PHMSA: $10.4MM for Hazmat Safety Activities

(Photograph Courtesy of TrinityRail)

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on Feb. 21 published multiple Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) to award $10.4 million in grants for hazardous materials safety.

These funding opportunities, PHMSA says, are open to states, local communities, tribal entities, universities, and non-profit organizations to support 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.

The NOFOs include:

• $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

Additionally, $7.6 million is available for pipeline safety. Those NOFOs include:

• $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 

“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.”