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Award Purpose the Purpose of the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Is to Provide Funds to Nonprofit Organizations So They Can Conduct Free Safety and Health Training to Workers Who May Not Have Access to Training. This Helps Ensure Safer Working Environments for All Workers. the Program Advances the Job Quality of the American Workforce by Providing Hard-to-reach Workers Hazard Awareness, Avoidance, and Control Training to Protect Them From On-the-job Hazards, and to Inform Workers of Their Rights and Employers of Their Responsibilities Under the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Activities Performed Grantees Develop Training and Educational Programs for at Risk, Hard-to-reach Workers That Teach Them to Recognize, Avoid, and Prevents Occupational Safety and Health Hazards in Their Workplace as Well as Inform Them About the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Whistleblower Program. Deliverables Grantees Must Train Workers From Multiple Employers And/or Develop Training Materials on Workplace Occupational Safety and Health Hazards. Pre- and Post-training Knowledge Assessment Tests Demonstrate the Increase in the Trainee's Safety and Health Knowledge. the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Increases Workers Access to Life-saving Training. Intended Beneficiary the Program Is Beneficial to Both the Grantee Organizaiton and to Workers in High-hazard Industries, Industries With High Fatality Rates, or Industries Where Workforces Have Historically Not Had Adequate Access to Occupational Safety and Health Training. the Training Audience Benefiting From the Training Includes Young, Temporary, Minority , Low Literacy, Limited-english Speaking, and Other Disadvantaged and Hard-to-reach Workers. Increased Worker Safety Benefits the Worker Communities. the Grantee Organization Benefits by Developing/expanding Their Safety and Health Knowledge and Experience With Most Continuing to Conduct Training Classes After the End of the Grant. This Allow for a Greater Outreach to Underserved Workers. Subrecipient Activities None - Grantees Are Not Allowed to Subaward Grant Funds to Others to Complete the Grant Activities.