Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants: Tribal

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grants: Tribal is sponsored by Department of Transportation - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Ensures responders have the ability to protect persons, property, and the environment from hazardous materials incidents during transportation.

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant States, Territories and Tribes HMEP States Territories and Tribes TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF PHMSA’s goal is to ensure that responders trained under the grant can protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving HAZMAT transportation.

PHMSA’s goal for planning activities is to develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.) , including ascertaining flow patterns of hazardous material on land.

This Assistance Listing 20. 705 created in July 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20. 703, please refer to former ALN 20.

703 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. DOT will utilize the new Assistance Listing 20. 705 at the start of FY 2026.

**Fiscal Year 2025:** 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 PHMSA’S HMEP grant program fund planning and training initiatives that increase State, local, territorial and tribal effectiveness to safely and efficiently handle hazardous materials accidents and incidents.

Training conducted will improve the capability of communities to plan for and respond to the full range of potential risks posed by accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials, thereby protecting nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving hazardous materials. HMEP grants have two principal uses.

First, to assist States, Territories and Tribes in developing, improving and implementing emergency response plans under EPCRA; including the determination of flow patterns of hazardous materials within a State, between States and lands; determining the need for regional hazardous materials response teams.

Second, to stimulate support for training of public sector employees to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF - FJ Emergency Preparedness TRANSPORTATION - TO Water Navigation TRANSPORTATION - TM Rail Transportation TRANSPORTATION - TN Air Transportation The HMEP program is authorized under 49 U.S.C.

§ 5116 and is governed by program regulations in 49 CFR Part 110, and Federal grants administration regulations at 2 CFR Part 200. _These funding amounts do not reflect the award amounts that are displayed on USASpending. gov_ **This listing is NOT funded for the current fiscal year.

** The HMEP grant award ranges are $60,000 - $1,500,000. Although the HMEP grant is discretionary, PHMSA uses an allocation-based formula that accounts for risk and population to ensure each state and territory receives funding to train those responsible for responding to HAZMAT transportation accidents and incidents.

**Fiscal Year 2025:** Updated over 70 emergency response plans, conducted 60 commodity flow studies, and trained over 70,000 emergency responders. Appropriate legal official must approve legality of agency/organization application and agreement. Costs will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E.

2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Please visit the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the current year on Grants. gov to see the criteria needed to apply to this program.

2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states) The HMEP Grant Program is authorized under 49 U.S.C.

§ 5116 and 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. Resident/Citizen of a U.S. Territory, HMEP: State, Local, Federally Recognized Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories, Student/Trainee, Emergency Responders.

Transportation, Civil Defense/Disaster Prevention and Relief/Emergency Preparedness. The HMEP grant program will increase emphasis on transportation in ongoing efforts and improve communities' ability to plan for and respond to the full range of risks posed by accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. HMEP grants have two principal uses.

First, to assist States, Territories, and Tribes in developing, improving, and implementing emergency response plans under EPCRA, including the determination of flow patterns of hazardous materials within a State, between States, and across land borders; and determining the need for regional hazardous materials response teams.

Second, to stimulate support for the training of public sector employees to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. Architectural and Engineering, HMEP funding cannot be used for operational equipment nor construction costs. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines Contact the PHMSA headquarters location for the appropriate application deadlines.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.

O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Opportunity Posted Location: Grants.

gov Application Procedures Location: NOFO HMEP: Not applicable for grants to States and Territories. Grants made to Tribes will be in accordance with the following selection criteria: (1) Potential Benefit; (2) Priority Need; (3) Number of Public Sector Employees Trained; (4) Long Term Benefit to Tribe; (5) Past Performance.

PHMSA will review applications based upon merit, including the clarity of the project narrative and reasonableness of cost as described in the budget narrative. PHMSA reserves the right to make adjustments that are beneficial to the goals of the HMEP. Federal agency representatives will evaluate the grant applications.

Each grant application will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria listed in the NOFO. Special emphasis will be placed on reviewing whether the application has a coherent project narrative that follows the outline of this funding announcement, and whether the costs described in the budget narrative appear to be necessary, reasonable, allowable and allocable. From 60 to 180 days.

The Department, along with the PHMSA Administrator, will review Hazardous Materials Safety grant awards. | 10/01/2025 | Reimbursement | Other | The HMEP awardees are encouraged to submit for reimbursement quarterly. | 3 Years | HMEP State and Territory awards have a three-year performance period for funding expenditure.

The funding is released annually. The HMEP tribe awardees have one to two years to expend funding. The time to expend funds is based on the awardee's request for a 12-month or 24-month period of performance.

| Grantee submits written extension requests with reasons for requests to the grant program for review and approval.

The following 2CFR policy requirements apply to this assistance listing: Subpart B, General provisions Subpart C, Pre-Federal Award Requirements and Contents of Federal Awards Subpart D, Post Federal; Award Requirements Subpart E, Cost Principles Subpart F, Audit Requirements The following 2CFR policy requirements are excluded from coverage under this assistance listing: **Progress/Performance Reports :**Reports must include all information required on the reporting template.

, Frequency: Annually Additional audit requirements: In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements, Subpart F, Audit Requirements (Revised, December 26, 2013) nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $1,000,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year.

Nonfederal entities that expend less than $1,000,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Subpart F. Annual audit or Management Report. See 2 CFR 200 at: http://www.

ecfr. gov/cgi-bin/text-idxtpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02. tpl, Records of technical and financial accomplishments must be maintained for 3 years after submission of an acceptable final Financial Status Report, or until any audit issues are resolved.

Retention Period: 3 Years Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing. Description: Percent: 20 HMEP grant only. Matching requirements are mandatory.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Matching requirements are mandatory. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

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