Hazardous Materials Training Program

The Department of Homeland Security's Hazardous Materials Training Program (CFDA 97.020) funds training in support of Tribal governments' emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery capabilities with special emphasis on hazardous chemicals emergencies. The most recent grant award was issued on July 9, 2009, making this program effectively inactive for the past 17 years.

The program has not posted recent grant opportunities. Award activity declined sharply after the early 2000s; the portfolio shows eight awards in 2001, declining to two awards in 2004, two in 2005, one in 2003, and one final award in 2009. The program's 28 total awards span from November 1995 through July 2009.

Funded activities center on training delivery to Tribal governments addressing hazardous materials response and emergency management. Representative recent awards include Cooperative Agreement EMA2009CA5939 for $77,000 obligated (July 2009), Project Grant EMN2005GR0209 at $11,000 (September 2005), and Project Grant EMF2005GR0517 at $4,117 (June 2005), all under the FEMA States Program.

Awards are predominantly structured as Cooperative Agreements, accounting for 22 of 28 awards (79 percent), with the remaining six (21 percent) as Project Grants. The Department of Homeland Security is the sole funding agency across all 28 awards. Reported federal dollars obligated total a negative balance of $2,895,978, reflecting a mix of positive and negative adjustments across individual awards over the program's history.

Typical award magnitudes in the final years ranged from less than $5,000 to approximately $77,000 per award. The erosion of award frequency and the absence of any grants issued since 2009 indicate this program is not currently accepting applications and should be treated as dormant. Organizations interested in Tribal emergency management funding should explore other active DHS or FEMA programs.