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The HP- ETS Program funds the development and delivery of motor carrier safety training to non-Federal employees enforcing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), or the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Out-of-Service criteria.
The State Damage Prevention (SDP) program provides funding to establish comprehensive state programs designed to prevent damage to underground pipelines in states that do not have such programs and to improve damage prevention programs in states that do.
SPST grants are available to national nonprofit fire service organizations to train instructors for HAZMAT response programs, as well as to directly train individuals with statutory responsibility for responding to hazardous material accidents and incidents.
The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant for States and Territories supports planning and training activities that advance the safe transport of hazardous materials.
The Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) program provides funding to local communities and groups of individuals for technical assistance related to pipeline safety, along with opportunities that strengthen the depth and quality of public participation in the safe operation of pipelines in and around communities.
The CAAP initiative is intended to spur innovation by enabling academic research focused on high technical risk and high payoff solutions for many safety challenges. The research may deliver solutions that can be transferred to PHMSA’s Core Research Program for demonstration and deployment.
Community Safety Grants provide funding to nonprofit organizations whose mission includes activities to enhance the capability of communities to prepare for and respond to hazmat accidents and incidents.
The Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) program is designed to train local emergency responders to recognize and respond to rail transportation flammable liquid emergencies.
The University Transportation Center (UTC) program supports non-profit institutes of higher education to operate Tier 1, regional, or national University Transportation Centers.
The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) program supports public sector agencies to conduct planning and prototyping demonstration projects focused on advanced smart community technologies and systems.