US MSHA Enforcement

MSHA Announces $10.5M Grants for Mine Safety Training

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced $10.5 million in grant funding available through its fiscal year 2025 State Grants Program to fund mine safety training for miners at surface, underground coal, and metal and nonmetal mines throughout the U.S. State, tribal, and territorial governments are eligible to apply, with MSHA covering up to 80% of program costs and recipients required to provide at least 20% matching funds. Grant applications must be submitted by September 9, 2025, with grants to be awarded on or before September 30, 2025.

$250K in Brookwood-Sago Grants Awarded to University of Arizona, Penn State, South Dakota Mines

The U.S. Department of Labor announced $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety grants to three universities: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology ($120,000), University of Arizona ($80,000), and Penn State ($50,000). MSHA will use the funding to support education and training programs on mine rescue, powered haulage safety, fall safety, and silica dust protection. The grant program was established under the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006, honoring 25 miners who died in the Brookwood, Alabama and Sago, West Virginia mine disasters.

DOL Awards $10.5M Mine Safety Grants to 45 States, Navajo Nation

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to 48 recipients across 45 states, the Navajo Nation, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The grants support federally mandated training and re-training for miners at surface, underground coal, and metal and nonmetal mines, as well as shell dredging and surface stone, sand, and gravel operations. Recipients include state mine inspectors' offices, state departments of labor, and state-supported universities and colleges that tailor training to local mining conditions and hazards.