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RSPA 6-04
Contact: Joe Delcambre, Tel.: (202) 366 4831
Monday, September 20, 2004
publicaffairs@rspa.dot.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $12.8 Million in Hazardous Materials
Planning and Training Grants
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced grants to states,
territories and Native American tribes totaling $12.8 million for planning and
training to improve response to hazardous materials transportation incidents.
“These grants help our firefighters, police and other first responders protect
our citizens by assuring that they are ready to respond to hazardous materials
incidents,” said Secretary Mineta.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Research and Special Programs
Administration (RSPA) made the funds available under the Hazardous Materials
Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grants Program. The HMEP grants support the
development of emergency response strategies tailored to regional needs and are
funded through registration fees paid by shippers and carriers of certain
hazardous materials.
More than one million emergency responders, as well as 3,000 local emergency
planning committees from across the nation, have received training and support
under HMEP since the program began in 1993.
The six largest grants were awarded to California, $964,316; Texas, $668,460;
Illinois, $612,982; Ohio, $510,751; New York, $470,968; and Florida, $453,407.
See below for the complete distribution list of fiscal year 2004 grant amounts
to states, territories and Native American tribes.
For additional information, go to the RSPA website
http://www.rspa.dot.gov/ and click on
HAZMAT Safety.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
State
Amount
Alabama
$236,183
Alaska
$ 82,560
Arizona
$183,283
Arkansas
$158,959
California
$964,316
Colorado
$181,716
Connecticut
$145,112
Delaware
$ 91,223
Florida
$453,407
Georgia
$300,494
Hawaii
$ 88,920
Idaho
$113,259
Illinois
$612,982
Indiana
$302,514
Iowa
$204,938
Kansas
$230,885
Kentucky
$182,148
Louisiana
$204,058
Maine
$107,242
Maryland
$186,902
Massachusetts
$214,283
Michigan
$331,393
Minnesota
$262,068
Mississippi
$177,883
Missouri
$266,548
Montana
$118,746
Nebraska
$183,399
Nevada
$123,594
New Hampshire
$106,013
New Jersey
$289,579
New Mexico
$150,123
New York
$470,968
North Carolina
$316,260
North Dakota
$137,298
Ohio
$510,751
Oklahoma
$188,028
Oregon
$175,178
Pennsylvania
$404,762
Rhode Island
$ 92,480
South Carolina
$190,616
South Dakota
$126,980
Tennessee
$249,996
Texas
$668,460
Utah
$145,957
Vermont
$ 84,172
Virginia
$243,051
Washington
$206,220
West Virginia
$140,570
Wisconsin
$260,053
Wyoming
$ 94,237
District and Territories
Amount
American Samoa
$ 66,207
District of Columbia
$ 73,484
Guam
$ 67,353
Northern Mariana Islands
$ 65,973
Puerto Rico
$126,417
US Virgin Islands
$ 66,984
Native American Tribes
Amount
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe $ 27,148
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
$160,000
Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin $ 26,055
Prairie Island Tribe
$ 21,710
Pueblo of Acoma
$ 26,005
Pueblo of Laguna
$ 26,004
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
$ 26,005
Reno Sparks Indian Colony
$ 25,688
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
$ 24,200
Salish and Kootenai Tribes
$ 10,000
Grand Total
$12,800,000
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