Supporting Implementation of the Labor Provisions of Trade Arrangements for American Worker Competitiveness
Cooperative agreements for organizations to support implementation of labor provisions in trade arrangements to strengthen American worker competitiveness.
⚑ Cooperative agreement instrument · Award ceiling up to $18,000,000 · Application deadline 2026-09-21 · Open to commercial, international, educational, nonprofit, faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations
This is an international labor/trade technical-assistance program focused on implementation of trade-labor provisions and worker competitiveness, which is well outside IPPRA’s core public-opinion, risk, weather, energy, and education-policy research lines. The team could potentially contribute only in a very indirect evaluation capacity, but it is not a plausible PI-level fit for any member.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-22
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 53 partial | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: policy analysis, community engaged; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds technical assistance, not research (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to OGM_ILAB@dol.gov.
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.
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