Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA ILAB 21 10
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) offered a single cooperative agreement of up to about $8,000,000 (pending the availability of federal funds) to run one multi-country technical assistance project focused on improving occupational safety and health (OSH) in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The grant is framed as a workplace health and injury prevention effort, with an emphasis on sustained, practical changes in how employers, workers, and public institutions prevent and respond to job-related hazards. The anticipated period of performance is up to 4.5 years (54 months) from the award start date, reflecting the expectation that partners will move beyond short trainings and toward longer-term systems and behavior changes.
The core health and safety priorities differ slightly by sector and country. In agriculture across all three countries, the project targets workplace injuries as well as Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional causes (CKDnt) and COVID-19. CKDnt has been a major concern in parts of Central America, particularly among agricultural workers exposed to heat stress, dehydration, and strenuous working conditions, so the opportunity is designed to support interventions that reduce risk factors and strengthen prevention and early response. In El Salvador specifically, the project also targets injuries and COVID-19 risks in the apparel and textile (maquila) sector, where dense work environments and production pressures can elevate both injury and infectious disease transmission risks if protections are weak.
ILAB laid out three outcome areas that the funded project is expected to achieve or meaningfully advance. First, the project should drive increased adoption of practices that prevent, mitigate, and remediate workplace illnesses and injuries. This outcome explicitly includes employers, workers, and government institutions, signaling that ILAB expects change at multiple levels: workplace practices and controls on the shop floor and in the fields, worker awareness and participation, and public-sector capacity to guide, monitor, and sustain improvements. Second, the project should increase use of existing social protection systems by workers and families affected by workplace illnesses and injuries. In practice, this points to helping people access and navigate the benefits and supports already available (such as health services, insurance mechanisms, compensation systems, or other formal protections), while also strengthening the linkages between workplaces and those systems. Third, the project aims to improve preparedness for future pandemics and emerging illnesses and injuries by employers, unions, and government institutions, reflecting lessons from COVID-19 and an expectation that new hazards will continue to arise and require coordinated responses.
The award type is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a closer working relationship with the federal funder than a standard grant, often involving ongoing collaboration, shared planning, or substantial involvement by the agency during implementation. The opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding action under CFDA 17.401 and was released under Funding Opportunity Number FOA ILAB 21 10. ILAB expected to make one award, meaning applicants were competing to become the sole implementing partner for this regional effort rather than one of several grantees.
Eligibility was broad and included commercial entities, international organizations, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations, including faith-based groups, community-based organizations, and public international organizations, as long as the applicant could credibly deliver the technical assistance and meet the objectives in the solicitation. The posting was created on August 4, 2021, with an original application closing date of September 21, 2021, and the award ceiling was set at $8,000,000 for the single project.Apply for FOA ILAB 21 10
- The Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador" 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 Aug 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 21, 2021. (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 $8,000,000.00 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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