1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $8,000,000 total costs (subject to the availability of Federal funds) for 1 cooperative agreement to fund an $8,000,000 technical assistance project with the objective to contribute to sustaining the future of the shipbuilding industry in the United States by establishing mechanisms for international collaboration to draw on expertise in support of expanding the number of skilled U.S. workers and training institutions with shipbuilding skills and knowledge. The 4-year project will create an international shipbuilding fellowship and training development program that would facilitate the training of U.S. workers in allied countries with advanced shipbuilding expertise, as well as the development of a specialized internationally recognized trade curricula to enable subsequent training in the United States. The project will partner U.S.-based educational institutions (career technical education programs, community colleges, etc.), training centers, and, where possible, shipyards, with foreign educational institutions, training centers, and/or shipyards in Canada, Finland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and/or other countries.The duration of the project will be 48 months from the award date. Applicants may propose a shorter period of performance in line with their proposed strategy.
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-ILAB-25-45. Assistance Listing: 17.401. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: O. Award Amount: Up to $8M per award.
Get alerted about grants like this
Get emailed when new opportunities from “Bureau of International Labor Affairs” or related funders appear. Free, weekly, unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). Eligible applicants include any commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organizations, including any faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, or public international organizations (PIOs). Faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, as are all organizations. Those that meet the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients and administration of the grant, discriminate on the basis of an organization’s religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $8M per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 26, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — Revitalizing Domestic Manufacturing by Developing the Next Generation of America’s Shipbuilders through International Partnerships is offered by Bureau of International Labor Affairs and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
Ensuring 'Pro-American Worker' Critical Minerals Supply Chain in the Western Hemisphere is sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. A cooperative agreement aimed at supporting fair labor standards in the critical minerals sector, specifically copper, lithium, and silver, in select Western Hemisphere countries to support American workers and American manufacturing competitiveness.
Migrant Resilience Collaborative is sponsored by Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Migrant Resilience Collaborative is a forecasted funding opportunity on Grants.gov from Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Fiscal Year: 2024. Assistance Listing Number(s): 17.401. <p>This is a Notice of Intent only. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award a Cooperative Agreement to the nongovernmental organization, People’s Courage International, for a project to reduce vulnerability to forced labor by strengthening access to social security and worker protections to internal migrant workers by investing in social protection service delivery. <span style="color: black;">The initial country for project implementa...
The Education Department's sixth and seventh interagency handoffs to DOL open the FY2026 Career Pathways Exploration and Teacher Quality Partnership competitions. Eligibility, deadlines, and the workforce-development reframe explained.
Read articleThe Departments of Education and Labor are merging their postsecondary grant infrastructure. The $175M Talent Search competition and July 2026 Workforce Pell launch are the opening moves in a structural federal consolidation.
Read articleThe $175 million Talent Search competition marks the first time the Labor Department has administered Education grants. A deep analysis of what changed, who benefits, and how college access organizations should respond.
Read article