Block Grant 2020VDBX0740

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded the New York Department of Labor $3.7 million for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 under the Occupational Safety and Health State Program (CFDA 17.503). This Formula Grant supports New York's delivery of federally approved comprehensive occupational safety and health programs that are at least as effective as the federal program. Specifically, the funding enables New York to enforce...

The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $2,030,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OSHA Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504) to the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources Division. The award will fund the Puerto Rico OSHA Consultation Program to provide on-site workplace safety and health consultation services to private sector employers in Puerto Rico, with a focus on smaller businesses in high-hazard industries. The goal...

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $3.7 million cooperative agreement to the New York Department of Labor for workplace safety and health consultation services from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Under the agreement, the New York Department of Labor will provide consultative workplace safety and health services to smaller employers through the federal Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504). The services target employers with...

This $320,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants program (CFDA 17.502). The grant will fund the Legal Aid Justice Center, doing business as the Virginia Justice Center, to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety training to hard-to-reach immigrant workers in Virginia, including day laborers and migrant workers. The award will...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded a $12,250,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Department of Labor New York to provide consultative workplace safety and health services targeting smaller employers with more hazardous operations. This funding, under CFDA Program 17.504 - Consultation Agreements, will support on-site safety consultations and guidance on OSHA compliance, with the goal of helping businesses identify potential workplace hazards and establish or...

The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $1,400,100 cooperative agreement to the Oklahoma Department of Labor under the Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504). The award will fund consultative workplace safety and health services from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, targeting smaller employers with more hazardous operations. Specifically, the Oklahoma Department of Labor will utilize the funding to provide consultative services...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), under the Occupational Safety and Health Program (CFDA 93.262), provides $203,075.00 to Purdue University to develop and continuously monitor skin-interfaced triboelectric sensors that track worker force exertions. The goal is to prevent workplace injuries by providing real-time data on worker movements and physical strain. This award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026,...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded a $4,472,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504) to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) in Massachusetts. The funding will be used to provide on-site safety and health assistance, with priority given to small, high-hazard employers in Massachusetts. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The Consultation Agreements program is designed...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded a $4,146,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Department of Labor Oklahoma State to provide OSHA consultation services regarding OSHA standards to small private sector employers in the state of Oklahoma. This award, made under OSHA's Consultation Agreements program (CFDA 17.504), will fund the delivery of on-site safety consultations, particularly for employers with 250 or fewer employees in high-hazard industries, with the goal...

The Occupational Safety and Health State Program (CFDA 17.503), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), has awarded a $5,405,000 Formula Grant to the State of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Administrative Services Division. This 12-month grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports the state's efforts to develop and administer a comprehensive occupational safety and...