Fire Service Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response

The Department of Homeland Security operates the Fire Service Hazardous Materials Preparedness and Response program (CFDA 97.093) to provide information to fire and emergency services communities, emergency managers, and local government officials on planning, mitigation, prevention, and response to hazardous materials incidents, including acts of terrorism; the most recent grant award was issued on August 2, 2010.

This program is dormant. No grant awards have been disbursed in the past sixteen years. The entire portfolio consists of three Project Grants issued between 2006 and 2010, totaling $37 thousand in combined federal dollars obligated. Award volume was sparse even during its active period: one award in 2006, one in 2009, and one in 2010. The Department of Homeland Security funded all three awards directly.

Recent awards are minimal in scope and value. The most recent award (2010RB630055) obligated negative $8,104 (a downward adjustment), while the 2009 award (2009RB630004) obligated negative $1,991. The sole positive obligation came from the 2006 award (EME2006GR0321), which obligated $47,540 and was framed as part of the FEMA States Program. All awarded projects completed between 2008 and 2011.

No recent grant opportunities are evident in the source. The sixteen-year absence of funded activity, combined with the absence of posted solicitations, indicates this program is not actively accepting applications. Organizations interested in federal funding for hazardous materials preparedness and response capabilities should verify the program's current status with DHS before pursuing it.