Interagency hazardous materials public sector training and planning grants

The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants (HMEP) program to The Center For Rural Development, Inc. located in Somerset, KY. The grant period is from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023.

Under this award, The Center For Rural Development will provide 25 deliveries of the "Railcar Incident Response for Crude, Ethanol, and Other Flammable Liquids" course with at least 25 participants each. Additionally, the University of Findlay will receive a sub-award to support these course deliveries. The HMEP program aims to improve hazardous materials emergency preparedness and response capabilities at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels. This award supports those objectives by training over 600 public sector personnel to safely and effectively respond to railcar incidents involving flammable liquids.