Opportunity Information: Apply for 326631
The Mine Health and Safety Grants opportunity is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Department of Labor through the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Its purpose is to support the broader Department of Labor goal of promoting safe jobs and fair workplaces by helping prevent fatalities, injuries, and occupational disease in the mining industry. In practical terms, MSHA uses these grants to strengthen collaboration between federal and non-federal partners and to improve the real-world safety and health conditions faced by miners across the country.
A central focus of the program is building the capacity of state, tribal, and territorial governments to develop and enforce mining laws and regulations, improve workers compensation and mining-related occupational disease laws and programs, and coordinate effectively with federal safety efforts. The grants are intended to help governments and partner organizations take concrete steps that reduce mining hazards, close enforcement gaps, and modernize systems that protect workers before and after an injury or illness occurs.
Training and education are highlighted as especially important, with MSHA emphasizing that state training programs are often the primary source of mine safety and health instruction for people who currently work in mines or plan to. MSHA encourages applicants to prioritize training for small mining operations, which often have fewer internal resources for safety management. The agency also signals interest in programs that teach miners about their statutory rights, including the right to a safe workplace and the right to refuse unsafe work. These elements position the grants as not only technical safety programs, but also as tools to strengthen worker awareness and confidence in using legal protections.
MSHA identifies specific training topics it wants grantees to emphasize. These include occupational health hazards such as exposure to respirable dust and diesel exhaust, both of which are linked to serious long-term health outcomes. The agency also encourages training on powered haulage safety (a major source of severe and fatal incidents), conducting workplace examinations, mine emergency preparedness, proper donning and transfer of self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs), mine rescue, contractor training, and electrical safety. Another clear priority is aligning training content with the leading causes of fatal mining accidents, using MSHA fatality reports as a reference point for targeting the hazards that most often lead to deaths.
Eligibility for this opportunity is broad and includes state governments, local governments (county and city/township), federally recognized tribal governments and certain tribal organizations, U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions). The listing reflects an expectation that a range of public entities and qualified partners may be involved in delivering training, improving enforcement support systems, or coordinating statewide or regional mine safety initiatives.
Key program details from the source listing include the opportunity title (Mine Health and Safety Grants), the funding opportunity number (326631), and the assistance listing/CFDA number (17.600). The activity category is education, and the instrument type is a grant. The opportunity record shows an expected 56 awards, with an award ceiling listed as 0 (which typically indicates the ceiling is not specified in the summary record rather than implying no funding). The posting dates in the record show a creation date of April 30, 2020, and an original closing date of June 30, 2020. For applicants and program designers, MSHA also points to its public fatality report database as a resource for shaping training around the most common and severe causes of mining fatalities.Apply for 326631
- The Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mine Health and Safety Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.600.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 30, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 56 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Mine Health and Safety Grants (MSHA) FAQs
What is the Mine Health and Safety Grants program?
The Mine Health and Safety Grants opportunity is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor through the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The program supports efforts to prevent fatalities, injuries, and occupational disease in the mining industry by improving mine safety and health conditions and strengthening collaboration between federal and non-federal partners.
What is the main purpose of these grants?
The grants are intended to advance the Department of Labor goal of promoting safe jobs and fair workplaces by helping reduce mining hazards, close enforcement gaps, and modernize systems that protect workers before and after an injury or illness occurs.
Who runs and oversees this grant opportunity?
The program is run by the U.S. Department of Labor through MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration).
What types of projects does MSHA want to fund under this program?
Based on the opportunity description, MSHA uses these grants to support practical initiatives that improve real-world mine safety and health conditions. Examples include strengthening coordination between federal and non-federal entities, improving training and education, supporting enforcement-related capacity, and modernizing systems related to workers compensation and mining-related occupational disease programs.
Is training and education a major focus of this opportunity?
Yes. Training and education are highlighted as especially important. MSHA notes that state training programs are often the primary source of safety and health instruction for people who currently work in mines or plan to work in mines.
Does MSHA encourage training for small mining operations?
Yes. MSHA encourages applicants to prioritize training for small mining operations, which often have fewer internal resources to manage safety and health programs.
Does the program support training on miners' legal rights?
Yes. MSHA signals interest in programs that teach miners about their statutory rights, including the right to a safe workplace and the right to refuse unsafe work.
What training topics does MSHA specifically want grantees to emphasize?
MSHA identifies several priority topics, including:
- Occupational health hazards such as exposure to respirable dust
- Occupational health hazards such as diesel exhaust exposure
- Powered haulage safety
- Conducting workplace examinations
- Mine emergency preparedness
- Proper donning and transfer of self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs)
- Mine rescue
- Contractor training
- Electrical safety
Why is powered haulage safety called out as a priority?
The opportunity description notes powered haulage as a major source of severe and fatal incidents, so training in this area is emphasized.
How does MSHA recommend applicants choose which hazards to focus on?
MSHA encourages aligning training content with the leading causes of fatal mining accidents and references MSHA fatality reports as a resource for targeting hazards that most often lead to deaths.
What broader government capacity-building does this program support?
A central focus is building the capacity of state, tribal, and territorial governments to develop and enforce mining laws and regulations, improve workers compensation and mining-related occupational disease laws and programs, and coordinate effectively with federal safety efforts.
Does this opportunity emphasize collaboration?
Yes. MSHA uses these grants to strengthen collaboration between federal and non-federal partners, with the goal of improving conditions faced by miners across the country.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes:
- State governments
- Local governments (county and city/township)
- Federally recognized tribal governments and certain tribal organizations
- U.S. territories and affiliated jurisdictions
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions)
Are higher education institutions eligible?
Yes. Both public/state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are listed as eligible.
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status are eligible, excluding those that are institutions of higher education.
What is the funding opportunity number for this program?
The funding opportunity number is 326631.
What is the assistance listing (CFDA) number?
The assistance listing/CFDA number is 17.600.
What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is education.
What type of award instrument is used?
The instrument type is a grant.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity record shows an expected 56 awards.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the summary record. In the provided description, this is interpreted as meaning the ceiling is not specified in the summary record, rather than indicating that no funding is available.
What were the posting and closing dates shown in the opportunity record?
The record shows a creation date of April 30, 2020, and an original closing date of June 30, 2020.
Does MSHA provide any reference materials to help design training?
Yes. MSHA points to its public fatality report database as a resource for shaping training around the most common and severe causes of mining fatalities.
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