Closed · 693JK326NF0010 · CFDA 20.709 · Discretionary
FY 2026 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 22, 2026
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin that offered $500,000 -- $1,000,000 across 8 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.
- $500K-$1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 20.709
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on June 22, 2026. CFDA 20.709 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $500,000 -- $1,000,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 22, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$1,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
The ALERT grant promotes hazmat response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders. Response activities include the transportation of crude oil, ethanol, and other flammable liquids by rail consistent with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. The ALERT grant is competitively awarded to non-profit organizations capable of delivering an established curriculum to emergency responders.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors
FY 2026 Assistance for Local Emergency Respon… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Transportation (ELT;T). Only 4 other Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 147).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
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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Agency Contact
TREMAYNE TERRY 202-366-6942 tremayne.terry@dot.gov
What to do next
FY 2026 Assistance for Local Emergency Respon… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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