WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11,746,992, in grants to support worker and employer education to make workplaces around the nation safer and healthier.
Administered by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration , the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program is making grants to 90 nonprofit organizations in fiscal year 2022 for education and training on hazard recognition and injury prevention, workers’ rights, and employers’ legal responsibilities to provide safe and healthful workplaces.
Named for late Susan Harwood, former director of OSHA’s Office of Risk Assessment, the grants are awarded in the Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, and Capacity Building categories. During her 17 years with OSHA, Dr. Harwood helped develop federal standards to protect workers from bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, benzene, formaldehyde, asbestos and lead in construction.
OSHA grants are awarded to non-profit organizations, including community and faith-based groups, employer associations, labor unions, joint labor-management associations, Native American tribes, and local and state-sponsored colleges and universities. Target trainees include small-business employers and underserved vulnerable workers in high-hazard industries.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to help ensure these conditions for America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, education and assistance. Learn more about OSHA.
A list of fiscal year 2022 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program awards follows this release.
Targeted Topic Training Grants Recipients
City
State
Amount
South Arkansas Community College
El Dorado
AR
$100,085
Asian Health Services
Oakland
CA
$64,000
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates
Oakland
CA
$55,000
Community Services & Employment Training Inc.
Visalia
CA
$160,000
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Pasadena
CA
$160,000
Port of San Diego Ship Repair Assoc.
National City
CA
$145,460
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley
CA
$160,000
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla
CA
$159,925
American Road & Transportation Builders Assoc.
Washington
DC
$160,000
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Program
Washington
DC
$160,000
Farmworker Justice
Washington
DC
$160,000
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Washington
DC
$160,000
Florida International University
Miami
FL
$160,000
Georgia Southern University Research & Service Foundation
Statesboro
GA
$152,000
Building Industry Association of Hawaii
Waipahu
HI
$125,190
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
Ames
IA
$84,628
Latino Worker Safety Center
Hillside
IL
$160,000
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
IL
$158,931
LeadingAge Kansas Foundation
Topeka
KS
$141,519
Brazilian Worker Center Inc.
Allston
MA
$152,800
CASA Inc.
Hyattsville
MD
$160,000
IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute
Hanover
MD
$160,000
University of Southern Maine
Portland
ME
$160,000
Wayne State University
Detroit
MI
$157,319
Western North Carolina Workers’ Center
Hendersonville
NC
$100,505
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
Lincoln
NE
$85,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
$154,568
Tree Care Industry Association Inc.
Manchester
NH
$139,582
Applied Labor Employment Studies Institute
Morristown
NJ
$160,000
Education & Training Institute Inc.
New Brunswick
NJ
$160,000
New Jersey State AFL-CIO, CSA Inc.
Trenton
NJ
$160,000
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Newark
NJ
$160,000
New Mexico Caregivers Coalition
Bernalillo
NM
$107,435
Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology
Binghamton
NY
$120,000
Laborers' Local 17 Training & Educational Fund
Newburgh
NY
$91,142
Make Myself Aid for Humanity Inc.
Nanuet
NY
$124,880
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
NY
$49,104
Western New York Council on Occupational Safety & Health
Buffalo
NY
$127,454
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
OK
$160,000
Manufacturers’ Assoc.
York
PA
$156,415
Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety & Health
Philadelphia
PA
$153,257
National Association of Tower Erectors
Watertown
SD
$160,000
El Paso County Community College
El Paso
TX
$160,000
Organization of Hispanic Contractors
Dallas
TX
$160,000
South Texas College
McAllen
TX
$159,863
Texas State University
San Marcos
TX
$154,000
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
TX
$159,963
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
TX
$160,000
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
TX
$160,000
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$120,646
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston
TX
$107,968
Workers Defense Project
Austin
TX
$160,000
American Traffic Safety Services Assoc.
Fredericksburg
VA
$158,829
Associated General Contractors of America
Arlington
VA
$159,494
Boat People SOS Inc.
Falls Church
VA
$160,000
Legal Aid Justice Center
Charlottesville
VA
$160,000
Timber Products Manufacturers Inc.
Spokane
WA
$135,000
Washington On-Site Sewage Assoc.
Puyallup
WA
$149,239
West Virginia University Research Corp.
Morgantown
WV
$160,000
Training & Educational Materials Development Grants
City
State
Amount
BPSOS Center for Community Advancement Inc.
Westminster
CA
$75,000
Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiatives
Washington
DC
$75,000
University of Florida
Gainesville
FL
$75,000
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
IL
$75,000
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State
MS
$74,679
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS
$67,715
East Carolina University
Greenville
NC
$75,000
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte
NC
$75,000
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro
NM
$75,000
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City
SD
$41,309
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
College Station
TX
$75,000
Texas A&M University
College Station
TX
$74,760
Marshall University Research Corp.
Huntington
WV
$74,999
Capacity Building Developmental & Pilots Grants
City
State
Amount
Georgetown University
Washington
DC
$79,967
Sustainable Workplace Alliance
Lake Wales
FL
$167,000
AgriSafe Network Inc.
Peosta
IA
$180,000
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
IA
$180,000
National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
Somerville
MA
$179,996
Melwood Horticultural Training Center Inc.
Upper Marlboro
MD
$139,501
Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center
Las Vegas
NV
$150,000
Kent State University
Kent
OH
$74,193
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville
PA
$179,743
Capacity Building Follow-on Grants
City
State
Amount
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
AL
$160,256
Kern County Builders Exchange
Bakersfield
CA
$130,488
Shasta Builders Exchange
Redding
CA
$128,260
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
$131,219
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
Dorchester
MA
$80,375
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
OH
$131,220
Agricenter International Inc.
Memphis
TN
$115,242
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville
TX
$89,069
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg
VA
$145,800
Total
$11,746,992
