Susan Harwood Training Grant Program
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA On-Site Consultation Programs, OSHA State Plans, and OSHA-authorized OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers are eligible entities to receive the FY 2025 Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grants.
Recipients were chosen based on their established training capabilities, expertise, and existing relationships with OSHA
Up to $200,000 in Targeted Topic Training Grant funding was made available to each grantee.
The FY 2025 Susan Harwood Grant funds are awarded to OSHA State Plans, OSHA Consultation Programs, and OTI Education Centers. Awardees may collaborate with other entities and organizations to recruit and train workers. Subawarding to other organizations and entities is prohibited.
Grantees may recruit and train workers by collaborating with other organizations and entities to meet their training needs.
OSHA will publish the list of the FY 2025 Susan Harwood Grantees when the grants are accepted.
Yes. Grantees may collaborate with other entities and organizations to recruit and train workers.
The FY 2025 Targeted Topic Training list is available on OSHA’s website.
Susan Harwood Training Grants train workers and employers in small businesses.
Each grantee will determine if training will be provided in other languages. This depends on the grantees’ resources, training goals, training audiences, and other factors.
The FY 2025 Susan Harwood training will be instructor led.
The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Targeted Topic Training provides training to workers and employers on recognizing and preventing workplace hazards, focusing on small employers in high-hazard industries, industries with high fatality rates, and workers who encounter barriers to occupational safety and health training. In contrast, OSHA On-Site Consultation, State Plans, and the OTI Education Centers typically provide more standardized training, often target a broader audience, and primarily focus on compliance assistance and traditional occupational safety and education.
Susan Harwood Training Grants do not fund training delivered through OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program.
OSHA Outreach 10- and 30-hour training courses are not funded through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
OTI Education Center courses are not funded through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.
Continuing education credit is not available for Harwood training.