Mine Health and Safety Grants

Post Date

March 12th 2014

Application Due Date

May 30th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

MSHA2014-1

CFDA Number(s)

17.600

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

50

Eligibility Categories

State Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $8441000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The Secretary of Labor's vision for the U.S. workforce is Promoting and Protecting Opportunity for All. One of the Secretary's goals is to secure a safe and healthy workplace, especially at mines. 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 to assist them in developing and enforcing State mining laws and regulations, to improve State workersу compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and to improve safety and health conditions in the Nationуs mines through Federal-State coordination and cooperation. MSHA recognizes that State training programs are a key source of mine safety and health training and education of individuals who work or will work at mines. MSHA encourages State training programs, as a priority, to focus their efforts on small mining operations. MSHA is also interested in 2 supporting programs that include training on miners' statutory rights, including the right to be provided a safe working environment and the right to refuse to perform an unsafe task. The Agency encourages recipients to focus on programs which include education and training related to occupational health hazards and diseases (such as black lung and silicosis), mine emergency evacuation training and drills (including donning and transferring self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs)), and mine rescue team training.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Labor

• Office:

  Mine Safety and Health Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Janice Oates
  State Grants Program Analyst
  Phone 202-693-9570

• Agency Mailing Address:

  oates.janice@dol.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  oates.janice@dol.gov

• More Information:

  2014 State Grant SGA