OSHA Announces Funding Opportunity under Susan
Harwood Training Grant Program; Identifies Labor Unions and Faith-Based
Organizations as Eligible Applicants; Lists "Alternative Energy Industry
Hazards" among Topics
The
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program provides funds for programs to train
workers and employers to recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and health hazards
in their workplaces. The program emphasizes four areas:
- Educating workers and employers in small businesses. For purposes of this
grant program, a small business is one with 250 or fewer employees.
- Training workers and employers about new OSHA standards.
- Training at-risk worker and employer populations.
- Training workers and employers about high risk activities or hazards
identified by OSHA through the Department of Labor's Strategic Plan, or as part
of an OSHA special emphasis program
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a
funding opportunity under the Susan Harwood Training Grant program, identifying
$6.9 million in funding with the expectation of an average award of $250,000.
OSHA awards funds under a competitive process to nonprofit organizations to
provide training and educational programs for employers and workers about safety
and health topics. Nonprofit organizations, including qualifying 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.
OSHA lists 24 topical areas for this solicitation, including "Alternative
Energy Industry Hazards, including but not limited to the following subtopics:
Biofuels, Elevated Tower Work, Hydrogen Production and Distribution, Solar
Farming, and Wind Farming."
Applications must be submitted by July 24, 2009.
The June
10, 2009 FEDERAL REGISTER provides full background; the application package
is available on www.grants.gov.
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