US Department of Labor announces $12.7M in grants awarded to promote workplace safety, health training, education

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Administered by the department’s [Occupational Safety and Health Administration](%2F%2Fwww.osha.gov%2Fharwoodgrants%2Fawards/1/010101920c14d64d-19c47997-a202-4229-b549-2d7ae25ee68d-000000/4PLz9j3Y91euvUVZakSn-2U_TLqqKdL9KMQUyYnwhd4=371), funds from the [Susan Harwood Training Grants Program](%2F%2Fwww.osha.gov%2Fharwoodgrants/1/010101920c14d64d-19c47997-a202-4229-b549-2d7ae25ee68d-000000/0jExEL_tqUIO0StU5_Z6ZEEcx5IWRL42S5Q6amXmfjs=371) will support the delivery of training and education on hazard awareness, avoidance and controls, and inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act. This round of funding was awarded to programs in the categories of targeted topic training, training and educational materials development, and capacity building.           “The Susan Harwood Training Grants are a critical investment that the Department of Labor makes to help workers know their rights and power – in turn making their workplace safer and healthier,” said Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. “This grant honors Dr. Harwood's remarkable legacy of safeguarding workers from workplace hazards throughout her years at the Department of Labor. I’m eager to witness the impact these organizations will achieve in her name.” The grants are named in honor of the late Dr. Susan Harwood who served as the director of OSHA’s Office of Risk Assessment. In 17 years with the department, she was instrumental in developing federal standards that today protect people from workplace hazards, including asbestos, benzene, bloodborne pathogens, cotton dust, formaldehyde and lead. “These grants are our most effective tool for connecting organizations with needed resources to train and educate hard-to-reach workers in high-hazard industries,” said Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Douglas L. Parker. “Training is a key part of ensuring vulnerable workers understand what protections should be in place in their workplace and to know their rights.” OSHA awards grants to nonprofit 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. Targeted training audiences include small-business employers, limited English proficiency workers, as well as workers identified as illiterate/low literacy, disadvantaged, underserved, low-income, minority and others hard to reach. The 2024 Susan Harwood Training Grant awards will provide training and education to at-risk and marginalized workers across the nation. They are listed by category as follows: Targeted Topic Training recipients City State Award South Arkansas College El Dorado AR $104,054 Arizona State University Tempe AZ $160,000 National Day Laborer Organizing Network Pasadena CA $160,000 Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. Visalia CA $160,000 Construction Education Foundation of Colorado Denver CO $159,860 Colorado State University Fort Collins CO $145,893 Connecticosh Health Technical Committee, Inc. Newington CT $159,814 Liuna Training & Education Fund Pomfret Center CT $158,677 American Road & Transportation Builders Association Washington DC $160,000 Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs Washington DC $160,000 Farmworker Justice Fund Inc Washington DC $160,000 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc Washington DC $160,000 Florida International University Miami FL $160,000 United Safety Council, Inc. dba Florida Safety Council Orlando FL $94,409 OSAP Foundation Inc. (Org. for Safety, Asepsis & Prevention Foundation) Atlanta GA $143,789 Iowa State University of Science & Technology Ames IA $160,000 University of Iowa Iowa City IA $159,736 Latino Worker Safety Center Joliet IL $160,000 William Rainey Harper College Palatine IL $151,720 LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Topeka KS $138,346 Brazilian Worker Center, Inc. Allston MA $160,000 Casa, Inc. Hyattsville MD $160,000 Aquity4all Co Potomac MD $160,000 University of Southern Univ. of Maine System Portland ME $160,000 Wayne State University Detroit MI $159,710 Great Lakes Safety Training Center Midland MI $73,159 Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan Southfield MI $75,000 Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association Plymouth MN $158,424 Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Lincoln NE $114,500 Tree Care Industry Association, Inc. Manchester NH $149,413 Applied Labor Employment Studies Institute Morristown NJ $160,000 Education & Training Institute, Inc. New Brunswick NJ $160,000 Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Newark NJ $155,080 Work Environment Council Of New Jersey, Inc. Trenton NJ $100,000 Alliance For Manufacturing & Tech. of the Southern Tier Binghamton NY $160,000 New York Committee for Occupational Safety & Health, Inc New York NY $160,000 Restaurant Opportunities Center Roc United, Inc. New York NY $160,000 World Cares Center, Inc. New York NY $160,000 Mohawk Valley Community College Utica NY $57,709 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH $160,000 Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety & Health Philadelphia PA $160,000 University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Mayaguez PR $154,094 University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus San Juan PR $126,547 South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City SD $60,000 Compacion Foundation, Inc. Balch Springs TX $159,752 Del Mar College District Corpus Christi TX $50,000 Organization of Hispanic Contractors Dallas TX $160,000 El Paso County Community College District El Paso TX $160,000 University of Houston System - Clear Lake Houston TX $155,556 South Texas College McAllen TX $159,928 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio TX $160,000 Texas State University - San Marco San Marcos TX $160,000 Associated General Contractors Arlington VA $160,000 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg VA $160,000 Legal Aid Justice Center Charlottesville VA $160,000 Boat People S.O.S., Inc. Falls Church VA $160,000 Timber Products Manufacturers Spokane WA $145,000 Marshall University Research Corporation Huntington WV $160,000 West Virginia University Research Corporation Morgantown WV $149,933  Training and Educational Materials Development recipients City State Award BPSOS Center for Community Advancement, Inc. Westminster CA $75,000 University Enterprises, Inc. Sacramento University Sacramento CA $75,000 Prolepsis Partners in Prevention Inc  Orlando FL $75,000 University of Florida Gainesville FL $75,000 Georgia Tech Research Corp Atlanta GA $74,494 Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees Carbondale IL $75,000 Kansas State University Manhattan KS $74,949 University of Kentucky Research Foundation Lexington KY $74,959 IUPAT Finishing Trades Institute Hanover MD $75,000 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg MO $75,000 University of Missouri, The Curators of Columbia MO $75,000 Mississippi State University Starkville MS $74,328 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg MS $75,000 East Carolina University Greenville NC $74,998 Kent State University Kent OH $72,983 Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station College Station TX $75,000 Texas A&M Transportation Institute College Station TX $75,000 University Of Texas at Arlington Arlington TX $75,000  Capacity Building Developmental and Pilots recipients City State Award Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Juneau AK $91,415 Marin Builders Association San Rafael CA $100,000 Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, Inc. Pomona CA $100,000 Valley Contractors Exchange, Inc. Chico CA $100,000 Connecticut Worker Center, Inc. Bridgeport CT $99,000 Georgetown University Washington DC $99,904 Georgia Tech Research Corp Atlanta GA $100,000 Lucky Shoals Community Association, Inc. Tucker GA $81,280 Chicago Jobs with Justice (JWJ) Chicago IL $100,000 Honeybee Strategies, Inc. Marrero LA $100,000 All Things Women, Inc. Livonia MI $91,997 Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont TX $99,739 University of Washington Seattle WA $100,000 Worker Justice Wisconsin Madison WI $87,450  Capacity Building Follow-on recipients City State Award Shasta Builders Exchange Inc Redding CA $103,890 The Sustainable Workplace Alliance, Inc. Eagle Lake FL $135,270 Western Iowa Tech Community College Foundation Sioux City IA $145,800 National Council for Occupational Safety & Health Somerville MA $145,797 Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc. Upper Marlboro MD $112,996 Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center Las Vegas NV $121,500 State University of New York, The Research Foundation for the Syracuse NY $162,000 Western New York Council on Occ. Safety & Health Inc Buffalo NY $161,910 Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center Cincinnati OH $89,000 Oklahoma State University Stillwater OK $162,000 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville PA $149,099  ###  Media Contacts: Patrick Malone, 202-997-3512, malone.patrick.m@dol.gov Paloma Renteria, 202-579-1643, renteria.paloma.b@dol.gov  Release Number: 24-1933-NAT U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at [](%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov/1/010101920c14d64d-19c47997-a202-4229-b549-2d7ae25ee68d-000000/kNmMgRBkb_BJEKoaUC7Fv0gpXq9XlZh4287jHBfo6RU=371). 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