The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program provides federal financial and technical assistance to states, territories, and federally recognized tribes to increase local effectiveness in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials (HAZMAT) in accidents and incidents.
Donor Name: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $27,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $250,000
- Award Floor: $50,000.
Grant Period
The period of performance is thirty-six (36) months from the effective date of the award.
Eligible Expenses
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
- Personnel overtime, backfill, and stipends, if the costs follow the HMEP Guidance on Backfill, Overtime and Stipends.
Eligibility Criteria
This FY 2025 HMEP grant is open to states and territories. States and territories are defined at 49 U.S. Code § 5116 as a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other territory or possession of the United States designated by the Secretary.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
