NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training (93.142)
NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training (Assistance Listing 93.142) is run by the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $184 million in 43 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $4.3 million per award on average. 4 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $3.5 million. Half of the 43 awards fell between $149,138 and $6.9 million, and they ranged from $95,059 to $18.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$184 million
- Grant awards43
- Typical award$3.5 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$35.8 million
- Size rank627 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants (cooperative agreements)
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $36.3 million in fiscal 2021 and $35.8 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 627th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 19 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
- NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)
- Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)
- Successor-in-Interest (Type 6 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)
- Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
A public or private nonprofit entity, Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education), including tribal governments, that provide worker health and safety education and training, may submit an application and receive a cooperative agreement or project grant for support of waste worker education and training by a named principal investigator. Recipients/grantees may use services, as appropriate, of other public or private organizations necessary to develop, administer, or evaluate proposed worker training programs, as long as the requirement for awards to nonprofit organizations is not violated. Nonprofit organizations which are incorporated under 501(c)(4) are prohibited from receiving grants.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Cooperative agreements and project grants are intended to support the direct costs of a project, in accordance with an approved budget, plus indirect costs at a pre-established rate. Both the award and use of funds are subject to applicable provisions of basic statutory authorities, appropriations acts, pertinent regulations, and operating policies of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
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
Range: $81,298 to $ 2,625,953 Average: $760,762
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, NIEHS Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training (93.142) awarded $184 million across 43 grant awards, an average of $4.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 71% of the money, colleges and universities 27% and small businesses 1.6%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 19 | $131 million | 71% |
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $50.1 million | 27% |
| Small businesses | 17 | $2.9 million | 1.6% |
By state
16 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5 | $32.2 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $25.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $21.3 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $13.8 million |
| New Jersey | 3 | $11.6 million |
| Maine | 4 | $10.9 million |
| California | 3 | $10.5 million |
| Minnesota | 1 | $9.8 million |
| Illinois | 1 | $9.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $8.7 million |
| Florida | 2 | $6.4 million |
| Michigan | 1 | $5.2 million |
| Connecticut | 1 | $5.2 million |
| Louisiana | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Texas | 5 | $4.7 million |
| Alabama | 1 | $3.5 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $395,759 |
| Arizona | 2 | $200,000 |
| Nevada | 1 | $98,220 |