Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ILAB 18 10
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) announced a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Strengthening Labor and Criminal Law Enforcement to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking" (Funding Opportunity Number FOA ILAB 18 10). The Department planned to make a single award in the form of a cooperative agreement, with an estimated total funding amount of up to $10,000,000 in total costs, contingent on the availability of federal funds. Because it is a cooperative agreement, the award structure generally implies a more hands-on partnership between ILAB and the recipient than a typical grant, with ongoing federal involvement in project planning, implementation, or monitoring.
The purpose of the award was to support a technical assistance project operating in at least five countries, focused on strengthening government capacity to prevent and respond to child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. Rather than funding direct service delivery alone, the emphasis is on helping national systems work better by improving laws, enforcement practice, and inter-agency coordination. In practical terms, this kind of technical assistance often includes legal and policy analysis, drafting or revising legislation or regulations, developing procedures and guidance for enforcement agencies, training labor inspectors and criminal justice actors, and building institutional mechanisms for referral and collaboration.
ILAB laid out three central outcomes the project was expected to achieve. First, the project should contribute to stronger labor and/or criminal legal frameworks related to child labor, forced labor, and/or human trafficking. This means supporting governments in closing legal gaps, aligning national laws with international standards, clarifying definitions and prohibited practices, strengthening penalties where appropriate, and ensuring protections and remedies for victims. Second, the project should improve enforcement of these labor and/or criminal laws, specifically as they relate to the targeted abuses. That outcome points to more effective inspections, investigations, case development, and prosecution where relevant, alongside better identification of victims and more consistent application of the law in high-risk sectors and locations. Third, the project should increase coordination among law enforcement and social protection entities, recognizing that enforcement alone is not enough and that victims, especially children, need protection services, safe referral pathways, and support systems. The coordination objective typically involves creating or strengthening cross-agency protocols, information sharing, joint operations where appropriate, and linkages between police, prosecutors, labor authorities, child protection agencies, and social service providers.
Administratively, the opportunity was listed under the Employment, Labor and Training funding activity category and carried CFDA number 17.401. The eligible applicant category was listed as "Others," with clarification to be provided in the funding notice's additional eligibility section. The opportunity was created on July 17, 2018, and the original application deadline was September 24, 2018, with applications required to be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. ILAB expected to make one award, with the award ceiling set at $10,000,000, indicating that the selected project would be sizable and multi-country in scope, with a strong focus on measurable improvements in legal frameworks, enforcement performance, and inter-agency coordination to combat child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking.Apply for FOA ILAB 18 10
- The Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Labor and Criminal Law Enforcement to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.401.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 17, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 24, 2018 Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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