Susan Harwood Training
Grants Program
Background Information
OSHA awards grants on a competitive basis through its
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Grants are awarded to nonprofit
organizations to provide training and education programs or to develop training
materials for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and
prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. OSHA selects the
safety and health topics and holds a national competition to award grants in
two different categories:
- Targeted Topic Training Category Grants
OSHA expects Targeted Topic training grantees to provide occupational safety and health training programs on topics selected by OSHA, develop training and/or educational programs, recruit workers and employers for the training, and conduct and evaluate the training. Grantees are also expected to follow-up with people who have been trained by their programs to find out what, if any, changes were made to reduce hazards in their workplaces as a result of the training.
- Training Materials Development Category Grants
OSHA expects Training Materials Development grantees to develop, evaluate and validate training materials on occupational safety and health topics selected by OSHA. The training materials must be classroom quality and ready for immediate use in the classroom or worksite or for self-study. Training materials are to be developed in portable formats suitable for both hard-copy and Internet publication and distribution. OSHA requires grantees to post the training materials on their organization's Web site for two years after receiving OSHA approval of their final products, and provide access to users at no cost. Organizations are also required to collect and report to OSHA on training materials product usage during the two years the materials are posted on their Web sites.
There is a
factsheet that provides more information about the grant
program.
Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations, including community and faith-based
organizations, that are not an agency of State or local government, are
eligible to apply. State and local government supported institutions of higher
education are also eligible to apply.
2005 Request for Grant
Applications
OSHA will post the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program announcement and
grant solicitation for fiscal year 2005 at this location on the OSHA web-site as soon is the information is available.
Grant Awards Announcements
OSHA announced the 2004 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program awards in a News Release published on September
16, 2004. For more information please read the 2004 Grant Awards News Release. Harwood Grant Award Announcements for previous years are also listed below.
Applying For A Grant
OSHA has an annual competition for grants. The announcement and application package are published in
the Federal Register. You will need the Federal Register and the forms listed below to apply for a grant.
The May
18, 2004, Federal Register Notice listed below is the grant announcement and application package for the 2004 solicitation that
closed on June 18, 2004. Copies of the application forms and other reference documents are provided below for informational
purposes only.
Training Materials Produced
by Grantees
From time to time, grantees
produce training materials that have broad application in the workplace. These
materials are being made available as we acquire them.
-
Back Facts by SEIU Education and Training Fund
There
are seven chapters plus an introduction and appendices.
Grant
Requirements
In the following documents
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of Labor, and OSHA,
are requirements or regulations pertaining to grantees.
OMB Circulars
- A-21 - Cost Principles for Educational Institutions
- A-122 - Cost Principles for Non-Profit Organizations
- A-133 - Audits of State, Local Governments, and
Non-Profit Organizations
Department of Labor Regulations
- 29 CFR 93 - New Restrictions on Lobbying
- 29 CFR 95 - Grants and Agreements with Institutions of
Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other Non-Profit Organizations
- 29 CFR 98 - Government wide Debarment and Suspension
(Non-procurement) and Government wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace
(Grants)
OSHA Administrative
Requirements
- TED 03-00-001 (Formerly TED 6.1D), Administering
OSHA Discretionary Grant Programs
- OSHA Form 171, Grantee Quarterly Progress Report - [PDF - 100 KB]
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