The Bureau of International Labor Affairs partners with international organizations, non-governmental organizations, universities, research institutions, and others to advance workers' rights and livelihoods through technical assistance projects, research, and project evaluations. These activities are funded through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
For detailed instructions on how to apply, please visit http://www.grants.gov and http://www.fbo.gov.
To learn more about our past grants and cooperative agreements please visit grants.gov and select "Archived" under Opportunity Status in the left column. To learn more about our past contracts, visit the archives page at fbo.gov and browse by agency.
View our recent ILAB Funding Opportunities webinar for more information!
Funding Opportunity Announcements:
- FOA-ILAB-23-21: Supporting Safe and Inclusive Work Environments in Lesotho
- FOA-ILAB-23-22: Promoting Quality Jobs in Infrastructure Development
- FOA-ILAB-23-27: Project to Increase Municipal Collective Action to Address Child Labor and Forced Labor in Mexico
- FOA-ILAB-23-28: Project to Improve Adherence to International Labor Standards in the Agricultural Sector in Ecuador
- FOA-ILAB-23-29: Project to Address Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Other Labor Violations in Domestic Work in Mexico
- FOA-ILAB-23-30: Strengthening Social Compliance Project
- FOA-ILAB-23-32: Increasing Responsiveness of Local Communities to Child Labor and/or Forced Labor in the Context of a Changing Climate in Nepal
- FOA-ILAB-23-33: Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Critical Mineral Producing Communities in Zambia
- FOA-ILAB-23-38: Strengthening Civil Society to Protect and Advocate for Migrant Workers
Request for Information:
- RFI-ILAB-23-01: Request for Information USDOL/ILAB: Ensuring access to decent work for persons with disabilities
These documents are provided as examples and are subject to change. All of the links below are to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your PC/workstation in order to view the files. You can download the Reader free of charge from the Adobe Web site.
- Sample Summary and Line-Item Budgets (XLS)
- Standard Terms and Conditions of Award Template (PDF)- FY15 - FY16 - FY17 - FY18 - FY19
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2022
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2021
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2019
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2017
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2016
- Management Procedures and Guidelines for FY2015
- ILAB MEL Resource Library
- OCFT Synthesis Review of Final Evaluation Reports (2014 – 2018)
- ILAB Sustainability Guide
- Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Resource Guide for OCFT Projects
- OCFT Technical Progress Report (TPR)
- Guidance on Results Framework Performance Indicators & Monitoring for Sustainability
- Resource Toolkit for Common Project Design and Implementation Challenges
- ILAB Synthesis Review
- ECMS Thematic Evaluation Covering ILAB Projects in Colombia, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
- Meta-Evaluation of Labor Rights-Related Outcomes – Summary Brief
- Meta-Evaluation of Labor Rights-Related Outcomes – Options Paper
- Meta-Evaluation of Labor Rights-Related Outcomes – Infographic Summary
- Section 508 guidelines packet