The Emergency Response Tactics Grant from the Department of Transportation focuses on reviewing recent unit train derailment incidents involving hazardous materials to develop a detailed case study. The objective is to analyze and document emergency response tactics used in these incidents, with a final report that is comprehensive and can serve as a resource for future derailment scenarios. Applications are open until April 2, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 252758
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-14-006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY14 Unit Train Derailment Site Case Study: Emergency Response Tactics |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 02, 2014 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 02, 2014 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | May 02, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the Renewals Fuels Foundation is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | The objective of this project is to conduct a review of significant unit train derailment incidents involving hazardous material such as ethanol, crude oil and other hazardous materials that have occurred in the United States in the last two years. and produce a final report with written case study assessment, publishable, and developed in such a way that additional derailment incidents can be added in the future. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY14 Unit Train Derailment Site Case Study: Emergency Response Tactics |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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