This $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.301 - Railroad Safety) funds training programs and initiatives to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities for railroad-related incidents. The primary activities supported by this grant include training sessions, exercises and drills, and the production of training videos for emergency responders, emergency medical technicians, police, and fire personnel. The...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) provides $1,000,000 to The Center for Rural Development, Inc. to improve first responder training and enhance safety in the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. The key products and services to be delivered under this 12-month grant, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, include: Providing 90 deliveries of the "Railcar...
The federal Project Grant award totaling $3,770,000.00 was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the State and Local Homeland Security National Training Program (CFDA 97.005). The award was granted to Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (DBA MXV Rail), a subsidiary of the non-profit Associates of American Railroads, to develop and deliver specialized training programs for state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector emergency responders. The training...
This $495,357 Project Grant award from 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) will provide funding to the American Chemistry Council, Inc. through its Chemtrec LLC Division for hazardous materials emergency response training and preparedness initiatives. The grant supports the development of in-person and web-based training...
This $500,000 Project Grant award from 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) will fund enhanced training and safety initiatives for local emergency responders. The key deliverables include improved first responder training, with a focus on safety when transporting hazardous materials like crude oil, ethanol, and other...
The American Chemistry Council, Inc., through its Chemtrec LLC Division and Chemstar Division, was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from 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 (CFDA 20.703) program. The grant will fund the provision of in-person and/or web-based training to emergency responders on response activities related to the transportation of...
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the American Chemistry Council's Chemtrec LLC Division under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703). The grant will fund training and emergency response initiatives to enhance the capability of communities to prepare for and respond to hazardous materials accidents and incidents. Key activities...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant on October 1, 2023 to the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit organization, under the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants (CFDA 20.703) program. The grant funds will be used to provide in-person and/or web-based training to emergency responders on response activities related to the transportation of crude...
The Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration awarded a $100,000 project grant to the American Chemistry Council, Inc.'s Chemtrec LLC division to provide hazardous materials emergency response training services. The grant funding will support training for remote and volunteer emergency responders through the Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants program (CFDA 20.703). This program aims to enhance state, local, tribal...
This $350,000 federal Project Grant award from 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) will support the Short Line Safety Institute (SLSI), a non-profit organization, in improving first responder training and safety for the transportation of hazardous materials like crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids. The grant...