Deadline: 14-Apr-22
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin (PHMSA) solicits competitive applications from eligible nonprofit organizations for Community Safety Grant (CSG) funds.
CSG is a competitive hazardous materials transportation training grant program for nonprofit organizations to:
- conduct national outreach and training programs to assist communities in preparing for and responding to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and,
- train State and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids.
Funding Information
- PHMSA was appropriated $1,000,000 for the CSG program. PHMSA anticipates a similar appropriation of $1,000,000 for FY 2022.
- The expected amounts of individual CSG awards for organizations range from $250,000 to $500,000.
- The period of performance is a minimum of twelve (12) months from the effective date of the award. An applicant may request a period of performance up to 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The FY 2022 CSG program is open to nonprofit organizations with the ability to train state and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials; or that have the ability to conduct national outreach and training programs to assist communities in preparing for and responding to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.
- For the purposes of the CSG program, a nonprofit organization is a business that has been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because it furthers a social cause and provides a public benefit.
- Nonprofit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are not eligible applicants. "For profit" organizations are not eligible applicants for the CSG program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338427
