Assistance Listing 93.262
Department of Health and Human Services · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Assistance Listing 93.262, “Occupational Safety and Health Program,” is a federal program administered by Department of Health and Human Services. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 7 open, 15 forecasted and 3 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $128M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
To (1) recognize new hazards; (2) define the magnitude of the problem; (3) follow trends in incidence; (4) target exceptional hazardous workplaces for intervention; and (5) evaluate the effectiveness of prevention efforts. The goal of this program is to increase worker safety and health. To develop specialized professional and paraprofessional personnel in the occupational safety and health field with training in occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, and other priority training areas. To perform medical monitoring and treatment for World Trade Center Responders and non-Responders and to create a Registry of affected workers.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Eligible applicants include state governments; county governments; city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations, other than federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education; nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; for profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; federally funded Research and Development Centers; faith-based or community based organizations; regional organizations; bona fide agents applying on behalf of state, territorial, local, and tribal government organizations. Training Grants: Any public or private educational institution or agency that has demonstrated competency in occupational safety and health training at the technical, professional, or graduate level may apply. Trainees must be admissible to the grantee institution and must be enrolled in occupational safety and health training programs. SBIR grants can be awarded only to domestic small businesses (entities that are independently owned and operated for profit, are not dominant in the field in which research is proposed and have no more than 500 employees). For SBIR grants primary employment (more than one-half time) of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed project. In both Phase I and Phase II, the research must be performed in the U.S. and its possessions.
Intended beneficiaries: Scientist/Researchers, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Health Professional, Other private institution/organization and Private nonprofit institution/organization.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): General Grants and Cooperative Agreements: $15,000 to $5,750,000. Training Grants: $29,000 to $1,770,000. SBIR Grants: Phase I -up to $306,000; Phase II - up to $1,000,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.262. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Collaboration, Education, and Translation (U24)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA | Closed | $100K – $275K | Jan 13, 2023 | 93.262 |
Continuation and Expansion of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank for Translational Research (U24)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA | Closed | $800K – $1.1M | Mar 25, 2021 | 93.262 |
NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental Grant Program (R21)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA | Closed | Up to $275K | Mar 19, 2018 | 93.262 |
93.262 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Occupational Safety and Health Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Department or Agency of a U.S. Territorial Government, U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states), U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Tribally Designated Housing Authority, Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages), County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority), School District Government, Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination, Nonprofit Organization, Not-for-Profit Organization, For-Profit Organization, Interstate Organization and 3 more. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
The agency reported $127,849,749 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.