Saturday, May 21, 2016

$4.6M available in Susan Harwood grants to help identify and prevent workplace hazards for high-risk, vulnerable workers



OSHA is soliciting applications under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. A total of $4.6 million is available for nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based organizations, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations and colleges and universities.

The grant program supports hands-on training and educational programs and development of materials for workers and employers in small businesses; industries with high injury, illness and fatality rates; temporary workers and workers who are underserved, or have limited English proficiency.


Funds are available through two types of grants — Targeted Topic Training and Capacity Building. Applications must be submitted electronically by June 28, 2016. For more information about the program and application process, see OSHA's list of frequently asked questions and read the news release.

No comments:

Post a Comment