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WASHINGTON  The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to reduce mining accidents, injuries and illnesses by supporting programs such as safety and health courses.

MSHA grants will support the delivery of federally mandated training and re-training for miners at surface, underground coal and metal and nonmetal mines, and miners employed in shell dredging or surface stone, sand and gravel-mining operations.

“Training is crucial to ensuring the protection of miners’ safety and health and the grants awarded today will support these essential training programs,” said Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health Chris Williamson. “Every miner deserves to end their shift safe and healthy, and quality educational programs will go a long way toward reducing mining accidents, injuries and illnesses.”

MSHA state grants are awarded in response to applications by states and territories. Funds are provided to state departments and agencies, and to state-supported universities and colleges. Programs are tailored locally to address conditions and hazards miners in various areas may encounter.

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MSHA State Grants have been awarded to the following organizations: 

Recipient City

State/Territory

Award

Bevill State Community College  Sumiton

AL

 $248,182

University of Alaska at Fairbanks Soldotna

AK

 $155,796

Arizona State Mine Inspector’s Office Phoenix

AZ

 $435,231

Navajo Nation Minerals Department Window Rock

AZ

 $46,430

Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing Little Rock 

AR

 $138,082

Colorado Department of Natural Resources Denver

CO

 $266,239

Central Connecticut State University New Britain

CT

 $99,523

Tallahassee Community College Havana

FL

 $203,956

Technical College System of Georgia Sandersville

GA

 $224,367

North Idaho College Post Falls

ID

 $171,417

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Springfield

IL

 $256,373

Vincennes University Ft. Branch

IN

 $255,405

Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport

IA

 $201,298 

Hutchinson Community College & Area Vocational School Hutchinson

KS

 $142,622

Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet Frankfort

KY

 $352,144

Northshore Technical Community College Greensburg

LA

 $118,547

Maine Department of Labor Augusta

ME

 $117,104

Maryland Center for Environmental Training  La Plata

MD

 $74,841

Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards Boston

MA

 $111,862

Michigan Technological University Houghton

MI

 $283,429

Minnesota State Colleges & Universities St Paul

MN

 $405,690

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Jackson

MS

 $28,778 

Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Jefferson City

MO

 $296,502

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Saipan

MP

 $18,571

Montana Department of Labor & Industry Helena

MT

 $220,653 

University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney

NE

 $96,774

New Hampshire Department of Business & Economic Affairs Concord

NH

 $83,000

Nevada Division of Industrial Relations Carson City

NV

 $427,331

New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development Trenton

NJ

 $74,636

New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Socorro

NM

 $180,793

New York Department of Labor Albany 

NY

 $347,407

North Carolina Department of Labor Raleigh

NC

 $191,862

North Dakota Department of Career & Technical Education Bismarck

ND

 $118,661

Ohio Department of Natural Resources  Columbus

OH

 $244,276

Oklahoma Department of Mines Wilburton

OK

 $187,861

Eastern Oregon University La Grande 

OR

 $179,731

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection New Stanton

PA

 $587,556

Tri-County Technical College Pendleton

SC

 $107,778

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Rapid City

SD

 $106,316

Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Caryville

TN

 $220,206

University of Texas at Austin Austin

TX

 $736,187

Utah State University Price

UT

 $277,557

Vermont Department of Labor Montpelier

VT

 $117,809

Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals & Energy Big Stone Gap

VA

$246,837

West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety & Training Charleston

WV

 $524,103

Northcentral Technical College District Wausau

WI

 $300,000

Gillette Community College District Gillette

WY

 $307,278

Total  

 

$10,537,000

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