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Funding by Topic: Occupational health and safety

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Agricultural Safety and Health Pilot Projects Grants Inactive
Grants to address health and safety issues related to agricultural workers and their families in the upper midwest region.
Geographic coverage: The upper midwest region, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2026
Sponsor: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) Inactive
Funding for clinics that support active and retired coal miners who have or may contract occupation-related coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD), also known as black lung disease.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Black Lung Data and Resource Center Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a Black Lung Data and Resource Center that will work with Black Lung Clinics Program grantees to strengthen their ability to examine and treat respiratory and pulmonary impairments in active and inactive coal miners.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Farmworker Training and Education Program for Pesticide Safety Inactive
Funding to improve farmworker communities' understanding of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural pesticide safety, and related rights through training, the development of trainings and materials, and outreach.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pesticides Health Care Initiative: National and Community Based Health Care Provider Training for Pesticide Illness Inactive
Funding for eligible applicants through a cooperative agreement to improve healthcare providers' ability to prevent, recognize, treat, manage, and report pesticide-related illness. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aims to ensure that healthcare providers consider the social determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Grants Technical Assistance for Pesticide Safety Programs: Technical Assistance in Support of the Health Care Initiative and the Farmworker Training and Education Program Inactive
Grant funding for eligible applicants to offer technical assistance for 2 pesticide safety-related training and education programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54) Inactive
Funding for Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (Ag Centers) to conduct high-quality research and subsequently disseminate their findings and recommendations. Projects should result in audience-appropriate products that contribute to improving the safety and health of agriculture, forestry, and fishing workers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program Inactive
Grants to support healthcare organizations in providing medical screenings to qualifying individuals for cancer and other radiogenic diseases; creating education programs and sharing public information on radiogenic diseases; providing referrals and follow-up services for medical treatment; and facilitating documentation of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims.
Geographic coverage: Available in 12 states
Application Deadline: May 29, 2024
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services