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Securing Fair and Reliable Critical Mineral Supply Chains
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09-26-2025 | $9.0 M | No Match Required |
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- Expected Number of Awards 2
- Opportunity Type Discretionary
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CFDA
17.401 -- International Labor Programs
Description
NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. An announcement is not related to this notice. We are not accepting applications at this time. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) intends to award, through a competitive process, 2 cooperative agreements of a combined $9,000,000 total costs, to address egregious labor practices — child labor and forced labor — that disadvantage American workers and businesses in a key sector for U.S. economic security, critical minerals. These projects would focus on improving policy frameworks and systems for monitoring and identifying child labor and forced labor, and supporting relevant enforcement and remedial actions, in critical mineral supply chains in Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Outcome(s)
• Project outcomes will be developed post award through ILAB's Stakeholder Engagement and Strategy Validation
Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to Sue Levenstein (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
- IHE
- Local Government
- Non-Profit
- Other
- State Government
- Tribal Government
Additional Eligibility Information
Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs).
Key Date(s)
- July 22, 2025: Last Updated Date
- July 22, 2025: Forecasted Date
- August 15, 2025: Estimated Post Date
- September 26, 2025: Estimated Application Due Date
- December 31, 2025: Estimated Project Start Date