FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Targeted Topic Training
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are: nonprofit organizations including institutions of higher education; OSHA-approved State Plans that receive grants under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act); entities that operate On-Site Consultation programs that receive grants under Section 21(d) of the OSH Act: and OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers authorized by OSHA under Section 21(c) of the OSH Act.Entities are eligible to receive only one Susan Harwood Training Grant award regardless of the number of qualifying roles they fulfill. For example, an OTI Education Center that also serves as an On-site Consultation program is only eligible to receive a single Susan Harwood Training Grant award.
About this opportunity
Under the authority of Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) established its discretionary grant program in 1978. In 1997, OSHA renamed the program in honor of the late Susan Harwood, former director of the OSHA Office of Risk Assessment. The grant program offers eligible organizations the opportunity to compete annually for funding so they may develop and conduct training and educational programs for small business employers and workers. The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program supports eligible organizations' efforts to provide occupational safety and health training. These organizations train eligible workers and employers about workplace hazards, hazard avoidance, c...