FY 2026 Assistance for Local Emergency Response Training (ALERT) 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.

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Beneficiarios elegibles

• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education