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Opportunity Summary:

The Technical Assistance Grants (TAG) opportunity is a discretionary federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). It is designed to help local communities and groups of individuals strengthen their ability to understand, evaluate, and participate in matters involving pipeline safety. The program provides funding specifically for technical assistance, such as engineering reviews or other scientific analyses related to pipeline safety issues that affect a local area, and it can also support efforts that promote meaningful public participation in official proceedings where pipeline safety issues are being considered.

This grant is authorized under the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006, Section 5, which is codified at 49 U.S.C. 60130 and is commonly described as "Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities." In practice, TAG funding is aimed at helping communities obtain credible, expert-level information and analysis so they can engage more effectively with pipeline operators and regulators, raise informed concerns, and contribute constructively to regulatory or administrative processes tied to pipeline safety.

Eligibility is limited to non-profit-oriented local entities and community-based groups rather than commercial applicants. The program is open to local communities and groups of individuals, but for-profit entities are not eligible. Eligible applicants include general-purpose local governmental units such as cities, towns, villages, counties, parishes, townships, and similar political subdivisions, as well as consortiums made up of these types of local governments. The eligibility language also notes that the focus must relate to the safety of pipeline facilities in local communities, with an exclusion for certain facilities regulated under Public Law 93-153 (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). In other words, the program is targeted at communities dealing with the safety implications of pipeline infrastructure in their area, but it does not apply to every category of pipeline facility under federal law.

Funding for this opportunity was estimated at a total of $1,000,000, with an expectation of making about 20 awards. Individual awards could be as high as $50,000, and there was no stated minimum award amount (award floor listed as $0). The program does not require cost sharing or a matching contribution, which can make it more accessible to smaller communities or community groups that may not have additional funds available to meet a match requirement. The funding activity category is listed under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, reflecting the program's emphasis on technical and scientific support rather than general operating assistance.

Key administrative details include the Funding Opportunity Number DTPH56 12 SN 000001 and the CFDA number 20.710 (Technical Assistance Grants). The opportunity was posted on January 30, 2012, with an application closing date of March 9, 2012, and an archive date of April 8, 2012. Full application requirements and detailed instructions were provided in the formal Request for Application document referenced in the announcement (titled "DTPH56 12 SN 000001 Request for Application").

For applicants who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact was Maria Munoz, Contract Specialist, at (202) 366-5513, with an email address indicated in the notice.

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