Opportunity Listing - FY 2025 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant

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FY 2025 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant

Agency: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin

Assistance Listings: 20.703 -- Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants

Last Updated: May 29, 2025

Description

Through this grant opportunity, PHMSA solicits competitive applications from eligible organizations for Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) grant funds. 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.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

TREMAYNE TERRY 202-366-6942 tremayne.terry@dot.gov

Email

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tremayne.terry@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
HAZMAT_Terms_and_Conditions_2025.pdf	HAZMAT Terms and Conditions 2025	May 20, 2025 03:13 PM UTC
ALERT_NOFO_FY_2025.pdf	ALERT NOFO FY2025	May 20, 2025 04:04 PM UTC
HAZMAT_Nonprofit_FAQ.pdf	HAZMAT Nonprofit FAQ	May 20, 2025 04:04 PM UTC

Link to additional information

DOT-PHMSA ALERT Webpage

Closing: June 20, 2025

DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS. Applications received after this deadline may not be considered. PHMSA will only accept one...

application from each applicant.

Application process

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Award

$2,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Floor

$1,000,000

Award Ceiling

Funding opportunity number:

693JK325NF0010

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Employment labor and training

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

January 15, 2025

Archive date:

July 20, 2025