Protecting the American Seafood Supply Chain by Countering Unfair Labor Practices and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing  

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Opportunity number
FOA-ILAB-26-29
Agency
Applications due
Award size
$11,000,000

Opportunity facts

Assistance listings
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Other
Eligible applicants
Not on record
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI ·

The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to protect the American seafood supply chain by countering unfair labor practices and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with applications due September 21, 2026. One award of approximately $11 million in total costs will be made, funding a single 36-month project (or shorter if proposed).

Eligible applicants include U.S. and non-U.S. commercial, nonprofit, educational, faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. Applicants designated as terrorist-associated, debarred, or suspended are ineligible.

The project must target commercial distant-water fishing vessels and coordinate with Indonesia and the Philippines to combat forced labor, debt bondage, wage suppression, and unsafe working conditions. Applicants must demonstrate how activities contribute to increased American job and wage growth. Monitoring and evaluation budgets must represent 5–8 percent of total direct costs. Multi-country projects must allocate $75,000 for communications assets.

Applications comprise a technical proposal (maximum 50 double-spaced pages) and a cost proposal including SF-424 forms, detailed budget narratives, and country-specific budgets for Indonesia and the Philippines. Amendment One, posted August 27, 2026, clarifies that names and resumes for all proposed key personnel must be included as attachments to the technical proposal with no page limits or format requirements. Applicants selected for award must fill each key personnel position within 30 days of award notification.

Technical evaluation criteria total 100 points and cover literature review, project strategy and framework, project milestones and targets, monitoring and evaluation, work plan, organizational capacity and partner experience, key personnel (worth 5 points), management plan, and budget narratives. Award decisions are expected between September 30 and December 31, 2026.

All applicants must register with the System for Award Management, obtain a Unique Entity Identifier, and comply with 2 CFR 200. The program operates under CFDA 17.401, International Labor Programs.

Synopsis

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Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to OGM_ILAB@dol.gov.

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Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to OGM_ILAB@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public, as this FOA is currently under development. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs). Faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, as are all organizations. Those that meet the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients and administration of the grant, discriminate on the basis of an organization's religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization.

Files

File Type Posted
FOA-ILAB-26-29 Amendment One.pdf PDF
PKG00294039.pdf PDF
Financial-System-Risk-Assessment-Form.pdf PDF
FOA-ILAB-26-29 IUU.pdf PDF
FOA-ILAB-26-29 IUU.pdf PDF

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