2019 Funding Opportunity Announcements Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Supplemental Justification

2019 Funding Opportunity Announcements

Susan Harwood Training Grant Program

Supplemental Justification

Supplemental Supporting Statement A: Justification

This request seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act for the unique information collection requirements in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, will announce the availability of approximately $10.5 million in grant funds authorized by Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the “OSH Act”) (29 U.S.C. 670). We expect to fund approximately 80 grants, ranging from $75,000 to $180,000 each. Applicants may apply for up to $180,000 depending on the type of grant.

Four separate solicitations will be made under the Susan Harwood Training grant program. Three funding opportunity announcements will be announced simultaneously for new Targeted Topic Training grants, Training and Educational Materials Development grants, and Capacity Building grants. An additional funding opportunity announcement for Capacity Building Developmental Follow-on grants will be issued as a closed announcement. Only FY 2018 Capacity Building Developmental grantees with satisfactory performance will be eligible to apply for FY 2019 Follow-on grants.

The purpose of the Susan Harwood Training Grant program is to offer opportunities for nonprofit organizations to compete for funding so they may develop and conduct training opportunities for small business employers and workers on the recognition, abatement, and prevention of occupational safety and health hazards in the workplace, and to inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under Section 21 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).

Applications will include the following information collections:

1. Form SF-424 – Application for Federal Assistance

2. Application Summary

3. Program Abstract

4. Technical Proposal

5. Organizational Chart

6. Other Narrative Attachments

7. Form SF-424A – Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs

8. Detailed Project Budget

9. Indirect Cost Allocation Agreement

10. Evidence of Non-Profit Status

11. Non-federal Resource Contribution

12. Form SF-424B – Assurances – Non-Construction Programs

13. Grants.gov Lobbying Form

14. Project/Performance Site Location(s)

Electronic availability:

These grant announcements will be available on the grants.gov Web site. Electronic submission of grant applications is required. Therefore, 100 percent of responses will be submitted electronically.

Small Entities:

This information collection will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.

Assurances of confidentiality:

These grant announcements do not offer applicants assurances of confidentiality.

Special circumstances:

These FOAs imply no special circumstances.

Burden:

During the last three years, OSHA has received an average of 144 grant applications a year. The Agency estimates that it takes staff members for each applicant organization 56 hours to complete an application, including the narrative and budget components. OSHA divides the 56 hours per application between professional staff and clerical staff as follows:

Type of Respondent	No. of Respondents	No. of Responses per Respondent	Total Number of Responses	Avg. Burden per Response (In hrs.)	Total Burden Hours	Avg. Hourly Wage*	Total Burden Costs
Professional	144	1	144	38	5,472	$60.05**	$328,594
Clerical	144	1	144	18	2,592	$35.40***	$91,757
Total	144	--	144	--	8,064	--	$420,351

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*The Agency is using the same wage rates of certain employees employed under the Federal Government’s General Schedule (see footnotes ** and ***).

**The basis for the hourly wages for professional staff is the 2019 government pay scale for a Chicago area GS-13, step 10 ($60.05). (See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2019/CHI_h.pdf.) Usually PhDs, certified safety professionals, certified Industrial Hygienists, and other professional staff submit applications.

***The basis for the hourly wages for clerical staff is the 2019 government pay scale for a Chicago area GS-7, step 10 ($35.40). (See: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2019/CHI_h.pdf.) Clerical elements are performed by secretaries and accounting staff.

OSHA associates no other burden costs with this information collection. In addition to the application, each grantee will be required to submit quarterly financial and program reports to OSHA. Those information collection requirements are cleared under a separate control number. OMB number 1218-0100, Ex. Date 11/30/2020.

Therefore, the annual burden hours and respondent cost of this paperwork requirement are:

Burden Hours: 8,064 hours

Burden Costs: $0

Supplemental Supporting Statement B: Statistical Methods

This information collection does not employ statistical methods.

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