The hmit grant program was authorized under the hazardous materials transportation safety and security reauthorization act of 2005 (P.L. 109-59, codified at 49 U.S.C. ? 5107(e)), which authorizes…

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awarded $727,882 to Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service on October 1, 2025, under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703) to conduct train-the-trainer instruction for hazardous materials instructors and to train public sector employees responsible for responding to hazardous materials accidents and incidents.

The award supports a supplemental public sector training grant under the hazardous materials instructor training component of the program. Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, doing business as Teex, operates from College Station, Texas. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2026. The assistance type is a project grant, awarded through a competitive process that requires applicants to demonstrate expertise in train-the-trainer model programs for hazmat instructors and proven ability to train individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous materials transportation accidents and incidents. PHMSA evaluated applications based on merit, clarity of project narrative, reasonableness of cost, quantified training needs, projected number of instructors to be trained, anticipated hazmat employee reach per instructor, organizational experience in hazmat training delivery, cost efficiency, and capacity for expenditure and outcome accounting. The Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security Reauthorization Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. § 5107(e)) authorized the Secretary of Transportation to issue these grants. The program is scheduled for phase-out and archival at the end of the HMEP grant period on September 30, 2028.

The hmit grant program was authorized under the hazardous materials transportation safety and security reauthorization act of 2005 (P.L. 109-59, codified at 49 U.S.C. ? 5107(e)), which authorizes the secretary of transportation to make grants for the purpose of training instructors and to the extent determined appropriate, for such instructors to train hazardous materials (hazmat) employees. Hmit grant applications will be reviewed through a competitive process.