Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project

The Cooperation On Fair, Free, Equitable Employment (COFFEE) Project is a funding opportunity aimed at improving the implementation of social compliance systems that promote acceptable conditions of work and the elimination of child labor and forced labor in coffee supply chains. The project will be awarded to Verite, Inc. with a cost increase to an existing project. The funding opportunity is not open for applications, and the Department of Labor intends to award up to $5 million for this project. The key aspects of this project include: • Improving social compliance systems in the coffee sector • Promoting acceptable conditions of work • Eliminating child labor and forced labor in coffee supply chains • Awarding up to $5 million to Verite, Inc. for a cost increase to an existing project • The project is not open for applications, and the award will be made without full and open competition.