Opportunity Information: Apply for SHTG FY 24 01
The Targeted Topic Training opportunity is part of OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, a long-running federal discretionary grant effort authorized under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Created in 1978 and later renamed in 1997 to honor Susan Harwood, the program funds organizations that can build and deliver practical safety and health training for workers and small business employers. The main purpose is to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities by improving hazard awareness, hazard avoidance, and hazard control, while also helping workers understand their rights and helping employers understand their responsibilities under the OSH Act. A notable emphasis in this funding cycle is training that also supports job quality by strengthening workplace rights and protections, including protections against discrimination and retaliation related to safety and health concerns.
This specific grant track, Targeted Topic Training, supports applicants that will develop and conduct instructor-led training on one of OSHA's specified training topics for an audience described in the funding announcement. The program is strongly focused on reaching people who are often left out of traditional occupational safety and health training, such as disadvantaged, underserved, low-income, limited-English-speaking, low-literacy, temporary, young, minority, and other hard-to-reach workers and communities. OSHA also signals a clear preference for proposals that reach workers and employers in high-hazard industries or industries with high fatality rates, and it encourages grantees to expand access by offering training in languages other than English. Beyond simply delivering classes, applicants are expected to present proven outreach and recruitment strategies for these target groups, while also proposing innovative approaches that broaden access to life-saving training.
Eligibility is centered on mission-driven organizations with the capacity to deliver adult education and manage federal awards. Eligible applicants include qualifying labor unions; community-based, faith-based, and grassroots organizations; and employer associations, as long as they are not agencies of state or local government. Public or state-controlled institutions of higher education may apply under federal grant rules (including OMB 2 CFR 200 and Department of Labor exceptions in 2 CFR 2900). Native American tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and other native-controlled organizations may also apply consistent with Executive Order 13175, provided they are not state or local government agencies. Ineligible applicants include individuals, for-profit entities, federal/state/local government agencies, 501(c)(4) organizations, and certain recent Susan Harwood grantees, specifically FY 2023 Targeted Topic Training or Training and Educational Materials Development grantees that received more than a 90-day time extension.
From an award and administration standpoint, OSHA plans to make multiple competitive awards under this announcement. For FY 2024, OSHA announced a total of $12,787,000 available for new Susan Harwood grants, with an expected 90 awards under this Targeted Topic Training opportunity. The maximum award amount (ceiling) for a Targeted Topic Training grant is $160,000. The project period is 12 months, starting no later than September 30, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025. The closing date listed for applications is July 26, 2024. OSHA also limits organizations to one Susan Harwood award per fiscal year across the Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, or Capacity Building categories; if an organization submits multiple applications across these opportunities, OSHA will review only the last complete and viable submission.
Finally, applicants should be prepared for active federal oversight and evaluation. Grantees must agree to participate in OSHA's data collection and training impact evaluation activities described in the announcement. OSHA monitors performance through steps such as orientation meetings, reviews of training materials, observations of training sessions, program and financial monitoring visits, and quarterly and year-end reporting. In other words, the grant is not just about proposing a good idea; it is aimed at organizations that can demonstrate real capacity to recruit and train the intended audiences, deliver high-quality instructor-led instruction on OSHA-designated topics, document results, and meet performance goals under close program monitoring.Apply for SHTG FY 24 01
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Targeted Topic Training" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.502.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-26.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-26. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $160,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 90 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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FAQs: OSHA Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grant (FY 2024)
1) What is the Targeted Topic Training opportunity?
Targeted Topic Training is a grant track under OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. It funds organizations to develop and deliver instructor-led occupational safety and health training on one of OSHA's specified training topics for the audience described in the funding announcement.
2) What is the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program?
The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program is a long-running federal discretionary grant effort authorized under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. It was created in 1978 and renamed in 1997 to honor Susan Harwood. The program funds organizations that can build and deliver practical safety and health training for workers and small business employers.
3) What is the main purpose of this grant program?
The program aims to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities by improving hazard awareness, hazard avoidance, and hazard control. It also supports workers in understanding their rights and employers in understanding their responsibilities under the OSH Act.
4) Is there a special emphasis in this funding cycle?
Yes. A notable emphasis is on training that also supports job quality by strengthening workplace rights and protections, including protections against discrimination and retaliation related to raising safety and health concerns.
5) What kind of training is expected under the Targeted Topic Training track?
Applicants are expected to develop and conduct instructor-led training focused on one of OSHA's specified training topics. This track is not framed as general awareness-only outreach; it is centered on delivering structured training that improves hazard recognition and controls for the intended audiences.
6) Who is the intended audience for the training?
The opportunity is strongly focused on reaching workers and communities often left out of traditional occupational safety and health training, including disadvantaged, underserved, low-income, limited-English-speaking, low-literacy, temporary, young, minority, and other hard-to-reach workers and communities. The training is also intended to reach small business employers.
7) Does OSHA prefer certain industries or worker populations?
Yes. OSHA signals a clear preference for proposals that reach workers and employers in high-hazard industries or industries with high fatality rates. The announcement also emphasizes reaching hard-to-reach populations that face barriers to traditional training access.
8) Are non-English trainings encouraged?
Yes. OSHA encourages grantees to expand access by offering training in languages other than English, particularly to better serve limited-English-speaking workers and communities.
9) Beyond delivering classes, what else must an applicant propose?
Applicants are expected to present proven outreach and recruitment strategies for the intended target groups. The announcement also encourages innovative approaches that broaden access to life-saving training, meaning applicants should address how they will effectively recruit and serve the populations emphasized by OSHA.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is centered on mission-driven organizations with the capacity to deliver adult education and manage federal awards. Eligible applicants include qualifying labor unions; community-based, faith-based, and grassroots organizations; and employer associations, as long as they are not agencies of state or local government.
11) Can colleges and universities apply?
Public or state-controlled institutions of higher education may apply under federal grant rules (including OMB 2 CFR 200 and Department of Labor exceptions in 2 CFR 2900), as described in the opportunity summary provided.
12) Are Native American tribes and native-controlled organizations eligible?
Yes. Native American tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and other native-controlled organizations may apply consistent with Executive Order 13175, provided they are not state or local government agencies.
13) Who is not eligible to apply?
Ineligible applicants include individuals, for-profit entities, federal/state/local government agencies, 501(c)(4) organizations, and certain recent Susan Harwood grantees (specifically FY 2023 Targeted Topic Training or Training and Educational Materials Development grantees that received more than a 90-day time extension).
14) How many awards does OSHA expect to make under this opportunity?
OSHA plans to make multiple competitive awards. For FY 2024, OSHA expected approximately 90 awards under the Targeted Topic Training opportunity.
15) How much funding is available overall for new Susan Harwood grants in FY 2024?
For FY 2024, OSHA announced a total of $12,787,000 available for new Susan Harwood grants (across the new grant opportunities referenced in the provided description).
16) What is the maximum award amount for a Targeted Topic Training grant?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) for a Targeted Topic Training grant is $160,000.
17) What is the project period for this grant?
The project period is 12 months. The project must start no later than September 30, 2024, and ends September 30, 2025.
18) What is the application deadline?
The closing date listed for applications is July 26, 2024.
19) Can an organization submit more than one Susan Harwood application in the same fiscal year?
OSHA limits organizations to one Susan Harwood award per fiscal year across the Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, or Capacity Building categories.
20) What happens if an organization submits multiple applications across Susan Harwood opportunities?
If an organization submits multiple applications across those opportunities, OSHA will review only the last complete and viable submission.
21) What level of oversight should grantees expect from OSHA?
Grantees should be prepared for active federal oversight and evaluation. OSHA monitoring may include orientation meetings, reviews of training materials, observations of training sessions, program and financial monitoring visits, and quarterly and year-end reporting.
22) Are grantees required to participate in evaluation or data collection?
Yes. Grantees must agree to participate in OSHA's data collection and training impact evaluation activities described in the announcement.
23) What capabilities does OSHA expect applicants to demonstrate?
The grant is aimed at organizations that can demonstrate real capacity to recruit and train the intended audiences, deliver high-quality instructor-led instruction on OSHA-designated topics, document results, and meet performance goals under close program monitoring.
24) Is this grant intended for small business employers as well as workers?
Yes. The program description notes that it funds organizations that deliver practical safety and health training for workers and small business employers, and it also emphasizes helping employers understand their responsibilities under the OSH Act.
25) Does the program address worker rights and employer responsibilities?
Yes. A core purpose is helping workers understand their rights and helping employers understand their responsibilities under the OSH Act, and this cycle also emphasizes protections related to discrimination and retaliation when safety and health concerns are raised.
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