Training and Educational Materials Development

The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program is a funding opportunity for eligible nonprofit organizations to develop and conduct training and educational programs for small business employers and workers. The program prioritizes investment and funding to train workers and employers impacted by working in high-hazard industries, industries with high fatality rates, or whose workforce has historically had disadvantaged access to occupational safety and health training. The program seeks to increase access to life-saving training by encouraging grantees to provide the training in other languages. • The program is designed to support and enable nonprofit organizations to serve in providing this important occupational safety and health training to disadvantaged workers. • The program provides education and training on advancement of workers’ workplace rights and protections against discrimination and reprisal. • The program seeks applications based on proven strategies to reach the target training populations while also developing innovative solutions to expand access. • Grantees agree to participate in the data collection and training impact evaluations described in this funding opportunity announcement. • The program awards funds to qualifying organizations who have demonstrated capabilities to achieve the program’s performance expectations outlined in this FOA.