This grant, offered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is for providing crucial training and educational programs. These initiatives are designed to empower workers and employers with essential knowledge on recognizing, avoiding, abating, and preventing safety and health hazards in various workplaces. The programs also inform participants about worker rights and employer responsibilities as mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Approximately $1.5 million is available to eligible nonprofit organizations, including labor unions, community-based, faith-based, and employer associations, along with state or local government-supported institutions of higher education. This funding specifically supports Targeted Topic Training and Targeted Topic Training and Educational Materials Development to enhance workplace safety.
Opportunity ID: 234793
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | SHTG-FY-13-02 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Susan Harwood Training Grant, FY 2013 (Targeted Topics) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Safety and Health Training and Education |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 17.502 — Occupational Safety and Health_Susan Harwood Training Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 15, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 13, 2013 Grant applications must be received electronically by the Grants.gov Website no later than 4:30 p.m., E.T., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Requests for extensions to this deadline will not be granted. See full announcement in Grants.gov for details. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 13, 2013 Grant applications must be received electronically by the Grants.gov Website no later than 4:30 p.m., E.T., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Requests for extensions to this deadline will not be granted. See full announcement in Grants.gov for details. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 13, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Nonprofit organizations, including qualifying trade associations, labor unions and community-based and faith-based organizations that are not an agency of a state or local government are eligible to apply. Additionally, state or local government supported institutions of higher education are eligible to apply in accordance with 29 CFR Part 95. Eligible organizations can apply independently for funding. For partnerships, each separate organization will be considered a prime grantee, but one organization must be designated as the lead organization for purposes of liaison with DOL and for receiving and disbursing funds. Sub-grants are not authorized. Subcontracts, if any, must be awarded in accordance with 29 CFR 95.40-48, as well as Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars which require full and open competition for procurement transactions to the maximum extent practicable.
A 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, as described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4), that engages in lobbying activities will not be eligible for the receipt of federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan. See 2 U.S.C. 1611. Applicants other than state or local government supported institutions of higher education will be required to submit evidence of nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for grants to provide training and educational programs for workers and/or employers. Nonprofit organizations, including qualifying labor unions, community-based and faith-based organizations and employer associations, that are not an agency of a state or local government, are eligible to apply. Additionally, state or local government-supported institutions of higher education are eligible to apply in accordance with 29 CFR Part 95. Grants are awarded to provide training and education programs for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace, and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
This notice announces availability of approximately $1.5 million for Susan Harwood Training Grant Program grants under the following categories: Targeted Topic Training and Targeted Topic Training and Educational Materials Development grants. DOL contemplates the award of multiple grants. For a full description of each of these grant categories and their respective application components, see the full announcement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Heather Wanderski, Program Analyst,
Phone 847–759-7700 Email:HarwoodGrants@dol.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 234793 Full Announcement-2 -> fy 2013 sga new ttt and tttmd grants final rev 5-17-13.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Heather Wanderski, Program Analyst, Phone 847–759-7700 Email: HarwoodGrants@dol.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.502 | PKG00178010 | May 15, 2013 | Jun 13, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
234793 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
234793 SF424B-1.1.pdf
234793 SF424A-1.0.pdf
234793 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
234793 ED_80_0013-1.1.pdf
234793 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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