Safety and Health Investment Projects (SHIP) grants are awarded to projects with the purpose of: Preventing workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities; the development and implementation of effective return-to-work programs for injured workers to reduce long-term disability in Washington State. Priority for funding will be given to proposals that involve the cooperation of employers and employees or their representatives.

The 2011 Legislature gave statutory authority to place the SHIP grant program as a permanent program within the Division of Occupational Safety and Health at the Department of Labor and Industries. Previously, the SHIP grant program had operated with budget provisos from 2007 – 2011. To date the program has funded 41 safety and health grant projects. The materials and products developed through completed grant projects are available through the SHIP Program and on the L&I/DOSH website. 

Announcements and News Releases

• L&I webinar May 22 to share tips for securing new round of grant dollars.
• UW wins $100,000 L&I grant to help injured workers return to work sooner. May 22 webinar scheduled to help other industries compete for funding.

2013 Grant Cycles

Type of Grant	Anticipated Dates Open	Who Can Apply	Application Materials
Return to Work (RTW)	Coming Soon	RTW Eligibility Chart (298 KB PDF)	RTW Instruction Book 2013 (1.1 MB PDF / 4 min.). RTW Application 2013 (223 KB DOC).
Safety & Health	July 15 – October 18, 2013	Safety Eligibility Chart (296 KB PDF).	Coming soon

Future Cycles

Years	Safety & Health Cycle	Return to Work Cycle	Notes
Odd Years	July - October	June - September	Specific Dates posted prior to actual opening date
Even Years	May - July	April - July

SHIP applications will not be accepted outside of open grant acceptance periods.

Please check at the beginning each open grant cycle that you have the most recent version of the application for that cycle, as the most recent version of the application is the only version that will be accepted.

Do you have questions about SHIP?

Contact the SHIP program at 360-902-5588.

Approved Grants

A goal of the SHIP grants is that the products, training, guidelines and other materials created under the grant program have the greatest possible impact. Products produced by SHIP grant projects will be accessible for download from this website at no cost after projects are completed. Check the site often for new additions.

• SHIP Grants Awarded.
• Sample SHIP Grant Award Document (962 KB PDF / 3 min.).

For more information:

• Free "Overview of SHIP Grant Program" workshop.
• Frequently Asked Questions.
• Contact:

  Safety & Health Investment Projects (SHIP)
  Department of Labor & Industries
  Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
  P.O. Box 44612
  Olympia, Wash. 98504-4612
  Phone: 360-902-5588
  Fax: 360-902-4600
  Email: INVEST@Lni.wa.gov

  Location:
  805 Plum Street SE (2nd Floor)
  Olympia, Wash. 98501