2017 PHMSA SPST Grant
The summary for the 2017 PHMSA SPST Grant grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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2017 PHMSA SPST Grant: Under the authority of 49 U.S.C. Part 5116(i), PHMSA is soliciting applications on a competitive basis to receive grant funds for training instructors to train public-sector hazmat responders. Instructors trained under this program will have the ability to offer training to a large number of hazmat responders at locations convenient to students and will use local facilities and resources. The foundation of the SPST Grants Program is train-the-trainer model. The intent of the grant is to train hazmat instructors who will then train public-sector hazmat responders. Properly planned and maintained training programs are essential to ensuring that emergency 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 material in accordance with existing regulations or National Fire Protection standards for competence of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.
Federal Grant Title: | 2017 PHMSA SPST Grant |
Federal Agency Name: | PHMSA Hazmat Grants (DOT-PHMSA-DOTPHH) |
Grant Categories: | Transportation |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | HM-SPS-17-001 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 20.703 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
Current Application Deadline: | February 17th, 2017 |
Original Application Deadline: | February 17th, 2017 |
Posted Date: | December 20th, 2016 |
Creation Date: | December 20th, 2016 |
Archive Date: | March 19th, 2017 |
Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,000,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $250,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
Last Updated: | December 19th, 2016 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- The SPST grant program is open to national nonprofit fire service organizations for the purpose of training instructors to conduct hazardous materials response training programs for individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous materials accidents and incidents; and to train individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous material, as allowed for under part 5116 (i)(6).
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