Technical Assistance Grant (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 (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
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
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.
Grantor contact information
Description
Nadine Graham
Contract Specialist
Phone 202-366-4059
Nadinedotgrahamatdotdotgov
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 |
Link to additional information
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Archived: September 21, 2017
Award
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Program Funding
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Expected awards
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Award Minimum
$100,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DTPH5617SN0004
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
August 7, 2017
Archive date:
September 21, 2017
