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Technical Assistance Grant Announcement - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Published Date: 02.03.2012

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for Technical Assistance Grants from January 30 through March 9, 2012.

The Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program is designed to provide funding to communities and nonprofit groups for engineering or other scientific analysis of locally-focused natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety issues or concerns. The funding may also be used to help promote public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipeline safety. The maximum award for a single grantee is $50,000 and a total of $1 million is available. 
 
To learn more about the TAG program, visit http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/DamagePreventionGrantsToStates.htm. 

To receive an email notice when the TAG solicitation is published, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/subscribeAdvanced.do and enter your email address and CFDA Number 20.710. 
 
PHMSA highly recommends reading the solicitation thoroughly to understand the types of activities that are eligible for TAG funding, how to apply, and who to contact for support. 
 
For more information, contact Sam Hall, TAG Program Manager for PHMSA, at sam.hall@dot.gov.

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