Closed · FOA-ILAB-21-07 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary
Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 30, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered Up to $3,000,000 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 $3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 17.401
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the… is closed (last close August 30, 2021). 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 August 30, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $3,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one technical assistance project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to improve the DRC’s compliance with acceptable conditions of work (ACW) in one or more economic sectors through tripartite capacity building and dialogue.The overarching strategy is to focus on one or more economic sectors to: build the capacity of the General Labor Inspectorate (Inspection Générale du Travail, IGT) to detect and address violations of ACW; increase worker access to effective remedies (state-based and/or non-state-based) against such non-compliance; empower workers and their organizations to help prevent, monitor, and/or stop non-compliance with ACW; and strengthen and sustain dialogue among tripartite stakeholders to improve compliance with ACW. USDOL encourages applicants to consider a broad spectrum of economic sectors in the DRC to maximally benefit workers and worker rights.The project will aim to achieve the following outcomes in one or more economic sectors of the DRC:• Outcome 1: Enhanced capacity of the General Labor Inspectorate (IGT) to identify and address labor violations concerning relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.• Outcome 2: Workers and worker associations utilize new knowledge and skills to prevent, monitor, and/or stop non-compliance with relevant laws and standards for ACW in the workplace.• Outcome 3: Increased worker access to effective remedies (state-based and non-state-based) to address non-compliance with relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.• Outcome 4: Strengthened and sustained dialogue among relevant stakeholders from government, workers and worker associations, and employers and employer associations to improve compliance with relevant labor laws and standards for ACW.The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4 years (48 months) from the effective date of the award.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ILAB-21-07
Grants.gov marks Supporting Progress on Labor Standards in the… 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 Other (O). 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
Sue Levenstein Grants Management Specialist levenstein.susan.l@dol.gov
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