Hazardous Materials Assistance Program

Inactive

Assistance listing
97.021
Agency
Grant awards
16 $3,153,812 in federal obligations

Program facts

Also known as
(CERCLA Implementation)
Assistance type
  • Cooperative Agreement
Eligible applicants
  • Government - General
  • Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
  • Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
  • U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
Beneficiaries
  • U.S. Territories
  • State
  • Local
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization

Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.

About this program

The Department of Homeland Security operates the Hazardous Materials Assistance Program (CFDA 97.021) to support States, local and Indian tribal governments in oil and hazardous materials emergency planning and exercises and to enhance their capabilities to interact with the National Response System; the program's most recent grant award was disbursed on September 25, 2006.

This program is inactive. No grant awards have been disbursed in the past twenty years. The portfolio documents 16 total awards spanning 1998 to 2006, with activity concentrated between 2003 and 2006, when the program averaged between one and five awards per year. Combined federal dollars obligated across the entire portfolio total $3.2 million. The Department of Homeland Security, acting through FEMA, was the sole funder of all 16 awards.

Recent awarded activity funded FEMA States Program initiatives focused on hazardous materials emergency response planning and capability development. Representative recent awards include a $2.04 million cooperative agreement (September 2006) supporting FEMA States Program work, a $551 thousand cooperative agreement (February 2006) for FEMA States Program activity, and a $160 thousand cooperative agreement (September 2006) supporting a Residential Fire Safety Institute partnership under the FEMA States Program. Award magnitudes ranged from near-zero to approximately $2 million per agreement.

The program structure consisted exclusively of Cooperative Agreements; all 16 awards in the portfolio carried this assistance type. Typical award values fell between $21 thousand and $2 million, with several awards recording nominal or negative dollar obligations reflecting program adjustments or reconciliations.

No grant opportunities are currently posted under this program. No indication of active funding appears in the source material. Organizations considering federal support for hazardous materials emergency planning and response capability should evaluate active FEMA programs and other DHS funding lines with current solicitation activity.

Objective and description

Objective

To support States, local and Indian tribal governments in oil and hazardous materials emergency planning and exercises and enhance their capabilities to interact with the National Response System (NRS); through the States, provide technical and financial assistance to support activities under the Comprehensive Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Emergency Response - Capability Assessment Program (CHER-C).

Grant awards

Award Recipient Federal obligations Awarded
FEMA states program EMA2006GRMHLA — $2,044,724
Residential fire safety institute (rfsi) partnership EME2006GR0319 — $160,000
FEMA states program EMS2006GR0011 — $125,000
FEMA states program EMA2006GRMHPA — $551,535
FEMA states program EMB2005GR0835 — -$2,166
FEMA states program EMB2005GR0834 Dept Of Energy & Environmental Protection $0
FEMA states program EMA2005GR5225 — -$282
FEMA states program EMA2005GR5223 — -$1,058
FEMA states program EMA2005GR5220 — -$1,677
FEMA states program EMD2004GR0433 — $2,152

Latest 10 of 16 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Federal obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Federal obligations
FY2011 -$7,000
FY2010 -$2,180
FY2009 -$2,604
FY2006 $2,831,528

Quick answers

What is Assistance Listing 97.021?

Assistance Listing 97.021 is Hazardous Materials Assistance Program, a federal grant program run by Department of Homeland Security. It is inactive.

What is the CFDA number for Hazardous Materials Assistance Program?

Its CFDA number is 97.021: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.

How much funding has Assistance Listing 97.021 awarded?

16 grant awards under 97.021 have obligated $3,153,812 in federal funds to 2 recipients.

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