Brookwood Sago | BS17 3BS

Opportunity Information: Apply for BS17 3BS

The Brookwood Sago grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number BS17 3BS; CFDA 17.603) is a Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) funding program under the U.S. Department of Labor designed to improve safety outcomes in and around mines through targeted education and training. For Fiscal Year 2017, MSHA set aside up to $1,000,000 total to support programs that help miners and mine-related workers better identify hazards, avoid dangerous situations, and prevent unsafe working conditions. The emphasis is not just on delivering training, but also on developing and distributing practical training materials that can be used to strengthen hazard recognition and prevention on an ongoing basis.

Funding is provided as a grant, with MSHA expecting to make as many as 20 awards. Individual awards must be at least $50,000 and can be as high as $250,000 (the award ceiling). MSHA also notes that awards may be funded incrementally, meaning a project could receive money in stages based on the completion of specific milestones and on the availability of federal funds, rather than receiving the entire amount upfront.

Eligibility is broad and aimed at entities capable of delivering credible training at scale or to specialized audiences. Eligible applicants include state governments (including the District of Columbia and U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), as well as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding IHEs when listed separately). The opportunity also explicitly includes Tribal and Native-serving entities, such as federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations. In practical terms, MSHA is signaling that it is open to proposals ranging from statewide training initiatives to community-based or culturally tailored safety programs that reach specific worker populations.

Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, reflecting a standard federal submission process for mandatory opportunities in this category. MSHA indicated it would provide assistance through its Directorate of Educational Policy and Development if an applicant faced a genuine hardship submitting online, but the default expectation was electronic submission. The application deadline for this cycle was March 24, 2017, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and MSHA planned to make awards on or before April 10, 2017, indicating a relatively fast turnaround between the closing date and award decisions.

For administrative and program questions tied to the FOA (FOA 17-3BS), MSHA provided direct points of contact: Janice Oates (oates.janice@dol.gov; 202-693-9573) and Krystle Mitchell (Mitchell.Krystle@dol.gov; 202-693-9570). Overall, the Brookwood Sago program is structured to fund concrete, safety-focused training interventions that can measurably improve hazard awareness and prevention practices in mining environments, while encouraging a range of eligible public, nonprofit, academic, and Tribal organizations to propose solutions tailored to the needs of mining communities.

• The Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Brookwood Sago" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 17.603.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 15, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 24, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.

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