Section 1906 - Financial assistance(a) Tuition assistance.-- The secretary may establish a grant program to provide tuition assistance to rural emergency service providers, farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in agricultural production to attend farm safety and occupational health training and emergency response programs.(b) Loan assistance.-- The secretary may establish a loan program to provide for loan assistance to farmers for the installation of safety devices on agricultural equipment, machinery, structures or facilities.(c) Grant assistance.-- The secretary may:(1) Provide for the establishment of a grant program for the purpose of awarding grants to the Pennsylvania Fire Academy, public or private colleges and universities, community colleges and vocational and technical schools which provide technical courses of instruction in farm safety and occupational health to emergency service providers, farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in agricultural production or which develop farm safety and occupational health training programs for implementation by the department. Individual grants under this paragraph shall not be more than $30,000 in any one State fiscal year. In determining the amount of such grants, the secretary shall consider the scope and duration of the programs and the number of persons to be served.(2) Provide for the establishment of a grant program for the purpose of awarding grants to Statewide farm organizations and volunteer fire companies, ambulance services and rescue squads for providing farm safety, occupational health and emergency response programs. Grants under this paragraph shall not be more than $2,500 in any one State fiscal year to any such organization.(d) Regulations.-- The secretary shall adopt and promulgate regulations to govern the awarding of grants and loans under this section. Such regulations shall contain procedures for submission of grant and loan applications, documentation required to accompany such applications, eligibility criteria, criteria for determining grant and loan amounts and reporting requirements. 1994, Dec. 12, P.L. 944, No. 134, § 6, effective in 60 days.