Pipeline Safety Information Grants To Communities: Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)

Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin

20.710 -- Technical Assistance Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Pipeline safety is a shared responsibility and informed communities play a vital role in the safety and reliability of pipeline operations. The Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities: Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) provides funding to local communities and groups of individuals for technical assistance related to pipeline safety. The program also provides opportunities that strengthen the depth and quality of public participation in the safe development and operation of pipelines in and around communities. Technical assistance is defined as engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues.

Since program inception in 2009, PHMSA has awarded almost $8 million for 178 individual technical assistance projects. TAG awards have funded a broad range of activities, including: improvement of local pipeline emergency response capabilities; improvement of safe digging or damage prevention programs; developmentof pipeline safety information resources; implementation of local land use practices that enhance pipeline safety; community and pipeline awareness campaigns; and, public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipeline safety. A summary of the TAGawards, including final reports from completed grant projects, is available at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/tag.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Applicants for the TAG 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, and groups of individuals; not including for-profit entities. States, universities, and for-profit entities are not eligible for TAG funding.

Grantor contact information

Description

Dwayne Cross Grantor Phone 202 366-4429

Email

Grants Support

dwayne.cross@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Modification.pdf	Funding Opportunity Extension	Jun 18, 2018 08:32 PM UTC
TAG_Application_2018.zip	TAG Documents	May 22, 2018 08:10 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: September 28, 2018

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

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Program Funding

Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$100,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

693JK31842A01

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 22, 2018

Archive date:

September 28, 2018