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Record Description : The Safety Grant programs include the following grants; the Safety Intervention Grant (SIG), the Workplace Wellness Grant Program (WWGP), the Firefighter Environmental Elements Exposure Grant (FEEEG), the Employees Working with Persons with Developmental Disabilities Grant (EWPDD), the School Safety and Security Grant (SSSG), and the Trench Safety Grant (TSG). The Safety Grant application is a form that an employer fills out to be a part of a BWC Safety Grant Program. The grant application may also include the employer agreement, vendor quotes, budget pages, communication between BWC and the applicant, purchase documentation, case study reports, quarterly reports, approval score sheets and field staff reports. The BWC Safety Grant Programs provide Ohio employers matching funds, with the exception of the WWGP with no match, to assist them with the purchase of equipment used to reduce or eliminate the risk of injury and illness in the workplace, to develop a workplace wellness program, and/or to provide training to their employees. Employers who wish to participate in a Safety Grant Program completes a Safety Grant application with a signed agreement, submits the application to BWC for approval by the grant review committee, and, upon approval, purchase and implement their equipment or training. Participating employers must provide purchase documentation for all grant related purchases. Additionally, participating employers must then provide BWC with data reporting over the next two years and/or a one-year case study on the effectiveness of their safety intervention equipment, wellness program, or training.