Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Assistance Listings
- 20.710 -- Technical Assistance Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), hereby requests applications from local communities and groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) to obtain funding for technical assistance in the form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues affecting the local community or to help promote public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipeline safety issues.
Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006, Section 5, codified at 49 U.S.C....
§60130, Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities, also known as Technical Assistance Grants (TAG).
**Refer to the attachment, entitled DTPH56-12-SN-000001 Request for Application, under the full announcement tab for complete details.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Maria Munoz
Contract Specialist
Phone 202-366-5513
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| dtph56-12-sn-000001-request_for_application.pdf | Request for Application (RFA) | Jan 30, 2012 06:56 PM UTC |
| questions_and_answers.pdf | Questions and Answers | Feb 19, 2012 10:07 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: April 8, 2012
Award
$1,000,000
Program Funding
20
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$50,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DTPH56-12-SN-000001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
CategoryExplanation
Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
January 30, 2012
Archive date:
April 8, 2012
