Hazardous Materials Grants Program

About the Hazardous Materials Grants Program The Hazardous Materials Grants Program is comprised of the following grants: - [Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/grants/hazmat/hazardous-materials-emergency-preparedness-hmep-grant "Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP)"); - [Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/grants/hazmat/assistance-local-emergency-response-training-alert "Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT)"); - [Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/grants/hazmat/hazardous-materials-instructor-training-hmit-grant "Hazardous Materials Instructor Training (HMIT)"); - [Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/grants/hazmat/supplemental-public-sector-training-spst-grant "Supplemental Public Sector Training (SPST)"); - [Community Safety (CS)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/grants/hazmat/community-safety-cs-grant "Community Safety (CS)"); and - [Hazardous Materials Safety Inspection (HMSI)](https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/about-phmsa/working-phmsa/grants/hazmat/hazardous-materials-safety-inspection-hmsi "Hazardous Materials Safety Inspection (HMSI)") The Hazardous Materials Grants Program is funded by registration fees collected from hazmat shippers and carriers who offer for transportation or transport certain hazmat in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce in accordance with 49 CFR Part 107, Subpart G. These fees also fund monitoring and technical assistance, curriculum development, and publication of the Emergency Response Guide (ERG). The total appropriations authorization for the Hazardous Materials Grants Program is $28.318M.