News Release
US Department of Labor announces $12.7M in grants awarded to promote workplace safety, health training, education
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded approximately $12.7 million in grants to 100 non-profit organizations across the nation to support education and training to help workers and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, employ injury prevention and understand workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under federal law.
Funded through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, the grants are being awarded in three categories, namely Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development and Capacity Building grants.
“The award of Susan Harwood Training Grants remind us of Dr. Harwood’s important contributions to making our nation’s workplaces safer and healthier for countless U.S. workers,” said Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. “Dr. Harwood’s dedication to educating workers and employers continues to inspire those of us at the Department of Labor and those whose organizations will use these grants to help save lives.”
The program’s name and purpose reflect the legacy of the former director of OSHA’s Office of Risk Assessment. In 17 years with OSHA, the late Dr. Harwood was instrumental in developing federal standards that today protect people from workplace hazards, including asbestos, benzene, bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, formaldehyde and lead.
“These grants are one of our most effective resources for providing training and education to hard-to-reach workers in high-hazard industries. More than a third of the awardees will be conducting training in the south, improving our training footprint in an area with a large, underserved workforce,” said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker. “Training should be a key part of ensuring vulnerable workers are in safe and healthy environments and that they feel safe at work.”
OSHA awards grants to non-profit organizations, including community and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, Native American tribes and local and state-sponsored colleges and universities. Target trainees include small-business employers and underserved vulnerable workers in high-hazard industries.
Many of the recipients of fiscal year 2023 Susan Harwood Training Grants will provide training and education in their regions and across the nation. They are listed by category as follows:
Targeted Topic Training recipients | City | State | Award |
South Arkansas College | El Dorado | AR | $102,018 |
University of California San Diego | La Jolla | CA | $159,946 |
Port of San Diego Ship Repair Association | National City | CA | $81,016 |
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates | Oakland | CA | $55,000 |
National Day Laborer Organizing Network | Pasadena | CA | $160,000 |
Community Services & Employment Training Inc. | Visalia | CA | $160,000 |
Construction Education Foundation of Colorado | Denver | CO | $99,947 |
LIUNA Training and Education Fund | Pomfret Center | CT | $156,927 |
American Road & Transportation Builders Association | Washington | DC | $160,000 |
Associated Farmworkers Opportunity Program | Washington | DC | $160,000 |
Farmworker Justice | Washington | DC | $160,000 |
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries | Washington | DC | $160,000 |
Florida International University Board of Trustees | Miami | FL | $160,000 |
Georgia Tech Research Corp. | Atlanta | GA | $160,000 |
OSAP Foundation Inc. | Atlanta | GA | $111,664 |
Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Ames | IA | $158,482 |
University of Iowa | Coralville | IA | $159,990 |
Northern Illinois University | DeKalb | IL | $158,531 |
Chicagoland Construction Safety Council | Hillside | IL | $120,165 |
Latino Worker Safety Center | Hillside | IL | $160,000 |
William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | IL | $159,805 |
Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc. | Portage | IN | $135,565 |
LeadingAge Kansas Foundation | Topeka | KS | $140,509 |
University of Southern Maine | Portland | ME | $160,000 |
AQUITY4ALL CO | Bethesda | MD | $160,000 |
CASA Inc. | Hyattsville | MD | $160,000 |
Brazilian Worker Center Inc. | Allston | MA | $159,787 |
Atlantic Impact | Detroit | MI | $150,000 |
Great Lakes Safety Training Center | Midland | MI | $78,383 |
Catholic Charities Southeast Michigan | Southfield | MI | $75,000 |
Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals Inc. | Saint Paul | MN | $160,000 |
Minnesota Hospital Association | Saint Paul | MN | $136,470 |
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest | Lincoln | NE | $112,000 |
Tree Care Industry Association Inc. | Manchester | NH | $148,557 |
Applied Labor Employment Studies Institute | Morristown | NJ | $160,000 |
Education & Training Institute Inc. | New Brunswick | NJ | $160,000 |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences | Piscataway | NJ | $160,000 |
Work Environment Council of NJ Inc. | Trenton | NJ | $99,000 |
Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology | Binghamton | NY | $67,500 |
Restaurant Opportunities Center United Inc. | New York | NY | $160,000 |
World Care Center | New York | NY | $157,723 |
Mohawk Valley Community College | Utica | NY | $55,383 |
Western North Carolina Workers’ Center | Hendersonville | NC | $106,565 |
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | $160,000 |
Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health | Philadelphia | PA | $160,000 |
Manufacturers’ Association | York | PA | $157,833 |
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez | Mayaguez | PR | $155,810 |
National Association of Tower Erectors | Watertown | SD | $160,000 |
University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | TX | $160,000 |
Compacion Foundation Inc. | Balch Springs | TX | $159,952 |
National Center for Farmworker Health Inc. | Buda | TX | $100,000 |
Organization of Hispanic Contractors | Dallas | TX | $160,000 |
El Paso Community College District | El Paso | TX | $160,000 |
University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | TX | $160,000 |
South Texas College | McAllen | TX | $159,785 |
University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | TX | $120,169 |
Texas State University | San Marcos | TX | $150,000 |
Associated General Contractors of America | Arlington | VA | $160,000 |
American Traffic Safety Services Association | Fredericksburg | VA | $159,998 |
Casa Latina | Seattle | WA | $160,000 |
Legal Aid Justice Center | Charlottesville | VA | $160,000 |
Timber Products Manufacturers Inc. | Spokane | WA | $135,000 |
Marshall University Research Corp. | Huntington | WV | $160,000 |
West Virginia University Research Corp. | Morgantown | WV | $160,000 |
Training and Educational Materials Development recipients | City | State | Award |
BPSOS Center for Community Advancement Inc. | Westminster | CA | $75,000 |
Prolepsis: Partners in Prevention Inc. | Orlando | FL | $75,000 |
Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees | Carbondale | IL | $75,000 |
Purdue University | West Lafayette | IN | $75,000 |
Kansas State University | Manhattan | KS | $48,880 |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington | KY | $75,000 |
IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute | Hanover | MD | $75,000 |
Boat People SOS | Biloxi | MS | $75,000 |
University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg | MO | $75,000 |
TWIN-Training to Work an Industry Niche | Charlotte | NC | $75,000 |
Ohio State University | Columbus | OH | $74,620 |
Kent State University | Kent | OH | $75,000 |
Texas A&M University | College Station | TX | $74,904 |
Capacity Building Developmental and Pilots recipients | City | State | Award |
AgSafe | Modesto | CA | $79,935 |
Connecticut Worker Center | Bridgeport | CT | $79,000 |
Minority Construction Council Inc. | Hartford | CT | $80,000 |
Sur Legal Collaborative Inc. | Decatur | GA | $79,843 |
Lucky Shoals Community Association Inc. | Tucker | GA | $22,535 |
Honeybee Strategies | Marrero | LA | $80,000 |
Corning Council for Assistance and Information to the Disabled | Corning | NY | $80,000 |
Western New York Council on Occupational Safety & Health Inc. | Buffalo | NY | $179,912 |
State University of New York, The Research Foundation | Syracuse | NY | $180,000 |
Cincinnati Interfaith Workers’ Center | Cincinnati | OH | $99,711 |
Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | OK | $180,000 |
Capacity Building Follow-on recipients | City | State | Award |
University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | AL | $144,226 |
Shasta Builders Exchange | Redding | CA | $115,434 |
Sustainable Workplace Alliance | Fort Meade | FL | $150,300 |
AgriSafe Network Inc. | Peosta | IA | $162,000 |
Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | IA | $162,000 |
Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc. | Upper Marlboro | MD | $125,552 |
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health | Dorchester | MA | $72,337 |
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health | Somerville | MA | $161,997 |
Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center | Las Vegas | NV | $135,000 |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | PA | $165,970 |
Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Kingsville | TX | $80,012 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg | VA | $131,220 |
