Grants

TRANSCAER COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM

National TRANSCAER® is pleased to announce that grant money to help off-set operational expenses for hazardous materials training is available.

GREAT NEWS...Beginning January 1, 2010, the National TRANSCAER Task Group will be earmarking $20,000.00 for the TRANSCAER Grant Fund.  Each approved TRANSCAER grant will be approved at a minimum of $500.00 and a maximum of $1,000.00 per event.  If your community has a TRANSCAER Training event scheduled in 2010, please apply beginning January 1, 2010.

Here is a brief description of how the TRANSCAER® GRANTS process works:

• Grant applicants are encouraged to submit their grant request on-line using the APPLY NOW button below.
• If you do not have access to the internet, the grant applicants must submit a letter on official letterhead describing how the TRANSCAER event meets the TRANSCAER mission and criteria outlined in the attached guidelines.
• The National TRANSCAER Direct Funding Task Group will evaluate each request letter/application individually.
• Decisions will be communicated directly from the TRANSCAER Direct Funding Task Group to the applicant in writing with a copy to the Regional or State Coordinator.
• As there is a limited pool of money, once funds are depleted, a notice will be posted on this web site stating that the funds have been allocated for the year.
• If a grant recipient cancels an event that has been awarded a TRANSCAER grant, the monies must be returned to the Staff Executive with 30 days of canceling the event.
• NEW...Each Grant application MUST include a copy of a W-9 - Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification - please note:  the name on the Grant application, must match the name on the W-9.
• NEW...Each Grant recipient will be required to provide copies of the receipts for each grant awarded within 30 days of the event. 

All grant request letters, W-9s, and receipts should be sent to: Donna Lepik, TRANSCAER Staff Executive, 1300 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209 or dlepik@transcaer.com.

See the attached 2010 Grants Process for more information on the process.

 


OTHER EXTERNAL GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

HMTA:
Grants may also be available from HMTA funds for conducting exercises, training, or flow studies. Contact your SERC or DOT Grants Manager Charles Rogoff @ 202-366-0001 or online at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/grants   

HMEP:
If you are interested in hosting or planning a state hazardous materials emergency preparedness program event, contact your local Grant Designated Agency today to see if they can help provide additional funding. Click here to find your contact - HMEP Grants Designated Agencies.pdf

Yvorra Leadership Development Foundation
Chief John M. Eversole Endowment for Hazardous Materials Responders
In 2007, YLD created the John M. Eversole endowment with the generous support of family, friends, hazardous materials professional associations and corporations from across the United States. The Endowment supports awards and scholarships designated specifically for members of the hazardous materials response community. For More Information, please visit: http://www.yld.org.