Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)
Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Assistance Listings
- 20.710 -- Technical Assistance Grants
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: September 21, 2017
- Closed: August 24, 2017
Award details
- Expected project funding: Not specified
- Expected awards: Not specified
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$100,000
- Funding opportunity number:DTPH5617SN0004
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Science technology and other research and development
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: August 7, 2017
- Archive date: September 21, 2017
- Version: 2
Summary
Jump to documentsThe 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 (excluding non-official proceedings) pertaining to pipeline safety issues. The Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program, first authorized in the Pipeline...
Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Act) (P. 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 has been amended by Section 5 of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 (PIPES Act of 2006) (P.L. 109-468) and the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-90). *** Refer to the attachment titled “NOFO DTPH5617SN0004” under the full announcement tab for complete details. Refer to application instructions in the “Related Documents” tab.***
Eligibility
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information on eligibility
Eligible applicants include cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions and groups of individuals; not including for-profit entities.
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| TitleVI_Non-Discrimination_Assurances.docx | Title VI Non-Discrimination Assurances | Aug 8, 2017 03:59 PM UTC |
| Ammendment_000001.pdf | AMMENDMENT 000001 | Aug 22, 2017 09:07 PM UTC |
| NOFO_DTPH5617SN0004.pdf | NOFO DTPH5617SN0004 | Aug 7, 2017 07:30 PM UTC |
| 2017_TAG_Grant_Application_Instructions_Final.pdf | Grant Application Instructions | Aug 7, 2017 07:33 PM UTC |
| TAG_Budget_Narrative_Template.docx | Budget Narrative Template | Aug 7, 2017 07:34 PM UTC |
| TAG_Application_Narrative_Template.docx | Application Narrative Template | Aug 7, 2017 07:34 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: Nadine.Graham@dot.gov
Nadinedotgrahamatdotdotgov
Nadine Graham
Contract Specialist
Phone 202-366-4059
Link to additional information
No additional information is available
