Opportunity ID: 280473
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HM-SPS-16-001 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY 2016 Supplemental Public Sector Training Grant (SPST) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| 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 10, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 29, 2016 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 29, 2016 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Feb 28, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
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 that have the demonstrated capacity and ability to train 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 section 5116 (j)(6). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | PHMSA Hazmat Grants – Inactive |
| Description: | Under the authority of 49 U.S.C. section 5116(j)(1), 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 be 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 a 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. To the extent determined appropriate, SPST grant funds may also be used to train individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material, as allowed for under section 5116 (j)(6). |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY 2016 Supplemental Public Sector Training Grant (SPST) |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants.gov Support 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 |
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| Agency Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Grants.gov Support 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-16-001 | PHMSA 2016 SPST GRANT | PKG00220059 | Dec 10, 2015 | Jan 29, 2016 | View |