Opportunity Information: Apply for DTPH5617SN0004
The Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program is a discretionary grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Its main purpose is to help local communities and non-profit groups of individuals build the technical and scientific capacity needed to understand and engage with pipeline safety issues that affect them directly. In practical terms, TAG funding is meant to pay for specialized help such as engineering reviews, technical or other scientific analyses, and similar expert support that a community would not otherwise be able to afford. The program also supports efforts that help residents participate more effectively in official pipeline safety proceedings, with the important limitation that the grant is not intended to fund participation in non-official proceedings.
A key theme of TAG is improving the depth and quality of public participation in pipeline safety matters. PHMSA established the program so that communities can ask informed questions, evaluate technical claims, interpret safety and risk information, and present meaningful input when pipeline projects, operations, or safety concerns are being discussed through formal channels. Rather than serving as general infrastructure funding, the grant is targeted at technical assistance that helps communities engage with pipeline safety oversight and decision-making in a more informed and credible way.
The program is grounded in federal pipeline safety law. It was first authorized by the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-355), which is codified at 49 U.S.C. 60130. That law included a provision titled "Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities," giving the Secretary of Transportation authority to provide grants for technical assistance related to pipeline safety. The TAG program was later updated and amended by the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 (the PIPES Act of 2006, Public Law 109-468) and the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-90). Together, these laws reflect an ongoing federal commitment to ensuring communities have access to the expertise needed to evaluate and respond to pipeline safety issues.
Eligible applicants are specifically community-based and non-commercial. PHMSA lists eligible applicants as local governmental subdivisions such as cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar entities. Consortiums of these governmental subdivisions may also apply. In addition, groups of individuals may apply as long as they are not for-profit entities. For-profit organizations are explicitly excluded, emphasizing that the program is designed for public-interest community participation rather than commercial activity.
From the opportunity details provided, the funding opportunity title is "Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)" with Funding Opportunity Number DTPH5617SN0004. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, reflecting the technical nature of the work the grants are expected to support. The CFDA number associated with the program is 20.710. The award ceiling shown is $100,000, which indicates the maximum amount that could be awarded per grant under this notice. The notice was created on 2017-08-07 and had an original closing date of 2017-08-24, meaning applicants needed to prepare and submit materials within that window for this specific posting. The posting also notes "ExpectedAwards:" but does not provide a number in the text shown.
For full requirements, selection criteria, allowable and unallowable costs, and the step-by-step application process, applicants are directed to the formal Notice of Funding Opportunity document referenced as "NOFO DTPH5617SN0004" under the full announcement materials, along with the application instructions in the "Related Documents" section. Those attachments typically contain the details that determine exactly what kinds of expert services are fundable, how applicants should document pipeline safety issues affecting their community, what official proceedings qualify, and what reporting or compliance obligations come with accepting federal grant funding.Apply for DTPH5617SN0004
- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technical Assistance Grant (TAG)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.710.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-08-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-08-24. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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