Freedom Shield: Global Forced Labor Import Prohibition Initiative
Cooperative agreements fund organizations to carry out activities supporting a global forced labor import prohibition initiative.
⚑ Eligibility is broad to commercial, educational, nonprofit, faith-based, community-based, international organizations, and PIOs. · Cooperative agreement instrument; award ceiling $18,000,000. · FOA is for implementation/support activities rather than research.
This is a labor enforcement / international forced-labor prohibition initiative focused on technical assistance and import compliance, which is far outside IPPRA’s core survey, risk, weather, energy, education policy, and nuclear/public opinion lines. The team might understand policy evaluation methods, but none of the roster members’ published programs align with international labor trafficking enforcement.
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; 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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