[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 24544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11036]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration


Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA); extension of closing 
date for applications.

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Announcement Type: New
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA BS-2019-1
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.603

SUMMARY: On March 25, 2019, MSHA published a Funding Opportunity 
Announcement (FOA) that provides grant funds for education and training 
programs to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions 
in and around mines. The notice announced the closing date for 
applications was 60 days after the FOA was published on March 25, 2019. 
MSHA is extending the closing date to June 28, 2019.

DATES: The closing date for applications will be June 28, 2019, (no 
later than 11:59 p.m. EDT). MSHA will award grants on or before 
September 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Grant applications for this competition must be submitted 
electronically through the Grants.gov site at www.grants.gov. If 
applying online poses a hardship to any applicant, the MSHA Directorate 
of Educational Policy and Development will provide.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any questions regarding this FOA BS-
2019-1 should be directed to Janice Oates at [email protected] or 
202-693-9573 (this is not a toll-free number) or Cindy Hennigan at 
[email protected] or 202-693-9570 (this is not a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2019, MSHA published a notice 
announcing that the Agency is providing up to $400,000 for the 2019 
Brookwood-Sago grant program (84 FR 11127). The focus of these grants 
will be training programs and training materials on powered haulage 
safety (i.e., reducing vehicle-on-vehicle collisions, increasing seat 
belt use, and improving belt conveyor safety), examinations of working 
places at metal and nonmetal mines, mine emergency prevention and 
preparedness, or other programs to prevent unsafe conditions in and 
around mines. The FOA published on March 25, 2019, provides the 
background information and the requirements for the projects funded 
under the solicitation.

David G. Zatezalo,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-11036 Filed 5-24-19; 8:45 am]
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