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Assistance Listing 17.604

Safety and Health Grants

LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF · Mine Safety and Health Administration

Assistance Listing 17.604, “Safety and Health Grants,” is a federal program administered by LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $90K in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION.

Program objective

To provide mine safety and health training and education to miners, mine operators, and other individuals who may work at a mine; and to develop training and other programs (to include research and equipment development) to improve health and safety conditions at mines.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 17.604

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Other

Grantees are selected by the agency. As a discretionary award MSHA has the authority to sole-source fund projects are granted by 30 U.S.C. § 962.

Intended beneficiaries: Miner.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$90K
FY25$90K
FY26$90K est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): $25,000-$40,000

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.604. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 7 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 17.604.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY23$90K
FY24$40K
FY25$90K
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY25 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Where recipients are located

  • West Virginia$80K
  • Virginia$25K
  • Tennessee$25K

Most recent awards

  • JOSEPH A HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION · VACOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOSEPH A. HOLMES - MINE RESCUE ASSOCIATION$25KStarts Feb 26, 2025 · Award ↗
  • JOSEPH A HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION · VACOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JOSEPH A. HOLMES-HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION WITH MSHA$25KStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION · WATHIS GRANT PROGRAM ASSISTS STATES 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 NATIONS MINES THROUGH FEDERAL-STATE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION. THE STATES ALSO PROVIDE FEDERALLY MANDATED TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS, MINE OPERATORS, AND OTHER$40KStarts Aug 21, 2024 · Award ↗
  • JOSEPH A HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION · WVTHIS GRANT PROGRAM ASSISTS STATES 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 NATIONS MINES THROUGH FEDERAL-STATE COORDINATION AND COOPERATION. THE STATES ALSO PROVIDE FEDERALLY MANDATED TRAINING AND RETRAINING OF MINERS, MINE OPERATORS, AND OTHER$25KStarts Sep 29, 2023 · Award ↗
  • JOSEPH A HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION · VAUNDER THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1977, AS AMENDED (MINE ACT), THE SECRETARY OF LABOR, THROUGH THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA), IS DIRECTED TO IMPROVE, EXPAND, AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS IN COOPERATION WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, STATES, OPERATORS, INDUSTRY, AND SAFETY ASSOCIATIONS. 30 U.S.C. 801(G)(4), 951-53, AND 962. UNDER SECTIONS 501(C) A$25KStarts Sep 29, 2023 · Award ↗
  • TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA · GAMSHA STATE GRANTS$205KStarts Oct 1, 2020 · Award ↗
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE · IDMSHA STATE GRANTS$142KStarts Oct 1, 2020 · Award ↗

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 17.604?

17.604 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Safety and Health Grants.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 17.604?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Other. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 17.604 provide?

The agency reported $90,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 17.604?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 7 grant awards under 17.604. The largest recipients by obligations were MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION ($80K) and JOSEPH A HOLMES SAFETY ASSOCIATION ($50K). Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.