Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ILAB 18 03
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) announced a discretionary funding opportunity titled "Combatting Child Labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Cobalt Industry" (Funding Opportunity Number: FOA ILAB 18 03). Through a competitive process and subject to the availability of funds, ILAB planned to make a single award using a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The intent of the award is to support an organization in strengthening efforts by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, alongside other relevant stakeholders, to reduce and address child labor linked to the cobalt industry, including risks that arise along the cobalt supply chain.
The opportunity focused on three core outcomes. First, the project was expected to build a shared, evidence-based understanding among stakeholders of both the challenges and the opportunities involved in addressing child labor in the DRC cobalt sector. This outcome is essentially about improving alignment and clarity across actors who may not currently share the same picture of the problem, its drivers, or the most realistic points of intervention. Second, the project aimed to increase the capacity of the Congolese government and other key stakeholders to address child labor in the cobalt industry. In practical terms, this points to strengthening institutional and operational ability, such as improving coordination, know-how, systems, and stakeholder readiness to prevent, identify, and respond to child labor risks. Third, the project sought to improve private-sector monitoring and remediation related to child labor in the cobalt supply chain. That places a strong emphasis on corporate responsibility measures, such as better detection of child labor risks and more effective response actions when child labor is found, rather than relying solely on government enforcement or community-level interventions.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, the agency listed the program under CFDA number 17.401 and categorized it within the employment, labor, and training activity area. ILAB anticipated making one award with an award ceiling of $2,500,000, indicating a single relatively large project rather than multiple smaller grants. The posting was created on June 1, 2018, and the original application deadline was July 13, 2018, with applications required to be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Eligibility was listed as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in a separate eligibility field, suggesting that eligibility could extend beyond a narrow set of applicants and may include certain types of organizations as specified in the full announcement.
Overall, the grant opportunity was designed to connect government action, stakeholder coordination, and private-sector supply chain practices into one project aimed at reducing child labor associated with cobalt production in the DRC. The structure of the outcomes shows ILAB was not only looking for direct interventions, but also for foundational improvements in shared understanding, institutional capacity, and company-led monitoring and remediation systems that influence conditions throughout the cobalt supply chain.Apply for FOA ILAB 18 03
- The Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Combatting Child Labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Cobalt Industry" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.401.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 01, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 13, 2018 Applications must be received no later than 40000 p.m. Eastern Time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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