HMEP Tribal Grants – FY 2018

Agency: PHMSA Hazmat Grants - Inactive

20.703 -- Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), requests applications from federally recognized tribes and tribal nonprofit organizations representing federally recognized tribes to provide assistance to public sector employees through training and planning grants for emergency response. The purpose of the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant program is to increase State, Territorial, Tribal, and local effectiveness in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials incidents, enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency training and planning by incorporating the unique challenges of responses to transportation situations.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

The FY 2018 HMEP Tribal Grant is open to federally recognized Tribes. Federally recognized tribes are defined as any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including Native villages) certified by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided through the Bureau of Indian Affairs as well as any organization or intertribal consortium that represents federally recognized tribes. For the purposes of this grant, “intertribal consortium” is defined as a partnership between two or more tribes that is authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance under this program. An ineligible entity can partner with an eligible entity.

Grantor contact information

Description

Carla Sheppard Phone: (202) 366-2738 Email: Carla.Sheppard@dot.gov. Alternate Contact: Shakira Mack Phone: (202) 366-5090 Email: Shakira.Mack@dot.gov Grants.gov Questions Grants.gov Contact Center Phone: (800) 518-4726 E-mail: support@grants.gov

Email

Senior Grants Management Specialist- DOT-PHMSA

Carla.Sheppard@dot.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
HMEP_Programmatic_Review_Checklist.pdf	HMEP Programmatic Review Checklist	May 31, 2018 07:11 PM UTC
ED-80_Form.pdf	Form ED-80	May 31, 2018 07:04 PM UTC
2018_HMEP_Expenditures_Guide.pdf	2018 HMEP Expenditures Guide	May 31, 2018 07:10 PM UTC
FY2018_PHMSA_HMEP_Tribal_NOFO.docx	FY2018 HMEP Tribal Notice Of Funding Opportunity	May 31, 2018 07:03 PM UTC
HMEP_Financial_Review_Checklist.pdf	HMEP Financial Review Checklists	May 31, 2018 07:07 PM UTC
Title_VI_Assurance_Statement.docx	Title VI Assurance Statement Forms	May 31, 2018 07:04 PM UTC
HMEP_Grant_Application_Form.docx	HMEP Grant Program Application Form-FY18	May 31, 2018 07:02 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: October 1, 2018

Application process

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Award

$718,788

Program Funding

Expected awards

$25,000

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HM-HMP-18-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Transportation

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 31, 2018

Archive date:

October 1, 2018