The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is offering the 2017 SPST Grant for training hazmat instructors to educate public-sector hazmat responders. This grant focuses on a train-the-trainer approach to ensure a wider reach of training programs for hazmat responders. By equipping instructors with the necessary expertise, the grant aims to enhance emergency response capabilities in handling hazardous materials incidents. Applications are being accepted on a competitive basis with a closing date of February 17, 2017, 12:00 AM EST.
Opportunity ID: 290844
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HM-SPS-17-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | 2017 PHMSA SPST Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.703 — Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 19, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 17, 2017 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 17, 2017 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Mar 19, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The SPST grant program is open to national nonprofit fire service organizations for the purpose of training instructors to conduct hazardous materials response training programs for individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous materials accidents and incidents; and to train individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material, as allowed for under part 5116 (i)(6). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | PHMSA Hazmat Grants – Inactive |
| Description: | Under the authority of 49 U.S.C. Part 5116(i), PHMSA is soliciting applications on a competitive basis to receive grant funds for training instructors to train public-sector hazmat responders. Instructors trained under this program will have the ability to offer training to a large number of hazmat responders at locations convenient to students and will use local facilities and resources. The foundation of the SPST Grants Program is train-the-trainer model. The intent of the grant is to train hazmat instructors who will then train public-sector hazmat responders. Properly planned and maintained training programs are essential to ensuring that emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection standards for competence of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. |
| Link to Additional Information: | 2017 PHMSA SPST Grant |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Contact Center
Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email:support@grants.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.703 | HM-SPS-17-001 | 2017 PHMSA SPST Grant | PKG00229882 | Dec 20, 2016 | Feb 17, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
290844 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
290844 SF424A-1.0.pdf
290844 SF424B-1.1.pdf
290844 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
290844 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
290844 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
290844 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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