State Launches Workplace Safety Grants

Liz Gullett

Jul 24, 2020

In an effort to help small businesses keep customers and employees safe, the state has launched a grant program to help offset extra costs incurred during the pandemic. The Michigan COVID-19 Safety Grant Program will provide matching funds of up to $10,000 to help small business decrease the risk of COVID-19 spread through safety and health-related equipment purchased and training in response to the virus.

The initial grant application window will be open from Monday, July 27 through Friday, August 7, 2020, with awards given shortly thereafter. Grants received after August 7, 2020 will be held pending a potential second phase, if funds remain available.

Small businesses interested in applying must have fewer than 250 employees, provide a copy of their COVID-19 safety plan, and a description of how funds will help improve workplace safety for employees, customers, and their communities.

Grants are provided through recent passage of SB 690, which appropriated federal CARES Act funding and will be awarded until grant funding is expended. This is a reimbursement program. Grant awards are limited to one per company.

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