# Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants (20.703)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $160 million in 262 grants, about $610,190 per award.

## Objectives

Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant (HMEP): To increase State, local, territorial and tribal effectiveness to safely and efficiently handle hazardous materials accidents and incidents; enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA); and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency planning and training by incorporating response to transportation standards. Hazardous Materials Instructor Training Grant (HMIT): To facilitate a “train the trainer” program to train hazmat instructors who will then train hazmat employees in the proper handling of hazardous materials. Supplemental Public Sector Training Grants (SPST): to facilitate the training of instructors, thereby increasing the number of training instructors available to conduct hazardous materials responder training programs for individuals with statutory responsibility to respond to hazardous materials accidents and incidents. Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training Grant (ALERT): to promote hazmat response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders to respond to incidents or accidents involving the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail. Hazardous Materials Community Safety Grants (CS): to conduct national outreach and training programs to assist communities in preparing for and responding to accidents and incidents involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and train State and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $24.0 million | 71 |
| 2022 | $31.2 million | 80 |
| 2023 | $30.3 million | 77 |
| 2024 | $26.8 million | 79 |
| 2025 | $47.6 million | 68 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Association of Firefighters | District of Columbia | $9.2 million |
| Office of Emergency Services | California | $7.9 million |
| Texas Division of Emergency Management | Texas | $7.5 million |
| Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security | Illinois | $6.7 million |
| Short Line Safety Institute | District of Columbia | $5.9 million |
| The Sustainable Workplace Alliance, Inc. | Florida | $4.9 million |
| Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency | Georgia | $4.9 million |
| Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance | District of Columbia | $4.7 million |
| State of Florida Division of Emergency Management | Florida | $4.4 million |
| The Center for Rural Development, Inc | Kentucky | $3.9 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Safety | North Carolina | $3.8 million |
| Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency | Pennsylvania | $3.8 million |
| Indiana Dept of Homeland Security | Indiana | $3.8 million |
| Ohio Department of Public Safety, Emergency Managment Agency | Ohio | $3.4 million |
| Tennessee Emergency Management Authority | Tennessee | $3.3 million |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety | Colorado | $2.7 million |
| International Chemical Workers Union | Ohio | $2.7 million |
| Kansas Adjutant General Department | Kansas | $2.6 million |
| Texas A&m Engineering Extension Service | Texas | $2.5 million |
| State of Michigan | Michigan | $2.5 million |