The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently awarded Tallahassee Community College (TCC) with a $166,734 grant, as part of a federal effort to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting mining safety and health courses. Congratulations, TCC! For more information, read the full press release below.
U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration Announces
$10.5 Million in State Grant Funding
October 2, 2018
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has awarded $10,537,000 in grant funding to support safety and health courses, and other programs. MSHA awarded grants to 46 states, the Navajo Nation, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Grantees will use the funds to provide miners with federally mandated training. The grants cover training and retraining of miners working at surface and underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines, including miners engaged in shell dredging or employed at surface stone, sand, and gravel mining operations.
MSHA awarded grants based on applications from states, and they are administered by state mine inspectors’ offices, state departments of labor, and state-supported colleges and universities. Each recipient tailors the program to the needs of its mines and miners – including mining conditions and hazards miners may encounter – and provides technical assistance.
Under Section 503 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, any state in which mining takes place may apply for the grant. MSHA may fund 80 percent of the activities under a state grant program, and the state must provide matching funds of no less than 20 percent of the total program costs.
| Grant Recipient | City | State | Amount |
| Bevill State Community College | Sumiton | Alabama | $242,189 |
| University of Alaska – Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Alaska | $133,462 |
| Arizona State Mine Inspector | Phoenix | Arizona | $373,847 |
| Arkansas Department of Labor | Little Rock | Arkansas | $126,932 |
| California Department of Industrial Relations | Sacramento | California | $374,240 |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources | Denver | Colorado | $263,566 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | CNMI | $13,000 |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain | Connecticut | $78,041 |
| Tallahassee Community College | Tallahassee | Florida | $166,734 |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Atlanta | Georgia | $201,683 |
| Guam Department of Labor | Tamuning | Guam | $13,000 |
| North Idaho College | Post Falls | Idaho | $140,935 |
| Illinois Department of Natural Resources | Springfield | Illinois | $271,987 |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes | Indiana | $260,397 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Iowa | $184,836 |
| Hutchinson Community College | Hutchinson | Kansas | $122,352 |
| Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet | Frankfort | Kentucky | $529,102 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Greensburg | Louisiana | $111,268 |
| Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards | Augusta | Maine | $117,104 |
| Maryland Department of the Environment | La Plata | Maryland | $73,813 |
| Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards | Boston | Massachusetts | $94,331 |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Michigan | $252,812 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and University | St. Paul | Minnesota | $381,063 |
| Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality | Jackson | Mississippi | $46,118 |
| Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations | Jefferson City | Missouri | $267,461 |
| Montana Department of Labor and Industry | Helena | Montana | $218,737 |
| Minerals Department | Window Rock | Navajo Nation | $29,000 |
| Board of Regents, University of Nebraska | Kearney | Nebraska | $90,278 |
| Nevada Department of Business and Industry | Carson City | Nevada | $381,009 |
| New Hampshire Dept. of Resources & Economic Development | Concord | New Hampshire | $71,254 |
| New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | Trenton | New Jersey | $59,167 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | New Mexico | $197,856 |
| New York State Department of Labor | Albany | New York | $325,239 |
| North Carolina Department of Labor | Raleigh | North Carolina | $180,161 |
| North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education | Bismarck | North Dakota | $133,160 |
| Ohio Department of Natural Resources | Columbus | Ohio | $284,268 |
| Oklahoma Department of Mines | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | $165,332 |
| Eastern Oregon University | La Grande | Oregon | $148,094 |
| Pennsylvania Bureau of Mine Safety | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | $647,460 |
| South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Rapid City | South Dakota | $93,656 |
| Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development | Nashville | Tennessee | $190,049 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Texas | $631,175 |
| Utah State University Eastern | Price | Utah | $227,914 |
| Vermont Department of Labor | Montpelier | Vermont | $106,355 |
| Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy | Big Stone Gap | Virginia | $278,029 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | Washington | $171,679 |
| West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training | Charleston | West Virginia | $591,955 |
| Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services | Madison | Wisconsin | $170,000 |
| Northern Wyoming Community College District | Gillette | Wyoming | $304,900 |
| Total | $10,537,000 |
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Media Contact: Amy Louviere, 202-693-9423, louviere.amy@dol.gov
Release Number: 18-1446-NAT
Click here to view the press release on MSHA’s website.