Promoting Responsible Investment and Rights-Respecting Production Models
Limited submission
This grant supports responsible businesses by combating labor abuses and promoting worker upskilling to build resilient, rights-respecting supply chains in key industries.
Funder: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Due Dates: August 31, 2026: Full application submission deadline (Applications due by 11:59PM EDT)
Funding Amounts: $2,959,500 (single award; project period up to 36 months; no cost sharing required)
Summary: Supports efforts to counter forced labor and labor rights abuses by promoting responsible investment and workforce upskilling in critical industries through research and targeted interventions.
Description
This funding opportunity aims to support responsible businesses in countering unfair competition stemming from production models that rely on forced labor, worker exploitation, and other violations of internationally recognized labor rights. The program will also promote worker upskilling by partnering with leading foreign companies in critical industries to develop and strengthen private-sector workforce development practices that support resilient, rights-respecting supply chains. The initiative uses a phased, evidence-based approach: first, conducting research and stakeholder engagement to identify barriers and best practices, then providing subawards to implement targeted interventions that address identified gaps and promote fair, rights-respecting production models.
