FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Training and Educational Materials Development
Federal funding opportunity SHTG-FY-26-02 from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor).
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 31, 2026
- Posted
- July 1, 2026
- Closes
- July 31, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $95,000
- Program funding
- $12,787,000
- Expected awards
- 100
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 17.502
- Category
- Employment, Labor and Training
- Archives
- August 30, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 17.502 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $10.8M
- FY2025 obligated
- $8.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $-705,681
- Awards in window
- 308
Top recipients: Georgia Tech Research Corp, Construction Education Foundation of Colorado, Cpwr: the Center for Construction Research and Training, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Northern Illinois University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
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, controls, worker rights, and employer responsibilities under the OSH Act.
The FY 2026 federal appropriations authorize OSHA to announce the availability of $12,787,000 in funding for new Susan Harwood Training Program grants. Applications submitted in response to this NOFO compete for a Training and Educational Materials Development grant. Applicants must propose developing new training materials addressing one of the OSHA-specified training topics and validating the training materials during an instructor-led classroom training. This grant program restricts organizations to one grant award per fiscal year. If an organization submits multiple applications for this or other Harwood funding opportunities, OSHA will review the last viable application package submitted.
Funding is for a 12-month performance period beginning on September 30, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027. The maximum Training and Educational Materials Development grant award is $95,000. OSHA expects to award multiple grants under this competitive NOFO. This NOFO does not establish any funding obligations. Selected applicants will receive a notice of award. Funds are obligated when a grant recipient acknowledges receipt and accepts the notice of award documents.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofit organizations including institutions of higher education; OSHA-approved State Plans that receive grants under section 23(g) of the 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. Ineligible applicants include individuals; for-profit organizations; federal, local governmental, and non-OSHA approved State Plans/On-Site Consultation Program state agencies; 501(c)(4) nonprofit organizations; and FY 2025 Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training grantees with more than a three-month extension to their performance period. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to apply, as are any eligible organizations. Those that meet the eligibility requirements may receive awards under this funding opportunity. DOL will not, in the selection of recipients and administration of the grant, discriminate on the basis of an organization's religious character, affiliation, exercise, or lack thereof, or on the basis of conduct that would not be considered grounds to favor or disfavor a similarly situated secular organization. Please see Section A under the Grant Application and Submission heading of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for all eligibility requirements.
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