FORECAST · COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
State Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (U60)
- Expected deadline
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $150,000 to $685,000
- Expected awards
- 25
- Total program funding
- $40 million
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- RFA-OH-27-050
- Posted
- Jul 31, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 93.262
More on who can apply
Bona fide agents applying on behalf of state, territorial, local, and tribal government organizations.Bona fide agents must submit documentation that demonstrates their arrangement with the eligible applicant.
What it funds
NIOSH has provided financial and technical assistance to develop or expand state-level OSH surveillance capacity and infrastructure since the 1970s. From 2021-2026, NIOSH funded cooperative agreements in 23 states under announcement PAR-20-312. These programs varied in scope and focus, each providing a level of occupational health expertise to the public health system in their state. Grantees included 19 state health departments, 2 state Departments of Labor, and 5 formal partnerships between state health departments and universities (bona fide agents). More information about these OSH surveillance programs is available on the NIOSH Extramural Program website. With this funding announcement, NIOSH maintains its priority to develop OSH surveillance capacity within state and jurisdictional public health systems, utilizing public and other data sources such as electronic medical and laboratory reporting, hospital discharge databases, death records, cancer registries, and public health surveys. OSH surveillance, when coupled with other public health surveillance efforts, also provides the opportunity to assess the role of work in the overall health status of the U.S. population.State public health agencies and their partners can link OSH surveillance findings with voluntary interventions, education, and outreach activities. While federal and state regulatory programs establish and enforce health and safety standards, they do not include all workplaces and may have limited jurisdictional authority. Through the application of public health approaches, state OSH surveillance programs can identify new problems, develop tailored interventions, encourage participation, and evaluate impacts with a broader scope and in ways that regulatory counterparts cannot. By working in partner…
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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.