
Target sectors in Brazil include the extended vehicle manufacturing value chain (mining, metal manufacturing, and transport sector) in the states of Sao Paulo, Bahia, Pernambuco, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas, and Minas Gerais.
In Chile, the metal manufacturing sector (mineral mining and processing, and metal manufacturing) in northern Chile, and the Metropolitana and Biobo regions.
Activities to be facilitated by SC include listening sessions with impacted workers and communities, outreach to government at all levels, support for just transition advocacy, social dialogue, and collective bargaining, trade union capacity building on organizing and leadership, just transition policy and advocacy, coalition building, and just transition communication, ongoing mentorship, development of union joint strategic plan for worker and community engagement, South-South cooperation, providing technical workshops and peer-to-peer trainings.
The project objective is to increase worker voice in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of climate policies and plans.
Populations served will include workers, their organizations, and their communities, in Brazil and Chile whose employment landscape will shift due to climate-related policies and practices.
The most impacted workers and communities are those who are underrepresented in institutions that make policy decisions on their behalf, including historically marginalized populations (women, indigenous communities, young people, Afro-descendant people, people with disabilities, and migrants).
Institutions served are the democratic worker organizations in Brazil, Chile, South Africa, and Colombia, that represent those populations at the local, state, national, and international levels, some of which are named below, and allied CSOs, including social movements.
Demand-side pressure from workers, their unions, and their allies will serve government and private sector institutions.
Target sectors in Brazil include the extended vehicle manufacturing value chain (mining, metal manufacturing, and transport sector) in the states of Sao Paulo, Bahia, Pernambuco, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas, and Minas Gerais.
In Chile, the metal manufacturing sector (mineral mining and processing, and metal manufacturing) in northern Chile, and the Metropolitana and Biobo regions.
Activities to be facilitated by SC include listening sessions with impacted workers and communities, outreach to government at all levels, support for just transition advocacy, social dialogue, and collective bargaining, trade union capacity building on organizing and leadership, just transition policy and advocacy, coalition building, and just transition communication, ongoing mentorship, development of union joint strategic plan for worker and community engagement, South-South cooperation, providing technical workshops and peer-to-peer trainings.
Funding Goals
OUTCOME(S) PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL BE DEVELOPED POST-AWARD USING ILAB S THEORY OF SUSTAINED CHANGE FOR WORKER RIGHTS PROGRAMS (HTTPS: WWW.DOL.GOV AGENCIES ILAB RESOURCES GRANTS MEL).
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Brazil
Geographic Scope
Foreign
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/28 to 03/14/25.
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/28 to 03/14/25.
American Center For International Labor Solidarity was awarded
Climate Justice Empowerment for Brazilian and Chilean Workers
Cooperative Agreement 25K75IL000020
worth $7,000,000
from the Bureau of International Labor Affairs in December 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Brazil.
The grant
was awarded through assistance program 17.401 International Labor Programs.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Promoting a Just Transition for All Workers.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 3/27/25
Period of Performance
12/31/24
Start Date
3/14/25
End Date
Funding Split
$7.0M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$7.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to 25K75IL000020
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
25K75IL000020
SAI Number
1605:1605:IL:25K75IL000020:1:2
Award ID URI
SAIEXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
1630GM DOL (ETA) GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
160901 DOL- BUR INTERNATIONAL LABOR AFFAIR
Awardee UEI
FGHSZZVE59R8
Awardee CAGE
4BKD9
Performance District
Not Applicable
Modified: 3/27/25