The deadline to submit an application is June 1, 2011.
The purpose of this grant program is to increase State, Territorial, Tribal, and local effectiveness in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials accidents and incidents, enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency training and planning by incorporating the unique challenges of responses to transportation situations. Training and planning are two parts of the comprehensive national grant program. State and Territory applicants are encouraged to request funds to conduct one or both parts in a single application package (if both are included in one package, separate budgets for training and planning must be included). DOT/PHMSA will simplify the grant process by awarding funds for both parts in one grant document. Because training and planning components for the grant program are funded separately by a special national registration fee program, DOT/PHMSA has a fiduciary responsibility to obligate and account for training and planning funds separately. Therefore, separate accounts for costs must be established for each in the application and grantee records. Due to limited funding, PHMSA encourages grantees to use HMEP funds on activities that maximize transportation safety benefits to the community. The HMEP grant program prioritizes efforts that lead to the prevention of serious hazmat transportation related incidents, principally those of high consequence to people ant the environment. Funding priorities are: (1) Training conducted IAW NFPA 472 core competencies; (2) Training conducted IAW NFPA 472 mission specific training based on assessed hazmat transportation safety risks; (3) Increase availability of hazmat training to accommodate volunteer organizations; (4) Conduct drills and exercises to test State and County emergency response capabilities and to identify gaps in training and planning needs; (5) Ensure State, Federal, and local emergency planning and preparedness is established, integrated, and mutually supportive; (6) Community, industry, State and Federal disaster plans are integrated under a single unified Incident Command System (ICS). Plans are reviewed and updated as necessary annually; (7) Conduct appropriate hazard assessments and gap analysis to determine the level of hazmat safety risks within a jurisdiction, state, or region; and, (8) Improve interagency inoperability to better respond and mitigate hazmat incidents.
Previous years funding can be viewed at: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbc818483a309210VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextchannel=b9623074e1db8110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextfmt=print
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http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/grants
Name: Windy Hamilton
Department: U. S. Department of Transportation
Street: East Building Second Floor PHH-64
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
City: Washington
Zip: 20590
Email: HMEP.Grants@dot.gov
Fax: (202) 366-3753
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