Ensuring “Pro-American Worker” Critical Minerals Supply Chain in the Western Hemisphere
Cooperative agreements for organizations to support a pro-American-worker critical minerals supply chain effort in the Western Hemisphere.
⚑ Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs cooperative agreement · broad applicant pool includes educational organizations and public international organizations · focus is on supply-chain/labor-related assistance rather than research · award ceiling up to $5,000,000
This is primarily an international labor/economic development technical-assistance FOA for critical minerals supply-chain building, which is far outside IPPRA’s core survey, risk-perception, warning, and education-policy research lines. The team could maybe contribute tangentially on workforce or policy evaluation, but this is not the kind of PI-led research program any named member would normally pursue.
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: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds technical assistance, not research (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 35 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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