Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)

The summary for the Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)
	CFDA Number:	20.710
	CFDA Description:	Technical Assistance Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DTPH56-11-SN-000002
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 04, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jan 04, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 28, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 28, 2011
	Archive Date:	Mar 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	20
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$50,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applicants for Technical Assistance Grants must be local communities or groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) relating to the safety of pipeline facilities in local communities, other than facilities regulated under Public Law 93-153 (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). Eligible applicants include cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions.
Grant Description: The Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program, first authorized in the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-355, codified at 49 U.S.C. 60130), offers new opportunities to strengthen the depth and quality of public participation in pipeline safety matters. Section 9 of the Act, titled: "Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities" authorized the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to local communities and organizations for technical assistance relating to pipeline safety issues. The TAG program was then amended by Section 5 of the PIPES Act of 2006. These grants will allow communities and groups of individuals to obtain funding for technical assistance in the form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues and help promote public participation in official proceedings. For purposes of grants eligibility, communities are defined as cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions. *Refer to the attachment, entitled "DTPH56-11-SN-000002 - Request for Application", under the full announcement tab for complete details.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Maria Munoz Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-5513

E-mail [maria.munoz@dot.gov]