Deadline: 14-Apr-22
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin (PHMSA) is seeking applications for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Tribal Grants Program.
HMEP has been fully funded by registration fees collected from hazardous materials (hazmat) shippers and carriers who offer for transportation or transport certain hazmat in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce.
PHMSA requires that applicants identify specific training and planning projects based on jurisdictional needs and maintain a record of the following:
- number trained,
- course type,
- cost of training,
- number of emergency response plans developed,
- number of commodity flow studies completed,
- number of exercises conducted,
- location of training, and
- a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure.
PHMSA measures performance based on the projects included in the approved grant application and whether those projects fulfilled the training and planning needs outlined in the statement of need.
Funding Information
- PHMSA anticipates that $1,000,000 will be available for the HMEP Tribal grant program.
- The period of performance is twelve (12) months from the effective date of the award. However, applicants may request up to 24 months if their project plans require additional time.
Eligibility Criteria
The FY 2022 HMEP Tribal grant is open to federally recognized tribes and tribal nonprofit organizations such as intertribal consortiums. PHMSA adopts the definition of federally recognized tribes. As such, “Indian tribe” is defined as any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Eligible grant projects/expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Commodity flow studies
- Tabletop Exercises
- Emergency response plans (creation and updates)
- Hazmat response training
- Hazmat training drills
- Training equipment
- Hazmat training conferences
- Hazard Mitigation plans
- Salaries/Fringe benefits for HMEP program administrators
- Supplies to conduct training and planning activities
- Contract support costs related to HMEP planning and training activities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338399