Opportunity Information: Apply for SHTG FY 24 03
The Capacity Building opportunity is part of OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, a long-running discretionary grant program authorized under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The program funds nonprofit organizations so they can expand occupational safety and health education and training, especially for small business employers and workers. The overall aim is to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths by giving workers practical hazard awareness, avoidance, and control training, while also educating workers about their rights and employers about their responsibilities under the OSH Act, including protections against discrimination or retaliation.
This specific Capacity Building grant is meant for organizations that are not yet fully ready to run a large-scale safety and health training program, but have the potential to build one. The grant provides time and resources to design and test a program model before scaling it up. OSHA is prioritizing projects that reach workers and employers in high-hazard industries, industries with high fatality rates, or communities that have historically had limited access to high-quality safety training. The target audiences called out include young workers, temporary workers, minority workers, people with low literacy, limited-English-speaking workers, and other underserved or hard-to-reach populations. OSHA also encourages grantees to deliver training in languages other than English to widen access to life-saving information.
Funding for FY 2024 totals about $12.787 million across new Susan Harwood grants, with OSHA expecting to make multiple awards under this competitive announcement. For the Capacity Building category specifically, the maximum award is $100,000, and OSHA lists an expected total of about 90 awards under this opportunity. The project period is 12 months, with funded work starting no later than September 30, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025. While funds are announced through the funding opportunity, no federal money is actually obligated until an applicant is selected and the award is accepted.
Capacity Building grantees must complete several concrete deliverables during the 12-month period. These include conducting a needs assessment to identify the most pressing occupational safety and health training needs in the community or sector they plan to serve, evaluating their current organizational capacity to develop and deliver training, and building practical systems to support a future program. Required development work includes creating marketing and recruitment plans to reach the intended audiences, setting up processes for Level 1 training evaluations (often focused on participant reactions and satisfaction) and Level 2 training assessments (typically focused on learning or knowledge gains), and developing curriculum that directly responds to the needs identified in the assessment. Grantees must also deliver one small training session during the grant period to test the curriculum and instructional approach, then use what they learn to refine the program. By the end of the year, each grantee must produce a comprehensive four-year capacity building plan. Organizations that successfully complete this initial year may then apply for up to four annual follow-on grants to carry out that longer-term plan and expand training delivery.
Eligibility is focused on nonprofit and mission-driven entities with community reach. Eligible applicants include qualifying labor unions; community-based, faith-based, and grassroots organizations; employer associations that are not an agency of state or local government; public or state-controlled institutions of higher education (subject to federal grant rules in 2 CFR 200 and DOL exceptions in 2 CFR 2900); and certain Native American tribal and native-controlled organizations (including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations) consistent with Executive Order 13175, as long as they are not state or local government agencies. Ineligible applicants include individuals, for-profit organizations, and federal, state, or local government agencies, as well as 501(c)(4) organizations. The notice also excludes certain prior Susan Harwood grantees from FY 2023 Targeted Topic Training or Training and Educational Materials Development if they have more than a 90-day time extension on their grant. A special restriction is that Capacity Building grantees are not eligible for a 90-day time extension.
OSHA places strong emphasis on performance management and accountability. Applicants are expected to show they can meet program performance expectations, including the ability to work with subject matter experts, run adult education programs, recruit participants from the intended populations, and manage federal grant requirements. After awards are made, OSHA actively monitors progress through orientation sessions, reviews of training materials, observation of trainings, program and financial monitoring visits, and reviews of quarterly and year-end reports. Grantees also must participate in data collection and training impact evaluations described in the funding announcement, reflecting the program's focus on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
Several important application rules apply. An organization may receive only one Susan Harwood award in a fiscal year across the Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, or Capacity Building categories. If an organization submits multiple applications across these funding opportunities, OSHA will only review the last complete and viable application package submitted. Applications cannot be edited after submission; to make changes, the applicant must submit a new complete application package. The application deadline for this opportunity is July 26, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and applications must be submitted and validated through Grants.gov by that deadline to be eligible for consideration.
Key identifiers for the opportunity include the Funding Opportunity Number SHTG FY 24 03, CFDA 17.502, agency OSHA (U.S. Department of Labor), grant instrument type, discretionary category, and an award ceiling of $100,000. Additional applicant guidance and technical assistance resources are referenced through OSHA's Susan Harwood grant applicant information page.Apply for SHTG FY 24 03
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the employment, labor and training sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Capacity Building" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.502.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-06-26.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-26. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 90 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the Capacity Building opportunity under OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, a discretionary grant program authorized under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. It supports nonprofit and mission-driven organizations in expanding occupational safety and health education and training.
What is the main goal of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program?
The overall aim is to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, and deaths by providing practical training on hazard awareness, avoidance, and control. The program also supports education for workers about their rights and for employers about their responsibilities under the OSH Act, including protections against discrimination or retaliation.
What is the purpose of the Capacity Building category specifically?
The Capacity Building grant is designed for organizations that are not yet fully prepared to operate a large-scale safety and health training program but have the potential to build one. It provides time and resources to design and test a program model before scaling it up.
Who is this grant intended to serve?
The program emphasizes reaching small business employers and workers, particularly in high-hazard industries, industries with high fatality rates, or communities that have historically had limited access to high-quality safety training.
Which worker populations are specifically highlighted as priorities?
OSHA highlights young workers, temporary workers, minority workers, people with low literacy, limited-English-speaking workers, and other underserved or hard-to-reach populations as key target audiences.
Does OSHA encourage training in languages other than English?
Yes. OSHA encourages grantees to deliver training in languages other than English to expand access to life-saving safety and health information.
How much funding is available for this opportunity?
For the Capacity Building category, the maximum (ceiling) award is $100,000.
How many awards does OSHA expect to make under Capacity Building?
OSHA lists an expected total of about 90 awards under the Capacity Building opportunity.
What is the total FY 2024 funding amount mentioned for new Susan Harwood grants?
OSHA states that FY 2024 totals about $12.787 million across new Susan Harwood grants, with multiple awards expected under the competitive announcement.
What is the project period for the Capacity Building grant?
The project period is 12 months. Funded work must start no later than September 30, 2024, and the project must end by September 30, 2025.
When are federal funds actually obligated?
Although funds are announced through the funding opportunity, no federal money is obligated until an applicant is selected and the award is accepted.
What deliverables are required during the 12-month Capacity Building period?
During the grant year, grantees must complete several concrete deliverables, including a needs assessment, an organizational capacity assessment, building systems to support a future training program, developing marketing and recruitment plans, establishing evaluation processes, developing curriculum, delivering a small pilot training session, and producing a comprehensive four-year capacity building plan by the end of the year.
What is the required needs assessment for?
The needs assessment is used to identify the most pressing occupational safety and health training needs in the community or sector the organization plans to serve.
What does OSHA mean by evaluating organizational capacity?
Capacity Building grantees must evaluate their current ability to develop and deliver training and must build practical systems to support a future program.
Are marketing and recruitment plans required?
Yes. Grantees must create marketing and recruitment plans to reach the intended audiences identified for their project.
What evaluation and assessment processes are required?
Grantees must set up processes for Level 1 training evaluations (often focused on participant reactions and satisfaction) and Level 2 training assessments (typically focused on learning or knowledge gains).
Is curriculum development required under this grant?
Yes. Grantees must develop curriculum that directly responds to needs identified in the needs assessment.
Does the grant require delivering any training during the year?
Yes. Grantees must deliver one small training session during the grant period to test the curriculum and instructional approach, then use lessons learned to refine the program.
What is the four-year capacity building plan?
By the end of the 12-month grant period, each grantee must produce a comprehensive four-year capacity building plan that outlines how the organization will expand and carry out the longer-term training effort.
Can an organization get additional funding after the initial Capacity Building year?
Organizations that successfully complete the initial year may apply for up to four annual follow-on grants to carry out the longer-term plan and expand training delivery.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include qualifying labor unions; community-based, faith-based, and grassroots organizations; employer associations that are not an agency of state or local government; public or state-controlled institutions of higher education (subject to federal grant rules in 2 CFR 200 and DOL exceptions in 2 CFR 2900); and certain Native American tribal and native-controlled organizations (including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian organizations) consistent with Executive Order 13175, as long as they are not state or local government agencies.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Ineligible applicants include individuals, for-profit organizations, federal/state/local government agencies, and 501(c)(4) organizations.
Are any prior Susan Harwood grantees restricted from applying?
Yes. The notice excludes certain prior Susan Harwood grantees from FY 2023 Targeted Topic Training or Training and Educational Materials Development if they have more than a 90-day time extension on their grant.
Can Capacity Building grantees receive a 90-day time extension?
No. The opportunity includes a special restriction stating that Capacity Building grantees are not eligible for a 90-day time extension.
How does OSHA monitor performance after awards are made?
OSHA actively monitors grantee progress through orientation sessions, reviews of training materials, observation of trainings, program and financial monitoring visits, and reviews of quarterly and year-end reports.
What capabilities are applicants expected to demonstrate?
Applicants are expected to show they can meet program performance expectations, including the ability to work with subject matter experts, run adult education programs, recruit participants from intended populations, and manage federal grant requirements.
Are grantees required to participate in data collection and evaluation?
Yes. Grantees must participate in data collection and training impact evaluations described in the funding announcement, reflecting the program's emphasis on measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
Can an organization receive more than one Susan Harwood award in the same fiscal year?
No. An organization may receive only one Susan Harwood award in a fiscal year across the Targeted Topic Training, Training and Educational Materials Development, or Capacity Building categories.
What happens if an organization submits multiple applications across Susan Harwood opportunities?
If an organization submits multiple applications across these funding opportunities, OSHA will only review the last complete and viable application package submitted.
Can an application be edited after it is submitted?
No. Applications cannot be edited after submission. To make changes, the applicant must submit a new complete application package.
When is the application deadline?
The application deadline is July 26, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
How must applications be submitted?
Applications must be submitted and validated through Grants.gov by the deadline to be eligible for consideration.
What are the key identifiers for this funding opportunity?
Key identifiers include Funding Opportunity Number SHTG FY 24 03, CFDA 17.502, the agency OSHA (U.S. Department of Labor), grant instrument type, discretionary category, and an award ceiling of $100,000.
Where does OSHA point applicants for additional guidance?
The opportunity references additional applicant guidance and technical assistance resources through OSHA's Susan Harwood grant applicant information page.
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