Susan Harwood Training Grant Program – FY2010 Grants

1. Susan Harwood Training Grant Program – FY2010 Grants U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Directorate of Training and Education Presenter: Cathy Cronin Director, Office of Training and Educational Development

2. Grant Program Background 1978 OSHA begins awarding grants .....1997 program renamed in honor of Susan Harwood • 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

3. Grant Program: Six Areas of Training • Education on worker rights & employer responsibilities under the OSH Act • Educating workers and employers in small businesses (250 or fewer workers) • Training workers and employers about new OSHA standards • Training at-risk worker populations • Training workers and employers about high risk activities identified by OSHA or as a part of an OSHA special emphasis program • Providing technical assistance to employers and workers

4. Target 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

5. 2010 Grant Solicitation • $10.750 million available for Harwood grants • OSHA anticipates publishing two Federal RegisterNotices 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

6. 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

7. Tips 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

8. Organization Registration: 5 Steps Grants.gov Online Tutorial

9. Apply Online at Grants.gov www.Grants.gov • Download application package • Complete application package offline • Upload to submit the Completed Grant Application Package

10. Tips: Grant Writing Strategy • 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 WHERE? Local, regional or national in scope • WHY? • Topic area was chosen including unmet need you will address and • Hazards/barriers that workers face • HOW MUCH? • Describe your systems • Admin costs cannot be more than 25% of cost • Budget your work plan • Watch for ‘unallowable costs’

11. Screen Shot: Grantee Materials Website

12. Additional Information • “Helpful Tips” PowerPointTM • Available on Susan Harwood Webpage • http://draft.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/harwood_tips/index.html • Contact: Jim Barnes Director, OSHA Office of Training and Educational ProgramseMail: barnes.jim@dol.govPhone: 847-759-7781