Mine Health and Safety Grants
The Secretary of Labor's vision for the U. S. workforce is helping American workers gain and hold good, safe jobs.
One of the Department’s strategic goals is to “Promote Safe Jobs and Fair Workplaces for All Americans” through the strategic objective “secure safe and healthy workplaces, particularly in high-risk industries.” MSHA’s goal in accomplishing this objective is to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthful working conditions for America’s miners.
Under Section 503 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), Public Law 95-164, as amended, the Secretary of Labor through the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) may award grants to States (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to assist them in developing and enforcing State mining laws and regulations, to improve State workers’ compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and to improve safety and health conditions in the Nation’s mines through Federal-State coordination and cooperation.
One of the Department’s strategic goals is to “Promote Safe Jobs and Fair Workplaces for All Americans” through the strategic objective “secure safe and healthy workplaces, particularly in high-risk industries.” MSHA’s goal in accomplishing this objective is to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthful working conditions for America’s miners.
Under Section 503 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), Public Law 95-164, as amended, the Secretary of Labor through the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) may award grants to States (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to assist them in developing and enforcing State mining laws and regulations, to improve State workers’ compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and to improve safety and health conditions in the Nation’s mines through Federal-State coordination and cooperation.
Agency: Department of Labor
Office: Mine Safety and Health Administration
Estimated Funding: $10,537,000
Office: Mine Safety and Health Administration
Estimated Funding: $10,537,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
See Funding Opportunity MSHA-2018-1
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Foreign institutions are eligible to apply.
Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply.
Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-069.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Department of Labor
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2018-06-05
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2018-08-15
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