Susan Harwood Training Grant Susan Harwood Training Grant Program – FY2010 GrantsProgram – FY2010 Grants

U.S. Department of LaborOSHA Directorate of Training and Education

Presenter: Cathy CroninDirector, Office of Training and Educational Development

Grant Program BackgroundGrant Program Background

• Based on annual funding, OSHA holds an annual national competition for grants

• Grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations on a competitive basis• Grant funds are provided for programs to train workers and employers

to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent safety and health hazards in their workplaces and to provide related assistance

• OSHA selects the safety and health topics for each grant competition

1978 OSHA begins awarding grants .....1997 program renamed in honor of Susan Harwood

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Grant Program: Six Areas of TrainingGrant Program: Six Areas of Training

1. Education on worker rights & employer responsibilities under the OSH Act

2. Educating workers and employers in small businesses (250 or fewer workers)

3. Training workers and employers about new OSHA standards

4. Training at-risk worker populations5. Training workers and employers about high risk

activities identified by OSHA or as a part of an OSHA special emphasis program

6. Providing technical assistance to employers and workers

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Target Training AudiencesTarget Training Audiences

• Small and new businesses• Non-English speaking/limited English

proficiency, non-literate and low literacy workers

• Young workers• Immigrant and minority workers• Other hard-to-reach workers• Workers in high-hazard industries and

industries with high fatality rates

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2010 Grant Solicitation2010 Grant Solicitation

• $10.750 million available for Harwood grants• OSHA anticipates publishing two Federal Register

Notices announcing grant solicitations for:– Capacity Building grants– Targeted Topic training grants

• Solicitations will be posted in the next couple of months

• Applicants will have approximately 4 weeks to submit an application

• All grants will be awarded by September 30, 2010

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Who is Eligible for a Grant?Who is Eligible for a Grant?

• Nonprofit organizations that are not an agency of state or local government are eligible, including:– Labor organizations– Employer and trade associations– Educational institutions– Other nonprofit organizations, including

community and faith-based organizations– State or local government-supported

institutions of higher education are eligible to apply

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Tips on “How to Apply” at Grants.govTips on “How to Apply” at Grants.gov

• Organization registration is required and is one part of a five-step process

• Registration is a one-time process, which is required before representatives of an organization can submit grant application packages electronically through Grants.gov

• The registration process can take three to five business days or one to three weeks depending on your organization and if all steps are met in a timely manner

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp 7

Organization Registration: 5 StepsOrganization Registration: 5 Steps

Grants.gov Online Tutorial

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Apply Online at Grants.govApply Online at Grants.gov

www.Grants.gov Download application

package Complete application

package offline Upload to submit the

Completed Grant Application Package

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Tips: Grant Writing StrategyTips: Grant Writing Strategy

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WHO?• Qualifications of

your organization • Needs of your

target audience

WHO?• Qualifications of

your organization • Needs of your

target audience

WHAT?• Detailed work plan • Address all evaluation

criteria• Use OSHA Dictionaries

for developing materials in Spanish

• Apply adult learning principles

• Emphasize results

WHAT?• Detailed work plan • Address all evaluation

criteria• Use OSHA Dictionaries

for developing materials in Spanish

• Apply adult learning principles

• Emphasize results

WHERE?Local, regional or national in scope

WHERE?Local, regional or national in scope

HOW MUCH?• Describe your systems• Admin costs cannot be more than

25% of cost• Budget your work plan• Watch for ‘unallowable costs’

HOW MUCH?• Describe your systems• Admin costs cannot be more than

25% of cost• Budget your work plan• Watch for ‘unallowable costs’

WHY?• Topic area was

chosen including unmet need you will address and

• Hazards/barriers that workers face

WHY?• Topic area was

chosen including unmet need you will address and

• Hazards/barriers that workers face

Screen Shot: Grantee Materials Website

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Additional InformationAdditional Information

•“Helpful Tips” PowerPointTM –Available on Susan Harwood Webpage–http://draft.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/harwood_tips/index.html

• Contact: Jim BarnesDirector, OSHA Office of Training and Educational ProgramseMail: barnes.jim@dol.govPhone: 847-759-7781