Through this grant opportunity, solicits competitive applications from eligible organizations for assistance for local emergency response training (alert) grant funds

This $277,772 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703). The grant funds will be used by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. (IAFC) to deliver improved first responder training, with a focus on enhancing safety in the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. The key deliverables and expected outcomes include better preparedness and response capabilities for local emergency responders to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from accidents or incidents involving hazardous materials transportation. This grant does not involve any known sub-recipients.

Properly planned and maintained training programs are essential to ensuring that emergency responders who receive training under the grant will have the ability to protect nearby persons, property, and the environment from the effects of accidents or incidents involving the transportation of hazardous material in accordance with existing regulations or national fire protection standards for competence of responders to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials. Deliverables/expected outcomes: improved 1ST responder training, and in particular enhanced safety in transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. Intended beneficiary: grantee local area; web-based training may have nationwide benefits. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.