Supporting Implementation of the Labor Provisions of Trade Arrangements for American Worker Competitiveness

The U.S. Department of Labor, through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, is offering the Supporting Implementation of the Labor Provisions of Trade Arrangements for American Worker Competitiveness funding opportunity under Funding Opportunity Number FOA-ILAB-26-28. The opportunity is a federal discretionary cooperative agreement associated with Assistance Listing 17.401, International Labor Programs. The Bureau of International Labor Affairs is the identified agency for the opportunity. The stated focus is supporting implementation of the labor provisions of trade arrangements for American worker competitiveness. The program anticipates making two awards and has estimated total program funding of 18000000 dollars. The published award floor is 8000000 dollars and the published award ceiling is 18000000 dollars. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. The source states that no cost sharing or matching requirement applies. The provided Grants.gov synopsis does not specify allowable cost categories, prohibited expenditures, indirect cost limitations, subaward restrictions, or a period of performance, so no additional spending rules or restrictions can be established from the supplied information. Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or nonprofit organizations. The eligibility language specifically includes faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and public international organizations. Faith-based organizations are expressly encouraged to apply, as are all organizations meeting the eligibility requirements. The Department of Labor states that organizations satisfying the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. It also states that recipient selection and grant administration will not discriminate based on an organization's religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or based on conduct that would not be grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization. Applications must be submitted electronically. Grants.gov provides an Apply function for the opportunity and states that applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 21, 2026. No letter of intent, concept paper, notice of intent, pre-proposal, initial application, or other pre-application gating requirement is identified in the supplied synopsis. The source also does not provide a list of required application narratives, attachments, forms, evaluation criteria, scoring factors, or other substantive application components. The opportunity was posted on August 21, 2026, and was last updated on August 21, 2026. Both the original closing date and current closing date are September 21, 2026, with electronic applications due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. No recurring annual, biennial, quarterly, or other repeating application cycle is stated. No award notification date, anticipated award date, project start date, or performance period is provided in the supplied information. Questions regarding the Funding Opportunity Announcement may be emailed to OGM_ILAB@dol.gov. For difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed grantor contact is Sue Levenstein at OGM_ILAB@dol.gov. The supplied material also directs users to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs website for additional information. No telephone number is provided. Because the supplied synopsis does not state evaluation criteria, award timing, performance dates, recurrence, or detailed application requirements, those elements cannot be established without additional official funding opportunity documentation.

Submit the application electronically by the stated deadline of September 21, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time; no additional evaluation-based competitive guidance is stated in the supplied synopsis.