
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants for non-profit organizations.
The first availability will provide $10 million under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Workplace Safety and Health Training on Infectious Diseases, including the Coronavirus grants.
To be eligible for these grants, applicants must develop training that focuses on four program emphasis areas:
- Identifying and preventing workplace-related infectious diseases, including the coronavirus, in industries with high illness rates, those employing frontline workers or those serving susceptible populations.
- OSHA standards that address infectious diseases, including coronavirus.
- Workplace hazards identified in OSHA special emphasis programs or other priorities associated with infectious diseases, including the coronavirus.