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State Damage Prevention Program Grants

General Grant Program Information

The State Damage Prevention (SDP) program provides funding to establish, improve, or enforce state new or existing policies and programs which focus on stakeholder education and protecting underground pipeline facilities from excavation damage, which has historically been a leading cause of injurious or fatal pipeline accidents. 

Opportunity Status:
Open
Posted Date:
Close Date:
Eligible Applicants:
State Governments; Local Governments
Eligible Activities:
Equipment and Materials; Operations and Maintenance; Technology Demonstrations and Deployment; Technical Assistance, Workforce Development, and Training/Education
Transportation Type:
Pipeline
Most Recent Annual Program Funding Amount:
$1,572,930
Annual Award Amount:
$4,000 - $100,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Match Waiver:
Yes
Rural Set-Aside:
No
Tribal Set-Aside:
No
Grant Opportunity ID:
693JK325NF0006
Grant Opportunity Link:
Grants.gov Opportunity: FY 2025 State Damage Prevention
Links to Additional Information:
Agency:
USDOT / Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)

Eligibility Information

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include any state authority responsible for protecting underground pipeline facilities from excavation damage (including municipalities) with respect to intrastate gas pipeline transportation, which is or will be responsible for protecting underground pipeline facilities from excavation damage and overseeing pipeline transportation. 

Eligible Uses

State authorities may use the funds to help them align with one or more of nine elements considered characteristic of effective damage prevention programs: 

  • Enhanced operator-excavator communication 
  • Stakeholder partnership
  • Operator use of locator performance measures 
  • Partnerships for employee training 
  • Partnerships in public education 
  • Enforcers’ roles
  • Equitable enforcement 
  • Location technology
  • Data analysis for continuous improvement

Funding Information

Since the inception of the SDP grant program, PHMSA has awarded more than $23 million in SDP grant funds to more than 40 state organizations. Under the FY 2025 SDP NOFO, PHMSA will award $1,500,000; the amount of each SDP grant may not exceed $100,000 per grant recipient.

There is no requirement for matching; the federal cost-share is 100 percent.

Contact Information

Tremayne Terry
tremayne.terry@dot.gov
202-366-6942

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