Capacity Building Developmental and Capacity Building Pilot

The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program funds eligible nonprofit organizations to develop training materials and deliver training on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in workplaces. The program emphasizes seven areas, including training workers and employers on identifying and preventing serious safety and health hazards, educating workers on their rights and employers on their responsibilities under the OSH Act, and conducting free training and other activities that inform workers and employers about workplace occupational safety and health hazards and hazard abatement. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, qualifying labor unions, community-based and faith-based organizations, employer associations, and state or local government-supported institutions of higher education. The maximum award for a Capacity Building Developmental grant is $180,000 and for a Capacity Building Pilot grant is $80,000. Key features of the program include: • Training workers and employers on occupational safety and health hazards • Educating workers on their rights and employers on their responsibilities under the OSH Act • Conducting free training and other activities that inform workers and employers about workplace occupational safety and health hazards and hazard abatement • Developing training materials and delivering training on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in workplaces • Emphasizing seven areas, including training workers and employers on identifying and preventing serious safety and health hazards, and conducting free training and other activities that inform workers and employers about workplace occupational safety and health hazards and hazard abatement.