The U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for its One-Call Grant to reduce damage to underground pipelines by excavators, which has historically been a leading cause of pipeline accidents resulting in fatality and injury.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Transportation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $60,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
One-Call grants provide funding for state agencies’ damage prevention efforts, including training, changing state underground damage prevention laws, related compliance activities, and public education to assist in reduction of damages to underground pipelines. Data on excavation damage performance is collected annually from pipeline operators with the expectation that these efforts help reduce damage trends.
Consistent with Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (86 FR 7009), PHMSA’s FY 2023 One-Call NOFO prioritizes One-Call projects that support underserved communities.
A strong transportation network is critical to the functioning and growth of the American economy. Their nation’s industries depend on the transportation network to move the goods they produce and facilitate the movements of the workers who are responsible for that production. When the nation’s highways, railways, and ports function well, that infrastructure connects people to jobs, increases the efficiency of delivering goods, and thereby cuts the costs of doing business, reduces the burden of commuting, and improves overall well-being.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,058,000
- Award Ceiling: $60,000
- Award Floor: $2,500
Period of Performance
The period of performance is 12 months from the effective date of award for each grant.
Eligible Applicants
This grant opportunity is only open to state agencies that are authorized to conduct pipeline safety inspections per a 49 U.S.C. § 60105 certification and/or a 49 U.S.C. § 60106 agreement with PHMSA.
To be eligible for a One-Call grant, states must submit an application that demonstrates that it meets the minimum standards established in 49 U.S.C. § 6103 for a One-Call grant award. A state is also eligible to receive a One-Call grant award if the state maintains an alternative onecall notification program that provides protection for public safety, excavators, and the environment that is equivalent to, or greater than, protection provided under a program that meets the minimum standards set forth in section 49 U.S.C. § 6103. PHMSA requires interested state agencies to answer the following questions and provide sufficient details to clearly demonstrate compliance with these requirements. Failure to provide the requested information may lead to rejection of the application.
Does the state One-Call notification program allow all underground facility operators, including all government operators, to participate as appropriate? List any pipeline exemptions.
- Does the state One-Call notification program allow all excavators, including all government and contract excavators, to participate, as appropriate?
- Does the state One-Call notification program provide for flexible and effective enforcement under state law? Please provide a citation to the state statute for enforcement and identify the enforcement authority.
- Does the state One-Call notification program require that its notification system requirements are applicable, without exemptions, to municipalities, state agencies, or their contractors? Note: If you are currently classified as ineligible by PHMSA based on this requirement, you do not qualify for this grant.
- Does the state One-Call notification program consider the gravity of the offense and the risk to the public when determining appropriate enforcement?
- Does the state One-Call notification program provide no-cost underground facility locate requests, excluding design locate requests, for all individuals planning excavation activities?
- Does the state One-Call notification program provide for the voluntary participation of underground facility owners or activity of an excavator that the state determined to be a de minimis risk to public safety?
- Does the state, to the extent it determines it is appropriate and necessary, provide administrative or civil penalties commensurate with the seriousness of a violation of the state One-Call notification program by an excavator or facility owner.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
