Western North Carolina Workers Center

AWARD PURPOSE TO FUND PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT AND ASSIST WORKING WOMEN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN WORKERS WHO ARE PAID LOW WAGES AT WORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, JUSTICE-IMPACTED WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, MARGINALIZED WORKERS IN FEMALE-DOMINATED SECTORS HARD-HIT BY THE PANDEMIC, ETHNIC MINORITIES, IMMIGRANTS, WORKERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, OLDER ADULTS, AND WORKERS EXPERIENCING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, OR CHRONIC POVERTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, "WOMAN" OR "WOMEN" IS TO BE INTERPRETED IN THE MOST INCLUSIVE MANNER, WITH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO REACH AND ASSIST THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WOMEN WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATION. DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA, IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL EVENTS, BROCHURES AND LEAFLETS, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, ETC, TO THE TARGET POPULATION. RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ACTIVITIES TO HELP WOMEN ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS, EXECUTING A CLEAR, VIABLE PLAN TO IMPROVE BENEFITS TAKE-UP AND ENROLLMENT, DETER VIOLATIONS, IMPROVE COMPLIANCE, AND CONNECT/REFER WOMEN TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BENEFITS, AND ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS TRAINING WOMEN TO BECOME BENEFITS NAVIGATORS OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE WOMEN ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. DELIVERABLES THE GRANTEE HAS SIX PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES THEY MUST STRIVE TO MEET: 1) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BE REACHED THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; 2) NUMBER OF WOMEN AND/OR SIZE AND TYPE OF THE AUDIENCE TO WHOM EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED; 3) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BE CONNECTED TO NAVIGATION SERVICES AND TO BENEFIT CALCULATOR SERVICES; 4) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO GAIN ACCESS TO OR ENROLL IN BENEFITS, AND THOSE WHO ARE REFERRED TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BENEFITS, AND/OR LEGAL ASSISTANCE; 5) WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT BEST PRACTICES OR SERVICES DEVELOPED UNDER THIS GRANT CAN OR WILL BE SUSTAINED BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD; AND 6) ANY SYSTEMIC CHANGE ANTICIPATED TO RESULT FROM THE GRANT ACTIVITIES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY WORKING WOMEN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN WORKERS WHO ARE PAID LOW WAGES AT WORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, JUSTICE-IMPACTED WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, MARGINALIZED WORKERS IN FEMALE-DOMINATED SECTORS HARD-HIT BY THE PANDEMIC, ETHNIC MINORITIES, IMMIGRANTS, WORKERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, OLDER ADULTS, AND WORKERS EXPERIENCING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, OR CHRONIC POVERTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, "WOMAN" OR "WOMEN" IS TO BE INTERPRETED IN THE MOST INCLUSIVE MANNER, WITH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES LITTLE TO NO SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITY. MOST SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE GRANTEE.

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

FY 2018 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS' CENTER

FY 2019 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS' CENTER

FY 2020 SUSAN HARWOOD TRAINING GRANT FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS' CENTER

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS

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.

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.

TARGETED TOPIC TRAINING - SHTG-FY-23-01

SUSAN HARWOOD GRANTS