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MSHA offering $1M in safety grants

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Arlington, VA – The Mine Safety and Health Administration is accepting applications for its Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grant Program.

Up to $1 million is available for states and private and public nonprofit organizations to develop “education and training programs to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines,” according to a notice published in the Feb. 15 Federal Register.

As many as 20 grants could be awarded, with individual grants of $50,000 minimum and $250,000 maximum.

The deadline for applications is March 24. The grants are scheduled to be awarded before April 10.

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