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FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Training and Educational Materials Development

Occupational Safety and Health Administration · SHTG-FY-26-02

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Award Range

$0 – $95K

Total Program Funding

$12.8M

Expected Awards

100

Deadline

July 31, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OSHA's Susan Harwood Training Grant funds nonprofits and educational institutions to develop workplace safety training materials — curricula, videos, online courses, and educational tools targeting hard-to-reach workers (immigrants, small businesses, young workers, gig economy). $95K max, 100 awards from $12.8M. This is specifically for DEVELOPING materials, not delivering training (that's a separate Harwood grant).

Who Should Apply

Nonprofit organizations, universities, community colleges, OSHA-approved State Plan agencies, and labor organizations with workplace safety expertise. Must develop educational materials that can be widely distributed.

Who Should NOT Apply

For-profit training companies, individual consultants, employers (for their own workforce), or organizations without occupational safety expertise.

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Must develop training and educational MATERIALS (not just deliver training)
•Must target underserved/hard-to-reach worker populations
•Must address specific OSHA hazards or compliance topics
•Must be a nonprofit, educational institution, or state plan
•$95K max, 100 awards

💡 GrantQuick Tip

100 awards at $95K is very accessible — this is one of the easiest OSHA grants to win. The key: target a SPECIFIC underserved population (e.g., "Spanish-language fall protection training for residential roofers" or "heat illness prevention videos for farmworkers"). Generic "workplace safety training" proposals won't score well. Be specific about the hazard, the audience, and the delivery format.

Competitiveness: Low — 100 awards from $12.8M for a straightforward materials-development grant. Most qualified nonprofits/schools that apply with a specific topic will be funded.

What This Grant Funds

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.

Attachments

PDF

Grants Instructions

OSHA_SH_FY_2026_TEMD_NOFO.pdf

Who Can Apply

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $95K
Total Program Funding: $12.8M
Expected Number of Awards: 100
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: July 1, 2026

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026 (0 days remaining)

This NOFO closes on July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. Applications not validated by Grants.gov or submitted after this deadline are ineligible for consideration.

Agency Contact

Email questions about this NOFO to HarwoodGrants@dol.gov or call 847-725-7805 on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, excluding federal holidays.

www.osha.gov/harwoodgrants

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