Closed · FOA-ILAB-21-08 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary

Strengthening Decent Work in the Fishing Sector in South America

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $5M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 30, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening Decent Work in the Fishing Sector in South America is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered Up to $5,000,000 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 $5M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
17.401
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening Decent Work in the Fishing Sect… is closed (last close September 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 September 30, 2021

Posted Aug 10 Closes Sep 30

Est. Total Funding

$5,000,000

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 $5,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund one technical assistance project(s) in South America to strengthen decent work in the fishing sector.This FOA solicits applications to implement one project with the objective of strengthening decent work in the fishing sector in South America. In support of achieving the objective, the project should be designed to achieve (or substantially contribute to) the following outcomes: • Strengthen mechanisms to address labor violations associated with illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. • Increased agency taken by workers and civil society to address labor violations in the fishing sector in South America. • Increased capacity of worker organizations, local ports authorities, and private sector to address labor violations in the fishing sector. The duration of the project will be a maximum of 4.5 years (54 months) from the effective date of the award.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ILAB-21-08

Grants.gov marks Strengthening Decent Work in the Fishing Sect… 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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What to do next

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