Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin · Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Community Safety Grant (CSG)
In short: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin expects to make 7 awards of $1,500 to $100,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 18 – Jun 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
The funder says: “DO NOT MAIL APPLICATIONS IN. Applications received after this deadline may not be considered. PHMSA will only accept one application from each applicant.” - Award size
- $1,500 – $100K
- Total available
- $1M · about 7 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Private college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Public college or university
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
CS - Community Safety Grants provide funding to nonprofit organizations whose mission includes activities to enhance the capability of communities to prepare for and respond to hazmat accidents and incidents. Types of activities include training for state and local enforcement personnel enforcing requirements for safe HAZMAT transportation. Deliverables/expected outcomes: Improve accident readiness in the communities. Intended beneficiary: may have nationwide benefits to all constituents of the nonprofit grantee. Subrecipient activities: No known subrecipients.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/e9856c0d-af7e-44bf-9aa2-485f479ac6e5 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/41fcf636-cac8-4930-9b6b-4df597d72eb9
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About the federal program
Community Safety Grants
Program number 20.711 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration · Grant
How applications are judged
PHMSA will review applications based upon merit, including the clarity of the project narrative and reasonableness of cost as described in the budget narrative. PHMSA reserves the right to make adjustments that are beneficial to the goals of the current FY CS Grant program. PHMSA Federal agency representatives will evaluate the grant applications. Each grant application will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria listed below. Special emphasis will be placed on reviewing whether or not the application has a coherent project narrative that follows the outline of this funding announcement, and whether or not the costs described in the budget narrative appear to be necessary, reasonable, allowable and allocable. Applications will be evaluated as exceptional, acceptable, or unacceptable.
Match
Match: none required (federal program listing). This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The statutory formula does not apply to this assistance listing.
The matching requirements do not apply to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements do not apply to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal year 2024: Lithium Battery Inspection training, Crude Oil Transportation Training, Training videos.
Fiscal year 2025: Roadside inspection training, training videos, 10-webinar series on hazardous materials response, CPRt tabletop exercises.