Deadline for $18 Million in Hazmat Grants Close in Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published multiple Notices of Funding Opportunities to award $18 million in grants through its pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs. Many of those grants will close in early April.

These funding opportunities are open to states, local communities, tribal entities, universities, and non-profit organizations to support pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs across the country. Funding will be used to improve community and environmental safety through projects that train first responders, educate the public on local safety initiatives, encourage the development of new pipeline technologies, and more.

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“Local authorities and emergency responders are often the first on the scene after a pipeline or hazmat transportation incident,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “The $18 million we’re investing in training, education, and technology will help keep our country’s first responders, and the communities they support, safe.”

The NOFOs include:

Pipeline Safety

$3.1 million for the Pipeline Emergency Response Grant Program
$2 million for the Technical Assistance Grant Program
$1.5 million for the State Damage Prevention Grant Program
$1 million for the One-Call Grant Program

Hazardous Materials Safety

$4 million for the Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grant Program
$1.9 million for the Hazardous Materials State Inspection Grant Program
$1.5 million for the Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training Grant Program
$1 million for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Tribal Grant Program
$1 million for the Supplemental Public Sector Training Grant Program
$1 million for the Community Safety Grant Program

“PHMSA’s grant programs are designed to give local communities the resources they need to face the unique safety challenges involving hazardous materials and pipelines,” said PHMSA Deputy Administrator Tristan Brown. “We are committed to supporting safety at the local level through these grant opportunities.”

For more information, including how to apply for funding, go to https://grants.gov/.