Closed · 693JK319NF0001 · CFDA 20.703 · Discretionary

Community Safety Grants - FY 2019

Federal grant opportunity posted by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$250K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 3, 2019
Close date
4
Expected awards

The verdict

Community Safety Grants - FY 2019 is a closed discretionary listing from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin that offered $250,000 -- $1,000,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 146 other opportunities from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin.

$250K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
4
expected awards
20.703
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Community Safety Grants - FY 2019 is closed (last close May 3, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 20.703 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin still indexes 146 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 3, 2019

Posted Mar 8 Closes May 3

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

4

Instrument

Grant

Description

The purpose of this grant is to enhance communities capability to respond to hazardous materials incidents and to assist in ensuring that state and local enforcement personnel are adequately trained in the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Statute and Program Authority The Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, (P.L. 114-94, codified at 49 U.S.C. § 5107(i)) authorizes PHMSA's Community Safety grant program. PHMSA, through this competitive grant opportunity, is requesting applications from nonprofit organizations to (1) 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 (2) to train state and local personnel responsible for enforcing the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including Class 3 flammable liquids.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Community Safety Grants - FY 2019 (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Only 5 other Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 147).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 20.703

Assistance for Local Transportation Systems

U.S. Department of Transportation

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Agency Contact

CARLA SHEPPARD 202-366-2738 carla.sheppard@dot.gov THANH-HA NGUYEN 202-366-3352 THANH-HA.NGUYEN@DOT.GOV

What to do next

Community Safety Grants - FY 2019 is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 20.703 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Assistance for Local Transportation Systems indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin lists 146 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants