Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant Program supports Indiana local governments with planning, responder training, and exercises to protect life, property, and the environment from hazmat incidents.
Funder: Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Due Dates: November 5, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. ET (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30,000 per competitive project over 12 months; no subrecipient match required
Summary: Supports Indiana hazardous materials transportation emergency planning, public-sector responder training, and related exercises.
Key Information: Local units of government must submit an active Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) budget.
Description
The Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant Program is administered in Indiana by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS). It supports development, improvement, implementation, and exercising of emergency plans under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, along with training public-sector employees to respond to hazardous materials transportation accidents and incidents. The program aims to protect life, property, and the environment and improve the safe and efficient handling of hazardous materials incidents.
Supported work includes commodity flow studies, risk and capability assessments, planning courses, transportation-related hazardous materials training, and assessments of regional response-team needs. Funding comes from registration fees collected from hazardous materials shippers and carriers. Indiana gives priority to projects benefiting multiple jurisdictions or taking a regional approach, including regional exercises, training for existing regional hazmat teams, and regional commodity flow studies.
