Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2016 (Capacity Building)

The summary for the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2016 (Capacity Building) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2016 (Capacity Building): The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for grants to provide training and educational programs for workers and/or employers. Nonprofit organizations, including qualifying labor unions, community-based and faith-based organizations, and employer associations, that are not an agency of a state or local government, are eligible to apply. Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations are eligible to apply in accordance with Executive Order 13175. Additionally, state or local government-supported institutions of higher education are eligible to apply in accordance with OMB 2 CFR 200 and DOL exceptions in 2 CFR 2900. Grants are awarded under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) to provide training and education programs for workers and employers on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the workplace, and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under the OSH Act. OSHA announces the availability of approximately $4.5 million for Susan Harwood Training Grant Program grants in FY 2016 and expects to award multiple grants. Two funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) offers not-for-profit organizations the opportunity apply for funding. This announcement offers two types for Capacity Building grant opportunities: Capacity Building Developmental  Capacity Building Pilot For a full description of each of these grant categories and their respective application components see Section II.B. Applications for Targeted Topic Training or Targeted Topic Training and Educational Materials Development grants must be submitted under FOA SHTG-FY-16-01.
Federal Grant Title: Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, FY 2016 (Capacity Building)
Federal Agency Name: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Grant Categories: Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: SHTG-FY-16-02
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 322109
CFDA Descriptions: Occupational Safety and Health_Susan Harwood Training Grants
Current Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2016 Grant applications must be received
Original Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2016 Grant applications must be received
Posted Date: May 9, 2016
Creation Date: May 9, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 28, 2016
Total Program Funding: $4,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
Safety and Health Training Education
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations, including qualifying labor unions, community- based and faith-based organizations, and employer associations, that are not an agency of a state or local government are eligible to apply. Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations are eligible to apply in accordance with Executive Order 13175. Additionally, state or local government supported institutions of higher education are eligible to apply in accordance with OMB 2 CFR 200 and DOL exceptions in 2 CFR 2900. Eligible organizations can apply independently for funding. For partnerships, each separate organization will be considered a prime grantee, but one organization must be designated as the lead organization for purposes of liaison with DOL and for receiving and disbursing funds. Sub-grants are not authorized. Subcontracts, if any, must be awarded in accordance with OMB 2 CFR 200 and DOL 2 CFR 2900 that require full and open competition for procurement transactions to the maximum extent practicable.Applicants other than state or local government supported institutions of higher education will be required to submit evidence of nonprofit status as outlined in Section VI.I.5.A 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, as described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4), that engages in lobbying activities will not be eligible for the receipt of federal funds constituting an award, grant or loan. See 2 U.S.C. 1611.
Grant Announcement Contact
Donna Robertson, Program Analyst, Phone: 847-759-7700 E-Mail: [email protected]
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration 202-693-1919