Closed · FOA-ILAB-20-11 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary
Announcement for Strengthening Workers’ Ability to Exercise their Labor Rights in Mexico
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $10M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- October 19, 2020
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Announcement for Strengthening Workers’ Ability to Exercise their Labor Rights in Mexico is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered Up to $10,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 169 other opportunities from Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
- up to $10M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 17.401
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Announcement for Strengthening Workers’ Abili… is closed (last close October 19, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of International Labor Affairs still indexes 169 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed October 19, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$10,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately $10,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Mexico to promote internationally recognized labor rights particularly by supporting implementation of the landmark labor law reform enacted in February 2017 and May 2019. The project would prioritize assisting workers in at least three of the following sectors: aerospace, mining, steel, aluminum, industrial bakeries, electronics, or call centers. The project objective is to improve workers’ realization of their rights under Mexican labor laws.The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes: 1) increase workers’ and relevant organizations’ knowledge of labor rights, particularly those under labor law reforms; 2) increase workers’ and their representatives’ effective use of labor rights provisions, particularly those under labor law reforms; and 3) generate sustained data-driven dialogue amongst relevant stakeholders to improve implementation of labor law reforms. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4.5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award. For purposes of this Funding Opportunity Announcement, internationally recognized labor rights refers to those rights as defined in Article 23.3 of the USMCA Labor Chapter, consisting of (a) freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; (b) the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor; (c) the effective abolition of child labor and, for the purposes of the USMCA, a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor; (d) the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; and (e) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health. The right to strike is linked to the right to freedom of association, which cannot be realized without protecting the right to strike: Gobierno de Mexico, Reforma Laboral, https://reformalaboral.stps.gob.mx/#normatividad.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ILAB-20-11
Grants.gov marks Announcement for Strengthening Workers’ Abili… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of International Labor Affairs book (169 peers, 99% of 170).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Agency Contact
Bradley Sickles Grant Officer
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