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# In This Section

                      -  Hazardous Materials Grants Program Overview 
                      -  Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant 
                      -  Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) 
                      -  Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT) Grant 
                      -  Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST) Grant 
                      -  Community Safety (CS) Grant 
                      -  Reports to Congress 
                      -  Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Roundtable 
                      -  Hazmat Incident Response Training Resources 

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## Contact Us

Hazardous Materials Grants Program
U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC20590United States

**Email:**hmep.grants@dot.gov**Phone:**202-366-1109****Alt Phone:**800-467-4922****Fax:**202-366-7342**

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# Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant

## Overview

The HMEP grant program was established in 1990 by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Uniform Safety Act. In 1993, PHMSA began issuing grants to assist States, Territories, and Native American Tribes to "develop, improve, and carry out emergency plans" within the National Response System and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986. The HMEP grant program is designed to allow grantees the flexibility to implement training and planning programs that address differing needs for each location based on demographics, emergency response capabilities, commodity flow studies, and hazard analysis. Relevant trainings are found in the *National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents* publication and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations found in 29 CFR § 1910.120.

Governors in each State, or their counterparts within Territories or Tribes, designate an agency to receive the HMEP grant funds. Agencies submit grant applications to PHMSA annually requesting funds for proposed activities. PHMSA reviews and evaluates applications to make certain the proposed activities support the program mission to ensure the safe transportation of hazmat. If approved, PHMSA offers the agency a Notice of Grant Award (NGA) for acceptance and signature. Once executed, the agency may distribute grant funds in accordance with the planned activities identified in the grant application within the State, Territory, or Tribe to Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) and first responder organizations.

## Recent Webinars

                      - FY2024 HMEP Continuing Application Webinar for US States and Territories
                      - 2022 NASTTPO Hazmat Grants Update
                      - 2022-24 HMEP States-Territories Grant Application Webinar 3-1-22
                      - 2022 HMEP Tribal Grant Application Webinar 3-3-22

## FY22 Hazmat Grant Awards

                      - PHMSA FY 2022 Pipeline and Hazmat Safety Grants Listing

## Related Links

                        - Delphi eInvoicing System
                        - HMEP Resources
                        - HMEP Designated Agency List
                        - Hazmat Grants Portal
                        - PHMSA Hazmat Grants Program Overview
                        - Overtime and Backfill Guidance
                        - Guidelines for Hazardous Materials Response, Planning and Prevention/Mitigation Training
                        - Hazardous Materials Incident Response & Operations Training Modules
                        - 49 USC 5116(a): Planning and Training Grants, Monitoring, and Review
                        - 49 USC 5128(b): Authorization of Appropriations
                        - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR): Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants
                        - National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials (NASTTPO)