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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**

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

# Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT)

## Overview

The ALERT grant promotes hazmat response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders. Response activities include the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids by rail consistent with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

The ALERT grant is competitively awarded to non-profit organizations capable of delivering an established curriculum to emergency responders.

Funding: Based on the amount recovered from prior year grant awards

Examples: Direct delivery training on crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids by rail; web-based training for volunteer or remote emergency responders

## 2021 Non-Profit Conference Presentations

                      - 2021 Nonprofit Presentation
                      - 2021 Hazardous Materials Safety Regulations

## 2020 Non-Profit Conference Presentations

                      - CS Presentation
                      - ERG 2020 Updates Presentation
                      - Grants Management Training Presentation
                      - HMIT Presentation
                      - Incident Reporting Presentation
                      - PHMSA Hazmat Enforcement Overview Presentation
                      - PHMSA Investigation Report on HMR Training Certifications Presentation
                      - SPST ALERT Presentation
                      - Utility of Plume Modeling Presentation

## Related Links

                        - Delphi eInvoicing System
                        - FY2019 ALERT Notice of Funding Opportunity
                        - Hazmat Grants Portal
                        - PHMSA Hazmat Grants Program Overview
                        - Guidelines for Hazardous Materials Response, Planning and Prevention/Mitigation Training
                        - Hazardous Materials Incident Response & Operations Training Modules
                        - Public Law 113-235
                        - National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials (NASTTPO)