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Promoting Responsible Investment and Rights-Respecting Production Models

Federal funding opportunity DFOP0019659 from Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (Department of State).

Posted
August 14, 2026
Closed
August 31, 2026
Award ceiling
$2,959,500
Award floor
$2,959,500
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
19.345
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.345 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$332.7M
FY2025 obligated
$314.7M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$313.9M
Awards in window
32

Top recipients: National Endowment for Democracy, Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, Staly Sekretariat Wspolnoty Demokracji, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

This program will help responsible businesses counter unfair competition from production models relying on forced labor, worker exploitation, and other violations or abuses of internationally recognized labor rights. The program will also promote worker upskilling by working with leading foreign companies in critical industries to develop and strengthen private-sector workforce development practices and programs that support resilient, rights-respecting supply chains.

Who can apply

The following organizations are eligible to apply: - Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations - Public and private educational institutions - For-profit organizations (only if allowed by appropriation - not for PD funds) - Individuals - Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions

The official record

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Agency contact: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor · 202-890-9795

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