Closed · FOA-ILAB-21-16 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary
Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation of Workers in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of International Labor Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $7M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- November 9, 2021
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Project to Reduce Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Forms of Labor Exploitation of Workers in the Chile Pepper and Tomato Sectors in Mexico is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered Up to $7,000,000 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 $7M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 17.401
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Project to Reduce Child Labor is closed (last close November 9, 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 November 9, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$7,000,000
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 $7 million total costs (subject to the availability of federal funds) for one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in Mexico to reduce child labor, forced labor, and other forms of labor exploitation in the chile pepper and tomato sectors. The project-level objective is to increase use of worker protection mechanisms in the chile pepper and tomato sectors including in the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua.The project should be worker-focused and achieve the following outcomes:• Outcome 1: Increased mobilization of labor stakeholders to address labor violations; and• Outcome 2: Increased engagement of workers in the chile pepper and tomato sectors to address violations of theirlabor rights.In support of Mexican Labor Law and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), this project will include efforts to eliminate child and forced labor, improve working conditions, empower workers, and increase economic resiliency of vulnerable households. The project will employ a holistic approach to addressing violations of labor laws as a means of combating child labor, forced labor, and other forms of labor exploitation. The project will support the Mexican government’s efforts to increase workers’ knowledge of labor rights and improve workers’ access to effective judicial and non-judicial remediation of labor law violations. The project will reach workers, including migrant workers in agricultural fields and in processing plants, throughout the chile pepper and tomato supply chains, where child and forced labor have been identified as a problem. The project will have a particular focus in states that produce chile peppers and tomatoes,including Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Chihuahua.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-21-16
Grants.gov marks Project to Reduce Child Labor 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Ms. Mikki Slade Grants Management Specialist
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