Hazardous Materials Instructor Training

PHMSA seeks to fund nonprofit organizations with the ability to conduct training programs for HAZMAT employees, and the ability to reach and involve a target population of HAZMAT employees in a training program. Properly planned and maintained traini

Hazmat instructor training, Hazmat employee training, and Equipment and supplies to conduct the hazmat employee training

Applicants must be nonprofit organizations that demonstrate expertise in conducting a training program for existing HAZMAT employees, and the ability to reach and involve in a training program a target population of HAZMAT employees.

HMIT grants will be used to ensure that hazmat employees receive an initial and continuing understanding of the risks involved in transporting hazardous materials, the relevant requirements that have to be met, and the need for performing their duties in a way that will ensure their safety and the safety of others.

The following costs are not eligible for reimbursement under the FY 2026 HMIT grant program: 1. Personnel costs such as overtime, backfill, stipends, and fees for the personnel receiving training. 2. Entertainment, alcohol, or morale costs. 3. Excessive costs for general office supplies, equipment, computer software, printing, and copying. 4. Expenses claimed or reimbursed by another program. 5. Expenses counted as match funds towards another Federal program. 6. No equipment may be purchased with the HMIT grant funds. 7. Any costs disallowed or stated as ineligible in 2 CFR Part 200.

The length of project periods may extend from time of initial award for 12 months, through the end of the following fiscal year; however phased accomplishments or budget periods will limit the time frame for the funds awarded.

Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

HMIT: Grants made to nonprofit organizations with the ability to train hazmat employees will be in accordance with the following selection criteria: demonstrates quantified need for training; (2) Degree to which the proposed training program meets the identified training needs; (3) Number of instructors to be trained; (4) Projected number of hazmat employees each instructor is expected to train; (5) Projected impact of the training in reducing risk and enhancing hazmat transportation safety ; (6) Organization's prior experience in providing hazmat instructor and employee training and the facilities/mechanisms in place to conduct the training ; (7) Efficiency and cost associated with conducting the training ; (8) Ability to account for program expenditures and program outcomes .

HMIT grant applications will be reviewed through a competitive process. PHMSA will review applications based upon merit, including the clarity of the project narrative and reasonableness of cost as described in the budget narrative. PHMSA reserves the right to make adjustments that are beneficial to the goals of the grant program. Federal agency representatives will evaluate the grant applications Each grant application will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria listed in the NOFO. Special emphasis will be placed on reviewing whether the application has a coherent project narrative that follows the outline of this funding announcement, and whether the costs described in the budget narrative appear to be necessary, reasonable, allowable and allocable.

The deadline to submit application is 30 days from the day of the issuance of the NOFO.

From 60 to 180 days. Grant awards will be reviewed by the PHMSA Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.

Grantee submits written extension requests with reasons for requests to the grant program for review and approval.