# NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training (93.142)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-142-niehs-hazardous-waste-worker-health-and-safety-training/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $184 million in 43 grants, about $4.3 million per award.

## Objectives

The Worker Training Program, congressionally mandated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) provides cooperative agreements and project grant support for the development, delivery, and administration of model worker health and safety training programs that include classroom-based, online, and hands-on instruction. These programs are intended for workers and supervisors engaged in activities involving hazardous materials and hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal, removal, containment, transportation, environmental restoration, facility decommissioning and decontamination, and disaster/emergency response.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $36.3 million | 28 |
| 2022 | $38.4 million | 29 |
| 2023 | $37.5 million | 29 |
| 2024 | $35.6 million | 26 |
| 2025 | $35.8 million | 24 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CPWR: the Center for Construction Research and Training | Maryland | $31.9 million |
| Steelworkers Charitable & Educational Organization | Pennsylvania | $21.3 million |
| International Brotherhood of Teamsters | District of Columbia | $15.1 million |
| International Chemical Workers Union | Ohio | $13.8 million |
| International Association of Firefighters | District of Columbia | $11.4 million |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Jersey | $11.3 million |
| National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, Inc. | Maine | $10.9 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $10.2 million |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minnesota | $9.8 million |
| Oai Inc | Illinois | $9.3 million |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Massachusetts | $8.2 million |
| Susan Harwood TRG Grant PRG-Inst Co | Michigan | $5.2 million |
| Liuna Training & Education Fund | Connecticut | $5.2 million |
| Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc | Louisiana | $4.9 million |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Texas | $4.0 million |
| Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards Commission | Alabama | $3.5 million |
| Nova Southeastern University, Inc | Florida | $3.2 million |
| The Sustainable Workplace Alliance, Inc. | Florida | $3.1 million |
| Charles River Analytics, Inc. | Massachusetts | $495,729 |
| Medcognition Inc | Texas | $484,772 |

## Open opportunities

- [NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-27-100-nih-cdc-and-fda-small-business-innovation-research/), closes April 5, 2027
- [Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-201-emergency-competitive-revision-to-existing-nih-awards/), closes April 18, 2027
- [Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-24-253-successor-in-interest-type-6-parent-clinical-trial/), closes July 17, 2027
- [Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pa-26-001-administrative-supplements-to-existing-nih-grants-and/), closes November 30, 2028