Closed · FOA-ILAB-25-43 · CFDA 17.401 · Discretionary

Leveling the Field for American Workers in U.S.-Mexico Trade

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

$10M-$10M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 26, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Leveling the Field for American Workers in U.S.-Mexico Trade is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of International Labor Affairs that offered $10,000,000 -- $10,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 16 other opportunities from Bureau of International Labor Affairs.

$10M-$10M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
17.401
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Leveling the Field for American Workers in U.… is closed (last close September 26, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of International Labor Affairs still indexes 16 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 26, 2025

Posted Aug 27 Closes Sep 26

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

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 $10,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for one (1) cooperative agreement to reduce wage suppression and other unfair labor practices in key trade sectors in Mexico to allow American workers to compete on a level playing field in trade. The project should collaborate with state governments, the private sector, and worker organizations in key trade sectors in Mexico to:• Strengthen Labor Law Enforcement: Support state labor authorities to improve enforcement of labor laws and to proactively engage employers and workers on unfair labor practices to promote stronger industrial relations.• Improve Private Sector Compliance: Provide companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with compliance assistance and clear guidelines to improve compliance with United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) labor obligations.• Improve Wages and Labor Conditions: Educate Mexican workers in understanding their labor rights, build their collective negotiating capabilities so they have the tools to advocate for competitive wages, fair labor practices, and how to seek remediation when their rights are violated.The duration of the project will be 54 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ILAB-25-43

Grants.gov marks Leveling the Field for American Workers in U.… 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 (15 peers, 88% of 17).

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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