The Mine Safety and Health Administration is seeking applications for its Mine Health and Safety State Grants.
Donor Name: Mine Safety and Health Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/10/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Secretary of Labor, through MSHA, may award grants to State, Tribal, and Territorial Governments (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) to assist them in developing and enforcing State mining laws and regulations, improve State workers’ compensation and mining occupational disease laws and programs, and improve safety and health conditions in the nation’s mines through Federal-State coordination and cooperation.
MSHA encourages State training programs to prioritize health and safety training for new and small mining operations. MSHA also encourages grant recipients to address, in their training and education programs, contract employee safety and occupational health hazards, powered haulage and mobile equipment safety, mine emergency preparedness, mine rescue, electrical safety, training for new and inexperienced miners, managers and supervisors performing mining tasks, and falls from heights.
Funding Information
MSHA will award grants totaling $10,537,000.
Grant Period
12 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Under section 503(a) of the Mine Act, any State in which mining takes place may apply for a grant. Under this grant program, the Governor must designate who will apply for the grant on behalf of the State.
- Once designated by the Governor, the following organizations are eligible to apply:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district 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)
For more informaiton, visit Grants.gov.
