OSHA Hands Out Safety Training Cash Again
Published Date: 7/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program is offering $12.8 million in 2026 to help groups create safety training and educational materials. If you want to apply, you need to submit your application online by July 31, 2026. This is a great chance for organizations focused on workplace safety to get funding and make a real impact!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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$12.787M for Safety Training Grants
The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program is offering $12,787,000 in FY2026 to fund grants that support safety training and educational materials. The funding is split across two funding opportunity announcements for Targeted Topic Training grants and Training and Educational Materials Development grants.
Application Deadline: July 31, 2026
If you want to apply for a Susan Harwood grant, your application must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov and received no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on July 31, 2026. Applications submitted after that time will not meet the stated deadline.
Where and How to Apply (FOA Details)
OSHA announced two Funding Opportunity Announcement numbers: SHTG-FY-26-01 (Targeted Topic Training grants) and SHTG-FY-26-02 (Training and Educational Materials Development grants). The complete FOAs and application materials are available on Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) and further program information is on OSHA's Harwood grants webpage.
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