Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009354
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) released a discretionary grant opportunity titled "DRL Workers' Rights in Africa - Mining, Manufacturing & Construction" (Funding Opportunity Number SFOP0009354). The program is designed to support efforts that promote internationally recognized labor standards for workers in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a specific focus on the mining, manufacturing, and construction sectors. In practical terms, this means DRL is looking for a project that can strengthen respect for core labor rights and improve protections for workers in industries that are often high-risk, heavily subcontracted, and vulnerable to abuse, including issues like unsafe working conditions, poor enforcement of labor laws, and obstacles to workers organizing or bargaining collectively.
The opportunity is funded through a grant instrument under CFDA 19.345, and it was posted on January 26, 2023, with an original application deadline of March 28, 2023. The funding structure indicates a single anticipated award ("Expected Awards: 1"), with a maximum award size ("Award Ceiling") of $900,000. That setup suggests DRL intended to fund one relatively substantial project rather than multiple smaller ones, likely expecting an implementer to operate across more than one location, work with multiple stakeholder groups, or run a comprehensive set of activities that can demonstrate measurable results within the project period.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the notice pointing applicants to additional eligibility details in the full announcement. In DRL competitions, this category often signals that the bureau may consider a range of nontraditional or non-governmental applicants (for example, civil society organizations, international NGOs, local NGOs, labor rights organizations, research or policy groups, and other qualified entities), but the exact eligibility requirements and any restrictions would be spelled out in the complete funding announcement. The awarding agency is the Department of State, specifically the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, which typically funds programs that connect human rights outcomes to practical, on-the-ground reforms, capacity building, and accountability mechanisms.
Substantively, the core purpose of the grant is to advance internationally recognized labor standards in Sub-Saharan Africa for workers in mining, manufacturing, and/or construction. Those sectors are frequently associated with serious labor rights challenges, including hazardous worksites, wage violations, forced labor risks in supply chains, child labor concerns in some contexts, discrimination and harassment (including gender-based harassment in male-dominated workplaces), barriers to freedom of association, and retaliation against worker representatives. A project aligned with DRL's stated purpose would generally be expected to improve awareness of rights and obligations, strengthen the ability of workers and their representatives to assert those rights safely, and support systems that make labor protections more enforceable in practice, not only in law.
Because DRL is specifically emphasizing "internationally recognized labor standards," the intended work typically aligns with widely accepted global labor norms such as freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, elimination of forced labor, abolition of child labor, and non-discrimination in employment, along with related expectations around occupational safety and health and fair working conditions. The notice does not list required activities, target countries, or specific deliverables in the excerpt provided, but it clearly frames the desired outcome: better protection and realization of labor rights for workers in these key industries across Sub-Saharan Africa, backed by a single, relatively large grant award capped at $900,000.Apply for SFOP0009354
- The Department of State, Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DRL Workers’ Rights in Africa- Mining, Manufacturing & Construction" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.345.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 28, 2023. (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 $900,000.00 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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