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Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant Program is sponsored by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. The HMEP Grant Program provides 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.
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Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Funding for the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant is provided to Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (MT DES) by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
Funding under this program is critical to ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by training emergency responders and funding planning activities such as commodity flow studies, tabletop exercises and emergency response plan development.
PHMSA’s training goal is to ensure that 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 materials. HOW TO APPLY FOR FY 2025 HMEP: The FY 2025 HMEP application period is February 3, 2025 – March 7, 2025. Applicants have until 11:59 pm on March 7th to hit submit.
Late submittals will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted to Pam Fruh at Pam. Fruh@mt.
gov . A copy of the FY 2025-2027 HMEP State Guidance Document is found below. A copy of the FY 2025 HMEP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be posted on this page upon it's release.
FY 2025-2027 HMEP Sub-Application FY 2025-2027 HMEP State Guidance MT DES Training & Events Map Notice of Nondiscrimination 24/7 Duty Officer: (406) 431-0411 For general questions, you can contact MT DES by calling (406) 324-4777 or by sending an email to mtdes@mt. gov . Montana Disaster & Emergency Services 1956 Mt.
Majo Street, PO Box 4789 Fort Harrison, MT 59636-4789
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State, local, federally recognized tribal governments, U. S. territories, student/trainee, emergency responders. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $60,000 - $1,500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant Program is funded by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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