2 weeks agoWASHINGTON – 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
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