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 Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration awarded $795,296 to Zender Environmental Health & Research Group Co on October 1, 2025, under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703), specifically the Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST) grant component. The award funds training of hazardous materials instructors and the development of train-the-trainer model programs for individuals with responsibility to respond to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.

Zender Environmental Health & Research Group Co, a nonprofit organization based in Anchorage, Alaska, will deliver the training services under this award. The organization specializes in environmental management, technical assistance, and training services focused on rural Alaskan communities and has prior experience providing hazmat instructor training through federal grants.

Performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Anchorage, Alaska. The SPST grant program authorizes PHMSA to solicit competitive applications from eligible national nonprofit fire service organizations to provide supplemental public sector training that supports diverse state and tribal curricula for hazmat emergency responders. The Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program is scheduled to be phased out and archived at the conclusion of its September 30, 2028 period of performance.

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.