PHMSA offers comprehensive funding opportunities focused on hazardous materials and pipeline safety. PHMSA funding opportunities are designed to:

• Foster partnerships with states, local communities, universities, and nonprofits
• Provide resources for emergency preparedness
• Promote pipeline awareness campaigns
• Develop pipeline resources
• Implement best practices for pipeline and hazmat safety, nationwide
• Encourage the development of new technologies
• Help municipality and community-owned utilities improve and maintain safe pipeline infrastructure.

The PHMSA Funding Opportunities brochure offers a quick guide to all PHMSA hazardous materials and pipeline safety grants, as well as research & development funding. Additional information on each grant can be found at the links below.

Hazardous Materials Grants

PHMSA's Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Grants Program is comprised of the following six grants:

• Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)
• Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT)
• Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT)
• Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST)
• Community Safety (CS) Grant
• Hazardous Materials Safety Inspection (HMSI)

Pipeline Grants

PHMSA's Pipeline Safety Grant Programs include the following:

• Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (PERG)
• Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants
• Technical Assistance Grants (TAG)
• State Pipeline Safety Base Grants
• One Call Grant
• Research and Development
• Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)
• State Damage Prevention
• Underground Natural Gas Storage Grants