Public Works Safety Equipment Purchase Grant

OMAG is committed to helping our member municipalities provide the tools and personal protective equipment necessary to implement safe work practices for their public works employees. We recognize the limited resources currently available to our members and wish to provide a limited number of reimbursement grants through the PUBLIC WORKS SAFETY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE GRANT program.

The Public Works Safety Equipment grant is a unique matching grant with three options based on the types of equipment you wish to purchase:

  • General Safety Equipment and Work Zone Devices is a 2:1 grant up to $2000.

  • Confined Spaces & Fall Protection Safety Equipment is a 3:1 grant up to $3000.

  • Excavation Safety Equipment is a 5:1 grant up to $5000.

Applications can be submitted at any time during the year.

The purchase of safety equipment with grant funds under this program is intended to directly enhance the health and safety of public works employees. Awards will not be made for items considered to be among those purchased by a municipality in the normal course of operations.

Equipment that does not qualify for purchase under the grant:

  • Equipment repair

  • Licensing/License Renewal

  • Hard hats

  • Gloves

  • Safety glasses

  • Clothing

  • Respirators

Equipment that does qualify for purchase under the grant:

  • Confined Space equipment

  • Lock Out / Tag Out

  • Chainsaw PPE

  • Workzone traffic control (conditions apply)

  • Flammable storage

  • First Aid kits

  • Utility locators

To apply for this grant, complete the form below and submit it. You will be contacted by an OMAG Risk Management Specialist to discuss what equipment you wish to purchase. After receiving the approved equipment, please submit an invoice along with the check used for the purchase and photos of the public work staff with the new equipment. OMAG will process and mail a reimbursement check corresponding to the matching funds.

Contact Hunter Askew (405) 657-1457 or haskew@omag.org if you have any questions or need clarification about the changes made to this grant process.