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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.

Iowa Agricultural Injury Prevention Youth Grants Inactive
Grants for youth-led projects aimed at preventing injuries and deaths on Iowa farms by raising awareness about safety and health issues with farmers and other youth in their community.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
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): Feb 9, 2024
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Migrant Health Awards Inactive
Awards that recognize migrant health centers, migrant health center board members and staff, and public officials whose accomplishments demonstrate excellence in migrant healthcare.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2024
Sponsor: National Association of Community Health Centers
UMASH Community Forums: Aging on the Farm Request for Partnership Pre-Proposals Inactive
Solicitation of pre-proposal applications for small projects to build partnerships for the UMASH Emerging Issues Program.
Geographic coverage: The Upper Midwest Region which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and parts of Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2023
Sponsors: University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI), Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Central States Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Pilot/Feasibility Program (CS-CASH) Inactive
Funds agricultural safety and health feasibility projects in the central states region that have the potential to lead to the development of new and creative research, prevention, intervention, outreach, education, evaluation, or translation findings and outcomes.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 10, 2023
Application Deadline: Dec 20, 2023
Sponsor: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I Inactive
Funding for research that focuses on the development of new technologies that address important problems affecting people, institutions, and communities in rural America, including health, agriculture, rural development, and the environment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 19, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Healthcare Data for Public Health Action Challenge Inactive
Award challenge designed to collect and electronically report complete case information from healthcare to public health agencies (PHAs) so they can better prepare for, and respond to, health concerns in their jurisdictions. Participants from rural and tribal PHAs are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 18, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 17, 2023
Sponsor: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Inactive
Grants for education and training programs to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. Special emphasis is given to programs and materials that target workers at smaller mines, including training miners and employers about new MSHA standards, high-risk activities, or hazards identified by MSHA.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 21, 2023
Sponsors: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Emerging Issues in Childhood Agricultural Health Grants Inactive
Grants to test, implement, or recommend strategies that are likely to identify causes, effects, and prevention interventions in response to emerging health and safety concerns of children working on, living in, or visiting agricultural environments.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 30, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2023
Sponsor: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) Inactive
Funding for organizations to collaborate with EPA to design and build a regional grantmaking program. Awardees will solicit and evaluate project applications from communities for Environmental Justice Thriving Communities sub-grant activities. These activities will consist of assessment, planning, and/or project development addressing local environmental and/or public health issues. Rural, remote, underserved, and tribal communities are considered a priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency