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0 BQuestion: 1 BWhat non profits do not qualify?

2 B Answer: 3 B 501(c)4

4 BQuestion: 5 Bwhere can i find the topics covered by OSHA to see if our training would qualify?

6 B Answer: 7 B Topics for this year are listed in the Targeted Topic and Training and Educational 

Materials Development funding opportunity instructions.

8 BQuestion: 9 B SO is the RFA already available?

10B Answer: 11B Yes, the funding opportunities were announced yesterday and are available at 

www.Grants.gov. All applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, 

July 7, 2023.

12BQuestion: 13B Can a trade association that is a 501(c)(6) apply?

14B Answer: 15B Yes

16BQuestion: 17B Are the required meetings and locations identified in the funding opportunity?

18B Answer: 19B The applicant proposes where the training will take place. Required meeting with 

OSHA will be an Orientation meeting in late Oct. probably in Washington DC. 

Monitoring visit meeting will be in the grantees office or conducted remotely. 

Training observations will occur at the training location.

20BQuestion: 21Bwe are a sub grantee of Farmworker Justice, doing heat stress training. are we 

eligible to apply for this funding as well?

22B Answer: 23B In answer to the question about doing training for another grantee and getting 

their own grant. It is not allowed for an organization to have more than one 

Susan Harwood grant that is providing them funds.

24BQuestion: 25B Can respirators training qualify for the grant? We/re trying to train workers that 

are involved in respirable silica dust operations

26B Answer: 27B Yes

28B Answer: 29B If it is listed as a topic, you can provide training on that topic. Remember, this 

training requires the grantee to train workers in multiple organizations and funds 

may not be used to train the grantees own employees.

30BQuestion: 31BDuring the employe leader training, do you recommend having a OSHA outreach 

person present to answer technical questions if they come up? Thank you! Great 

idea.

32B Answer: 33B I want to encourage you to try a grant on your own. since you have experience 

conducting training for the parent grantee.

34B Answer: 35B An OSHA Outreach person may not provide OSHA Outreach training under this 

grant. Grantees are expected to safety and health knowledge to answer 

questions, or they can contact your regional contact to get answers.

36BQuestion: 37B Thank you. I currently coordinate a Harwood funded program and have OSHA 

outreach instructors in place, but this approach is really good. Who can I contact 

to get more info/details? Greatly appreciated.
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38B Answer: 39BHarwoodGrants@dol.gov or 847-725-7805

40BHunter Ogletree 41B hunter@wncworkerscenter.org

42BQuestion: 43BHunter - what time of day do you do your training? We can not get workers to 

come to training during work days

44B Answer: 45BHunter trains peer trainers to reach workers. Sometimes you have to creative to 

reach workers

46BQuestion: 47Bwas the reporting manageable? we do not have a development team and 

manage about 50 grants already.

48B Answer: 49BQuarterly progress reports and financial reports are required. This means that 

documentation must be kept to support what you report.

50BQuestion: 51BMy organization is an Employers Association but also a 501c(4). Does that make 

us ineligible?

52B Answer: 53B 501(c) (4) organizations are not eligible for a grant.

54BQuestion: 55BWe are 501C3 Free Clinic but we have a mobile clinic and offer different services. 

Do we qualify?

56B Answer: 57B You might. We would need more information about your proposed training.

58BQuestion: 59B Amazing video. Can some of the trainings happen outside the US? We work with 

migrant workers both in Mexico (generally H-2 workers pre-departure) and in the 

US. Do all activities have to take place in the US?

60B Answer: 61B All grant training must occur in the US for workers in US small businesses. 

62BQuestion: 63B Financial question: Hunter, what is your typical pay rate for Trainers?

64B Answer: 65B Trainees may not be paid with grant funds to attend training.

66BQuestion: 67BDoes that include Puerto Rico?

68B Answer: 69B Puerto Rico is a US territory and is an eligible location for training.

70BQuestion: 71BHow does this grant work along side Economic development grants?

72B Answer: 73BNo other grants may be combined with a Harwood grant.

74BQuestion: 75B i apologize if i missed this, but i didn't see a deadline for application submission

76B Answer: 77B Applications are due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time on Friday, July 7.

78BMore information about the Susan Harwood Training grant program may be 

found on our website: https://www.osha.gov/harwoodgrants

79BQuestions about the program may be sent to HarwoodGrants@dol.gov or 847-

725-7805