Protecting the American Seafood Supply Chain by Countering Unfair Labor Practices and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
Limited submission
A $11M grant will fund a 3-year project to combat abusive labor and illegal fishing in Indonesia and the Philippines, aiming to protect American seafood workers and businesses.
Funder: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Due Dates: September 7, 2026 (Technical questions deadline) | September 21, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One award of $11,000,000 total for up to 36 months; no cost sharing required.
Summary: Funds a single large-scale project to combat unfair labor practices and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the global seafood supply chain, focusing on Indonesia and the Philippines to benefit American seafood workers.
Key Information: Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern; only one application per organization is allowed.
Description
This opportunity supports a major cooperative agreement to strengthen mechanisms that address and prevent abusive labor practices and IUU fishing within the global seafood supply chain, with a focus on Indonesia and the Philippines. The aim is to protect American seafood workers and businesses by countering unfair foreign labor practices that undermine U.S. competitiveness. The project will target commercial distant-water fishing vessels and is intended to have a direct impact on American jobs and wage growth by reducing unfair competition from seafood products produced with forced labor or under unsafe conditions.
