Opportunity Information: Apply for NOI ILAB 21 05
The opportunity titled "Strengthening ASEAN's capacity to counter forced labor and abusive working conditions in fishing" is a U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) funding notice that signals the government's intent to make a single, specific award to support work in Southeast Asia aimed at reducing forced labor risks and improving labor conditions in the fishing sector. It is framed as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means USDOL/ILAB expects to be substantially involved in the project beyond simply providing funds, often through collaboration on planning, oversight, technical direction, and coordination with stakeholders.
This posting is explicitly a Notice of Intent (NOI) rather than a competitive grant solicitation. In practical terms, that means there is no open application process tied to this notice, no request for proposals, and no opportunity for other organizations to submit applications. The notice states clearly that no applications are being accepted and that there is no related announcement connected to this NOI. The Opportunity Number is NOI ILAB 21 05, it was created on November 4, 2021, and it falls under CFDA (now commonly referred to under Assistance Listings) number 17.401.
USDOL/ILAB indicates it intends to award one Cooperative Agreement with an anticipated maximum value (award ceiling) of $4,000,000 and an expected number of awards of 1. The intended recipient is DAI, and the justification for not competing the award is provided under the cited authority (DLMS 2-836 G.3), which is used when services are available from only one responsible source, no substitute will suffice, or the proposed recipient has unique qualifications for the specific activity to be funded. In other words, ILAB is stating that DAI is viewed as uniquely positioned to carry out the project as envisioned, so the agency is planning a sole-source cooperative agreement rather than running a competition.
In terms of what the project is meant to accomplish, the focus is on strengthening the capacity of ASEAN to counter forced labor and abusive working conditions in fishing. This kind of objective generally points to regional coordination and institution-building rather than isolated, country-by-country interventions. While the notice does not list detailed activities, a capacity-strengthening effort in this space commonly includes support for policy development and harmonization, improved enforcement approaches, better systems for labor inspections and worker protection in fisheries and related supply chains, stronger cross-border cooperation to address trafficking and forced labor indicators, and improved engagement with industry, workers, and civil society to prevent exploitation and respond when abuses occur. The emphasis on fishing is significant because fishing is widely recognized as a high-risk sector globally for forced labor due to factors like remote working environments, recruitment abuses, debt bondage risks, limited oversight at sea, complex subcontracting, and migrant worker vulnerability.
Finally, the eligibility field is effectively moot for external applicants because the notice is not open for competition; it is an intent-to-award notice tied to a named organization. The key takeaway is that this is informational: ILAB is publicly documenting its plan to fund one cooperative agreement, up to $4 million, to DAI, to support ASEAN-focused efforts to reduce forced labor and abusive conditions in fishing, and it is not a grant opportunity that other entities can apply for.Apply for NOI ILAB 21 05
- 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 "Strengthening ASEAN’s capacity to counter forced labor and abusive working conditions in fishing" 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 Nov 04, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by NOTE This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications.. (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 $4,000,000.00 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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