The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT), hereby requests applications from local communities and groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) to obtain funding for technical assistance in the form of engineering
or other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues affecting the local community or to help promote public participation in official proceedings pertaining to pipeline safety issues.
Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2006, Section 5, codified at 49 U.S.C.
§60130, Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities, also known as Technical Assistance Grants (TAG).
**Refer to the attachment, entitled DTPH56-12-SN-000001 Request for Application, under the full announcement tab for complete details.