Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT)
Department Of Transportation, Pipeline And Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training Grant (ALERT): to promote hazmat response training for volunteer or remote emergency responders to respond to incidents or accidents involving the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail. This Assistance Listing 20.709 created in July 2025 was included in the previous ALN 20.703, please refer to former ALN 20.703 for FY24 and FY25 financial obligations. The new Assistance Listing 20.709 will be utilized by DOT at
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Helps volunteer and remote emergency responders get training on handling hazardous materials. Focuses on crude oil and flammable liquids transported by rail.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Funding for local emergency response training.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: emergency services, public safety
Region: local US communities
Other Criteria: organizations involved in emergency response training
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit Grants.gov
- Search for the ALERT funding opportunity
- Review eligibility requirements
- Prepare application materials
- Submit application via the specified method
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📎Optional Documents
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support are required from local emergency response agencies.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $2,623,129 (minimum $1,250,000).
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