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Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant

DOS-DRL offers one $986,500 award to strengthen garment-worker labor rights in strategic partner countries with existing Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs). The stated focus includes workers’ understanding and exercise of rights, freedom of association, timely non-retaliatory remedies, documentation of violations, accountability and remediation, and engagement with employers, civil society, and government to improve labor standards and conditions across the garment supply chain. Eligible entities include U.S. and foreign NGOs, higher-education institutions, for-profits, and public international organizations. The NOFO must be reviewed to confirm eligible countries, project terms, review criteria, and submission requirements.

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$986,500

Time remaining

5 days

Application load

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Plain-English explanation

DOS-DRL offers one $986,500 award to strengthen garment-worker labor rights in strategic partner countries with existing Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs). The stated focus includes workers’ understanding and exercise of rights, freedom of association, timely non-retaliatory remedies, documentation of violations, accountability and remediation, and engagement with employers, civil society, and government to improve labor standards and conditions across the garment supply chain. Eligible entities include U.S. and foreign NGOs, higher-education institutions, for-profits, and public international organizations. The NOFO must be reviewed to confirm eligible countries, project terms, review criteria, and submission requirements.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

DOS-DRL intends to strengthen labor-rights protections and reforms in strategic partner countries with existing ARTs. Its stated emphasis is garment workers’ ability to understand and exercise labor rights, freely associate, and obtain timely, non-retaliatory remedies, alongside stronger implementation of trade-agreement labor provisions, improved compliance with labor standards, and support for responsible businesses.

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Strong-fit project signals

Relevant experience helping garment workers understand and exercise labor rights, organize, advocate, freely associate, or access remedies closely aligns with stated program aims and possible activities. Experience documenting garment-sector labor-rights violations and using that evidence to support accountability, remediation, or improved compliance is closely aligned with activities described by the program. An implementation model that gives defined roles to worker organizations, employers, civil society, and government stakeholders is a strong alignment signal because the description identifies engagement with these actors as a possible route to improve standards and conditions. A proposal operating in a strategic partner country with an existing ART would align with the stated country and trade-policy focus, subject to confirmation of the relevant countries in the NOFO. The applicant is within one of the listed eligible organizational categories: U.S.-based or foreign-based nonprofit/NGO, eligible higher-education institution, for-profit/business, or public international organization.

Editorial analysis

What reviewers may prioritize

The evidence packet contains no formal review criteria, scoring weights, or stated reviewer priorities. A reasonable inferred framing is to demonstrate precise garment-sector and ART-country alignment; practical mechanisms for rights exercise, association, and non-retaliatory remedies; a credible path from documentation to accountability or remediation; stakeholder roles; and a connection to labor-provision implementation and responsible-business conditions. These are alignment considerations drawn from the description, not confirmed scoring criteria.

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What this grant funds

The program will strengthen labor rights protections consistent with labor rights commitments and support labor rights reforms in strategic partner countries with existing Agreements on Reciprocal Trade (ARTs). This program will support garment workers to help them better understand and exercise their labor rights, freely associate, and access timely, non-retaliatory remedies for workplace abuses across the garment supply chain. Activities may include supporting workers and worker organizations to organize and advocate for their rights, documenting labor rights violations, promoting accountability and remediation for workplace abuses, and engaging employers, civil society, and government stakeholders to improve compliance with labor standards and working conditions in the garment sector. By strengthening implementation of labor provisions in trade agreements and supporting labor rights reforms aligned with the Trump administration’s trade and economic policy, this program will support a more level playing field for responsible businesses and reinforces U.S. economic and strategic interests in key manufacturing markets.

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Award range
$986,500
Total program funding
$986,500
Expected awards
1
Geography
National
Cost share
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Assistance listing
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Requirements captured

Other requirements
The following organizations are eligible to apply: U.S.-based non-profit organizations/NGOs with or without 501(c)(3) status Private, public, or state institutions of higher education For-profit organizations or businesses Foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO) Public International Organizations
Submission system
Grants.gov
Attachments
Link to Opportunity in MyGrants, Budget Template, MTDC Calculation, NOFO, Submission Instructions
Contact
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor · 202-890-9795

Official deadline

August 27, 2026

Moderate effort based on requirements currently captured.

  1. Draft the narrative and detailed budget.

  2. Finalize project design, outcomes, and supporting evidence.

  3. Confirm eligibility, registrations, partners, and internal approval.

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Last checked
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Is Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is August 27, 2026, with 5 days remaining. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/21/2026.

How much funding does Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant provide?

Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant lists $986,500 per award. The total program funding recorded is $986,500. DOS-DRL expects to make approximately 1 award, although the final number may vary.

Who can apply to Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant?

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant require matching funds?

No cost-share requirement is indicated in the captured source facts. Applicants should still verify the official budget instructions in case an amendment, program track, or specific cost category carries additional conditions.

What should I prepare before applying to Advancing Labor Rights in the Garment Industry Grant?

Moderate effort is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements, submission system, attachments, contact. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from August 27, 2026 using the preparation plan above.