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Brookwood-Sago Grant (17.603)

Brookwood-Sago Grant (Assistance Listing 17.603) is run by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, part of the Department of Labor. It awarded $3.6 million in 40 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $89,646 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $84,381. Half of the 40 awards fell between $50,000 and $122,060, and they ranged from $2,867 to $201,276.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide mine safety and health training and education programs for workers and mine operators, to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. To establish and implement education and training programs, or to develop training materials for employers and miners, concerning safety and health topics in mines, as determined appropriate by Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Past notices

Of 6 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in July (2), March (1) and May (1).

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Any organization within the United States, nonprofit public and private organizations.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Provides grants to states, public, and private nonprofit organizations to provide training and other educational programs or develop training materials for employers and miners concerning safety and health topics in priority areas designated by MSHA.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

At a minimum, $50,000, depending on the project needs as detailed in the solicitation for grant application and availability of funds. Awards ranged from $74,810 to $201,276, with an average award of $144,817.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Brookwood-Sago Grant (17.603) awarded $3.6 million across 40 grant awards, an average of $89,646 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of ArizonaArizona5$573,687
West Virginia University Research CorporationWest Virginia4$462,276
South Dakota School of Mines & TechnologySouth Dakota3$324,025
University of AlabamaAlabama2$253,788
Nevada System of Higher EducationNevada2$248,236
United Mine Workers of America Career Centers, Inc.Pennsylvania4$235,402
Marshall University Research CorporationWest Virginia2$218,762
Wayne State UniversityMichigan1$201,276
The Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania2$199,465
Kentucky Community and Technical College SystemKentucky2$125,679
University of Texas at ArlingtonTexas3$122,867
The Virginia Department of EnergyVirginia3$120,221
Hutchinson Community CollegeKansas1$100,300
Trustees of the Colorado School of MinesColorado1$95,000
Colorado Department of Natural ResourcesColorado1$94,983
The University of Kentucky Research FoundationKentucky1$72,000
Local 49 I.U.O.E. and Associated General Contractors of MN Apprenticeship and Training ProMinnesota1$50,000
Trustees of Indiana UniversityIndiana1$50,000
Kentucky Community & Technical College SystemKentucky1$37,864

Top states: West Virginia ($681,038), Arizona ($573,687), Pennsylvania ($434,867), South Dakota ($324,025), Alabama ($253,788), Nevada ($248,236), Kentucky ($235,544), Michigan ($201,276), Colorado ($189,983), Texas ($122,867).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 66% of the money, state and local governments 7.0%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Colleges and universities21$2.4 million66%
Other16$976,69527%
State and local governments3$250,0007.0%

By state

No state received $1 million or 10 awards from this program, so it has no state pages.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
West Virginia6$681,038
Arizona5$573,687
Pennsylvania6$434,867
South Dakota3$324,025
Alabama2$253,788
Nevada2$248,236
Kentucky4$235,544
Michigan1$201,276
Colorado2$189,983
Texas3$122,867
Virginia3$120,221
Kansas1$100,300
Indiana1$50,000
Minnesota1$50,000

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.