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OSHA today announced the 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program award recipients.
Approximately $10.2 million in grant funds were awarded to 67 organizations across the nation to support education and training focused on worker safety to help employees and employers recognize serious workplace hazards and employ safety and health programs.
The grants aim to advance worker safety and health by providing instructor-led training opportunities for workers and employers in small businesses with an emphasis on industries with high injury, illness, and fatality rates.
Funds will support training and education on hazard awareness, prevention, and controls to protect workers from on-the-job hazards through the development of quality classroom-ready training and educational materials that identify and prevent workplace hazards.
The grants honor the legacy and work of Dr. Susan Harwood who, during her 17 years with OSHA, developed workplace safety guidelines for benzene, formaldehyde, bloodborne pathogens, and lead in the construction industry. Harwood was also the primary author of OSHA’s cotton dust standard which virtually eliminated byssinosis - a lung disease that causes asthma-like symptoms - among textile workers.
| Organization Name | Award | Proposed Training |
|---|---|---|
| AgriSafe Network Inc | $215,000 | Providing 3 hours of PPE training for 580 employers and workers in the agricultural industry, including farmers, ranchers, loggers, and commercial fishermen nationwide |
| Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology of the Southern Tier | $125,000 | Providing 2 hours of lockout/tagout training for 500 employers and workers in the manufacturing industry across New York State |
| American Road & Transportation Builders Association - TDF | $215,000 | Providing 4 hours of roadway construction and work zone hazards training for 600 workers and employers in the transportation infrastructure construction industry nationwide |
| AQUITY4ALL CO. | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, 4 hours on PPE, 3 hours on hazardous temperature exposure, and 5 hours combined training for 500 employers and workers in the construction, agricultural, and healthcare industries in Pennsylvania and Florida |
| Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs | $215,000 | Providing 30 minutes of heat stress prevention training for workers and employers and 3 hours of train-the-trainer training for 4,040 employers and workers in the agricultural industry across multiple states |
| California Farm Labor Contractor Association | $99,000 | Providing 4.5 hours of chemical hazards and hazard communication training for 210 workers in the agricultural industry in California |
| Central Georgia Technical College | $214,500 | Providing 3 to 7.5 hours of warehousing safety training for 460 employers and workers in the warehousing and distribution industry in Georgia |
| Central New York Technology Development Org. | $132,937 | Providing training on two topics, 2 hours of chemical hazards and 2 hours of hazard communication for 270 workers and employers in the manufacturing industry in New York |
| Chicagoland Construction Safety Council | $199,911 | Providing training on two topics, 4 hours of electrical hazards and 4 hours of hazardous temperature exposure for 400 employers and workers in the construction industry nationwide |
| Community Services & Employment Training, Inc. | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, chemical hazards/hazard communication and fall prevention/protection for 860 employers and workers in high-hazard industries in Central California |
| Compacion Foundation, Inc. | $159,753 | Providing 2 hours of fall prevention/protection training for 820 employers and workers in the construction industry in the Dallas region |
| Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc. | $160,618 | Providing 0.5 to 7.5 hours of PPE training for 350 youth and new workers and employers in the construction industry in Northwest Indiana |
| East Tennessee State University, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Sciences | $206,983 | Providing 4 hours of warehousing training for 430 employers and workers in the general industry in Tennessee and neighboring border states |
| East Tennessee State University, Dept. of Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Surveying | $212,142 | Providing 2 to 8 hours of fall prevention/protection training for 530 employers and workers in the residential construction industry across Northeast Tennessee |
| El Paso County Community College District, Risk Management Institute | $215,000 | Providing 2 hours of fall prevention/protection training for 900 employers and workers in the construction industry in Texas |
| Enzweiler Building Institute, Inc. | $209,731 | Providing training on two topics, 3 hours of fall prevention and 3 hours of hazardous temperature exposure for 600 employers and workers in the residential construction and related trades industry in Kentucky and Ohio |
| Escucha Mi Voz Iowa Catholic Worker | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, 4 hours of chemical hazards/hazard communication and 4 hours of residential construction hazards for 450 employers and workers in the construction and general industries in Iowa |
| Expert Tree Academy | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, 6 hours of roadside work zone safety and 7 hours of landscaping & tree care hazards for 730 employers and workers in the tree care and landscaping industry in Arkansas and Mississippi |
| Great Lakes Safety Training Center | $110,000 | Providing 3.5 hours of excavation awareness training to 252 employers and workers in the construction and utility industries in Michigan |
| Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries DBA Recycled Materials Association | $196,000 | Providing 4 hours of combined training on two topics, fire safety and lithium-ion battery hazard recognition for 450 employers and workers in the recycled materials and materials recovery facility industries nationwide |
| International Association Fire Fighters | $209,983 | Providing 7 hours of lithium-ion battery hazards training for 420 employers and workers in high-hazard industries served by private-sector fire brigades and contracted fire-protection services nationwide |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $166,098 | Providing 2 hours of training on two topics, chemical hazards/hazard communication and fire safety for 675 employers and workers in small manufacturing, agricultural, and construction businesses across Iowa and bordering states |
| Junior College District of St. Louis | $115,738 | Providing training on two topics, 5- and 7.5-hour warehousing hazards and 2- and 4-hour battery hazards for 288 employers and workers in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, transportation support, and skilled trades in Missouri |
| National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. | $215,000 | Providing 2 hours of heat-related illness prevention training for 865 employers and workers in the construction, landscaping, and agriculture industries in Texas |
| Organization of Hispanic Contractors | $215,000 | Providing 2 hours of fall prevention/protection training including falls from ladders and scaffolds for 1,000 employers and workers in the construction industry in Texas |
| OSAP Foundation, Inc. dba ADS Foundation | $215,000 | Providing 3.5 hours of training on two topics, hazard communication and PPE for 500 employers and workers in the healthcare industry nationwide |
| Pennsylvania State University, Hershey Medical Center | $214,995 | Providing training on two topics, chemical hazards/hazard communication and chemical inhalation and absorption hazards through a 3-hour worker/employer and 6-hour train-the-trainer sessions for 670 employers and workers in the janitorial/custodial, environmental services, and building maintenance industries in Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health | $201,347 | Providing 3 hours of training on two topics, fall prevention and hazardous temperature exposure for 350 employers and workers in small residential and commercial construction in Philadelphia |
| San Diego State University Foundation | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, chemical hazards/hazard communication and noise/hearing conservation through 3-hour and 6-hour training sessions for 440 employers and workers in the agricultural industry in California and Arizona |
| SoCal Pre Apprenticeship Program | $175,000 | Providing 7.5 hours of residential construction hazards training for 462 employers and workers in the residential construction industry in California |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $180,000 | Providing 3 hours of training on two separate topics, trenching and excavation safety and respirable crystalline silica for 600 employers and workers in the construction industry in South Dakota and neighboring states |
| Texas State University, San Marcos | $212,360 | Providing 2.5 hours of electrical hazards training for 680 employers and workers in the construction and general industries in Texas |
| The Florida International University Board of Trustees | $215,000 | Providing 3 hours of fall prevention training to 575 employers and workers in the construction industry in Florida and Puerto Rico |
| The Minority Construction Council | $37,500 | Providing 2 hours of roadway construction and work zone safety awareness training for 150 employers and workers in the traffic control industry in Connecticut |
| The Sustainable Workplace Alliance | $140,000 | Providing 2-, 4-, and 7-hour training on each of these two topics, residential construction hazards and warehousing hazards for 400 employers and workers in the residential construction and warehousing industries across multiple states |
| Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey Campus, Institute for Environmental Education | $215,000 | Providing 3.5- and 6-hour training sessions on two topics, warehousing hazards and roadway construction and work zone safety for 520 employers and workers in the warehousing, logistics, distribution, construction, roadway maintenance, and utility sectors in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake, Dept. of Mathematical, Applied & Physical Sciences | $154,256 | Providing 2 hours of awareness training for 200 workers, 4 hours of advanced awareness training for 150 workers, and 6 hours of fall prevention in construction training for 75 employers and workers in the construction and general industries in Texas |
| University of Illinois, Chicago | $215,000 | Providing 6 hours of respirable crystalline silica hazards training for 435 employers and workers in the countertop fabrication and installation industries in the Chicago region |
| University of Iowa, Labor Center | $208,975 | Providing 2 hours of instructor-led training on two topics, extreme temperatures and chemical hazards/hazard communication for 860 employers and workers in the construction, manufacturing, agricultural, and general industries in Iowa and Illinois |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Fire & Safety Engineering Technology Program | $99,332 | Providing 0.5-hour to 1.5-hour stackable lunch-and-learn training sessions on two topics, fire safety and heat stress hazards for 200 employers and workers in the food truck industry in North Carolina and other locations |
| University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Dept. of Environmental Health | $131,377 | Providing 4 hours of confined space hazards training for 400 employers and workers in the general and construction industries in Puerto Rico |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | $215,000 | Providing 1.5-hour lunch-and-learn and 3-hour instructor-led training on extreme temperature and heat illness prevention for 615 employers and workers in the construction and general industries in Texas |
| Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health | $169,627 | Providing training on two topics, 1.5-hour instructor-led fire safety and 1-hour instructor-led hearing conservation sessions for 1,020 employers and workers in the construction, healthcare, hospitality, restaurant, retail, and service industries in Western New York |
| Work Environment Council of New Jersey, Inc. | $135,011 | Providing 1-, 2-, and 4-hour training sessions on two topics, warehousing hazards and hazardous temperature exposure for 455 employers and workers in the manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, transportation and logistics, utilities, waste management and recycling, food processing and cold storage, hospitality/food service, and healthcare industries in New Jersey |
| World Cares Center | $215,000 | Providing training on two topics, fire safety and hazardous temperature exposure through 2-hour worker and 4-hour employer session for 820 employers and workers in the maritime, construction, and general industries in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut |
| Organization Name | Award | Proposed Training |
|---|---|---|
| AgSafe | $92,997 | Developing new hazard communication training materials for employers and workers in the agricultural industry |
| American Hero Adventures | $95,000 | Developing new hazardous temperature exposure training materials for employers and workers in the outdoor recreation industry |
| Battery Council International | $95,000 | Developing new lithium-ion battery hazards training materials for employers and workers in the warehousing, distribution, and industrial material handling industry |
| East Carolina University | $95,000 | Developing new PPE training materials for employers and workers in the construction industry |
| Honeybee Strategies, Inc. | $95,000 | Developing new lithium-ion battery safety training materials for employers and workers in the construction industry |
| National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) | $95,000 | Developing new heat illness awareness and prevention training materials for employers and workers in the communications infrastructure industry |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | $94,782 | Developing new temperature exposure training materials for employers and workers in the construction industry |
| Philadelphia Technician Training, Inc. | $95,000 | Developing new electrical hazards training materials for employers and workers in the manufacturing, HVAC, and automotive service industries |
| Prolepsis: Partners in Prevention, Inc. | $95,000 | Developing new chemical hazard training materials for employers and workers in the hospitality industry, including hotels, motels, and restaurants |
| Shasta Builders Exchange, Inc. | $95,000 | Developing new fall prevention and protection training materials for employers and workers in the construction industry |
| Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc. | $93,282 | Developing new landscaping and tree care training materials for employers and workers in the landscaping services industry |
| South Dakota State University, Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering | $94,999 | Developing new respirable crystalline silica hazards training materials for employers and workers in the construction and stone fabrication industries |
| Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $95,000 | Developing new residential construction hazards safety training materials for young workers and employers in the construction industry |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $94,753 | Developing new lockout/tagout training materials for employers and workers in the manufacturing industry |
| The State University of New York (RFSUNY), Research Foundation | $95,000 | Developing new hazardous temperature exposure training materials for employers and workers landscaping, transportation and delivery, manufacturing, warehousing, and hospitality industries |
| University of Central Missouri | $95,000 | Developing new noise and hearing conservation training materials for employers and workers manufacturing, construction, transportation and material handling, administrative and support services, waste management and remediation services, and wholesale trade industries |
| University of Illinois, Champaign | $95,000 | Developing new machine guarding and amputation prevention training materials for employers and workers in the agriculture industry |
| University of Houston, Clear Lake, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering | $93,345 | Developing new confined space hazard recognition and prevention training materials for employers and workers in the petrochemical construction industry |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | $58,199 | Developing new chemical inhalation and absorption hazards training materials for employers and workers in general industry |
| Waterjet Technology Association | $95,000 | Developing new confined space training materials for employers and workers in the industrial cleaning industry |
| Wayne State University | $94,603 | Developing new heat stress awareness and illness prevention training materials for employers and workers in the construction industry |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | $92,295 | Developing new PPE training materials for employers and workers manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, transportation, warehousing, and other general industry workplaces |
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