# Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/shtg-fy-21-05-workplace-safety-and-health-training-on-infectious-diseases/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334324

> Occupational Safety and Health Administration offered grants of up to $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 80 awards worth $10.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SHTG-FY-21-05 |
| Agency | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 80 |
| Total funding | $10.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.502 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Non-profit organizations including qualifying labor unions, community-based and faith-based organizations, employer associations that are not an agency of a state or local government, institutions of higher education supported by a state or local government, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations may apply.

## What the grant funds

Under the authority of Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) established its discretionary grant program in 1978. In 1997, OSHA renamed the program in honor of the late Susan Harwood, former director of the OSHA Office of Risk Assessment. The grant program offers opportunities for nonprofit organizations to compete annually for funding so they may develop and conduct training and educational programs for small business employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in their workplaces, and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under the OSH Act. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 appropriated $200,000,000 to the Secretary of Labor for specified agencies to carry out COVID-19-related worker protection activities and allocated not less than $100,000,000 of those funds for OSHA. ARPA also specified that $10,000,000 of OSHA’s funds be for Susan Harwood training grants. The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program awards funds to qualifying organizations who have demonstrated capabilities to achieve the program’s performance expectations outlined in this FOA. This includes experience in the subject matter, administering and delivering adult training programs, recruiting students, and managing grants. Following the grant awards, OSHA monitors each organization’s progress in achieving their performance goals and training targets. OSHA accomplishes this by conducting orientation meetings, training material reviews, training observations, program and financial monitoring visits, and quarterly and year-end report reviews. For FY 2021, OSHA announces the availability of $10,000,000 to train employees and employers on infectious disease, including COVID-19 exposure in the workplace through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. OSHA expects to award multiple grants to eligible nonprofit organizations under this competitive FOA. Program funding is for a grant performance period ending on March 31, 2023. The maximum award for a Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19 grant is $200,000. This FOA does not itself obligate any federal funds. The obligation of funds occurs when grant recipients acknowledge receipt and acceptance of award documents.

## Questions people ask

### Is SHTG-FY-21-05 still open?

No. It closed on July 26, 2021.

### Who can apply for Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, Including COVID-19?

Closed July 26, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each. About $10.0 million in total across about 80 awards.

### Who has won Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Georgia Tech Research Corp, Northern Illinois University, University of California, San Diego. The program made 447 awards worth $61.1 million in that time.