Alpha Foundation Awards $3.1 Million for Research on Targeted Topics in Mining Safety and Health
The Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health has announced approximately $3.1 million in new awards to address critical topics of priority interest. The research projects are directed towards fulfilling the Foundation’s mission to improve mine safety and health through funding research and development projects by qualified academic institutions and other not-for-profit organizations. Read the full press release here.
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The Non-Prosecution Agreement that created the Alpha Foundation was extremely groundbreaking and ingenious in redirecting retribution monies from the mining industry back into directly supporting miner safety and health.”