Technical Assistance Grants (20.710)
Technical Assistance Grants (Assistance Listing 20.710) is run by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, part of the Department of Transportation. It awarded $11.0 million in 71 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $154,983 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $99,994. Half of the 71 awards fell between $59,420 and $100,000, and they ranged from $9,164 to $2.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$11.0 million
- Grant awards71
- Typical award$99,994
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.9 million
- Size rank1462 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants (discretionary)
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $2.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $2.9 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1462nd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 92% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 14 states and territories.
What the program funds
Advancement of pipeline safety through the funding of local communities and organizations for technical assistance related to pipeline safety issues. Technical assistance is defined as engineering, research, and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants include cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions; Indian Tribes; and groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) with proposed projects relating to the safety of pipeline facilities in local communities, other than facilities regulated under Public Law 93-153 (43 U.S.C. § 1651 et seq.). States, universities, and for-profit entities are not eligible for the TAG program.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The grant program provides funding to cities; towns; villages; counties; Indian Tribes; parishes; townships; and similar governmental subdivisions, or consortiums of such subdivisions; and groups of individuals and organizations (non-profit) for technical assistance in the form of engineering or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues in addition to promoting public participation in official proceedings. Grant funds may not be used for lobbying, for indirect/direct advocacy for or against a pipeline construction or expansion project, in direct support of litigation, or for activities associated with regulatory compliance and typical operations and maintenance of pipeline facilities.;
Matching requirements
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Award range and average, in the agency's words
The range is $22,800-1,000,000.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-113) did not appropriate funding for the TAG program. PHMSA will not solicit applications or issue TAG awards in FY 2016. Future funding for the TAG program is contingent upon reauthorization of the program and an enacted appropriation. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-113) did not appropriate funding for the TAG program. PHMSA did not solicit applications or issue TAG awards in FY 2016. Fiscal Year2017: Project awards will be similar in scope to projects awarded in the past. TAG awards have funded a broad range of activities, including: improvement of local pipeline emergency response capabilities; improvement of safe digging or damage prevention programs; development of pipeline safety information resources; implementation of local land use practices that enhance pipeline safety; community and pipeline awareness campaigns; and, enhancements in public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipelines.Fiscal Year2018: TAG awards have funded a broad range of activities, including: improvement of local pipeline emergency response capabilities; improvement of safe digging or damage prevention programs; development of pipeline safety information resources; implementation of local land use practices that enhance pipeline safety; community and pipeline awareness campaigns; and, enhancements in public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipelines.Fiscal Year2019:...
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Technical Assistance Grants (20.710) awarded$11.0 million across 71 grant awards, an average of $154,983 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline Safety Trust | Washington | 5 | $6.0 million |
| The Center for Rural Development, Inc | Kentucky | 5 | $500,000 |
| Danielle Dawn Smalley Foundation, Inc. | Texas | 5 | $500,000 |
| Permian Basin Regional Planning Commissi | Texas | 5 | $483,091 |
| West Central Texas Council of Government | Texas | 5 | $458,927 |
| Damage Prevention Council of Texas | Texas | 4 | $400,000 |
| National Association of State Fire Marshals, Inc. | Florida | 3 | $299,988 |
| Sharedgeo | Minnesota | 2 | $200,000 |
| National Excavator Initiative | Texas | 2 | $200,000 |
| City of Williston | Florida | 2 | $109,164 |
| Saint Johns County | Florida | 1 | $100,978 |
| Association of Professional Pipeline Surveyors | Pennsylvania | 1 | $100,000 |
| Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, Inc | Kentucky | 1 | $100,000 |
| Udig NY, Inc. | New York | 1 | $100,000 |
| Spring City Municipal Corp | Utah | 1 | $99,943 |
| Lewiston City Corp | Utah | 1 | $99,749 |
| City of Bellevue | Washington | 1 | $99,517 |
| City of Irrigon | Oregon | 1 | $99,468 |
| Rosalia City of Inc | Washington | 1 | $99,060 |
| Pontchartrain Conservancy | Louisiana | 1 | $98,750 |
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 78% of the money, state and local governments 22%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 33 | $8.6 million | 78% |
| State and local governments | 38 | $2.4 million | 22% |
By state
3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Washington, Texas and Florida.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 7 | $6.2 million |
| Texas | 21 | $2.0 million |
| Florida | 15 | $746,534 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $651,093 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | $342,952 |
| Utah | 4 | $306,664 |
| Minnesota | 2 | $200,000 |
| Oregon | 2 | $142,108 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $98,431 |
| Alabama | 1 | $96,625 |
| Colorado | 1 | $85,294 |
| Virginia | 1 | $65,891 |
| New York | 1 | $59,754 |
| California | 1 | $48,168 |