FY 2023 Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (PERG) NOFO
This funding opportunity is associated with Assistance Listing 2 0. 70 6. Only state, county, and local governments are eligible for the Pipeline Emergency Response Grant (PERG) competitive grant program.
PERG focuses on incident response activities related to the transportation of gas or hazardous liquids by pipeline in high consequence areas.
PERG funding will be awarded to eligible state, county, and local governments to train individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to pipeline incidents in high consequence areas (HCAs).Funding under this award is critical to ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by training emergency responders to respond to pipeline incidents.
PHMSA’s goal is to ensure that responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of pipeline accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.PHMSA requires that applicants identify specific training projects based on needs and maintain a record of the following:
1) number of persons trained, 2) course type, 3) cost of training, 4) location of training, 5) name, title and position of the trainee, and 6) a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure.
PHMSA will measure performance based on the training projects included in the approved grant application and whether those projects fulfill the training needs outlined in the statement of need.
PERG focuses on incident response activities related to the transportation of gas or hazardous liquids by pipeline in high consequence areas.
PERG funding will be awarded to eligible state, county, and local governments to train individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to pipeline incidents in high consequence areas (HCAs).Funding under this award is critical to ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials by training emergency responders to respond to pipeline incidents.
PHMSA’s goal is to ensure that responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of pipeline accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials.PHMSA requires that applicants identify specific training projects based on needs and maintain a record of the following:
1) number of persons trained, 2) course type, 3) cost of training, 4) location of training, 5) name, title and position of the trainee, and 6) a detailed accounting and description of each grant expenditure, including the amount of, and purpose for, each expenditure.
PHMSA will measure performance based on the training projects included in the approved grant application and whether those projects fulfill the training needs outlined in the statement of need.
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Estimated Funding: $6,463,841
Office: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Estimated Funding: $6,463,841
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171486
Additional Information of Eligibility:
DOE EPSCoR follows NSF EPSCoR RII Program eligibility determinations.
As a result, and in accordance with 2 CFR 910.126, competition, eligibility for award is restricted.
Domestic applicants except nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after December 31, 1995 that are within the following jurisdictions will be eligible for this FOA: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-bja-2023-171486
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Hung Nguyen
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2022-12-15
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-03-17
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