DOT PHMSA 2014 One Call Grant

Post Date

November 1st 2013

Application Due Date

December 18th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

DOT-PH-PHP-14-OC

CFDA Number(s)

20.721

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Transportation

Number of Awards

35

Eligibility Categories

Other

This optional grant is ONLY for States that have a 60105 Certification and/or 60106 Agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to do pipeline safety inspections.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $45000

Grant Description

The actual program amount is subject to the availability of funding. This optional grant is only open for states that have a 60105 Certification and/or 60106 Agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to do pipeline safety inspections. State agencies who participate in the pipeline safety program are eligible to apply for One Call grant funding on an annual basis. This optional grant program has a maximum amount request of $45,000 per state and supports initiatives to further promote efforts specifically for damage prevention, including one-call legislation, related compliance activities, training and public education. Eligible programs will cover such areas as compliance enforcement, legal assistance with enforcement actions, new equipment to support on-going enforcement programs, compliance monitoring, one call center statistics, compliance/noncompliance statistics, One-call membership initiatives, computer equipment, communication improvements, development and/or conduct of state-provided training programs for locators, development and/or distribution of educational items or materials, damage prevention awareness campaigns, public service announcements, informational mailings, advertisements and One Call center educational items.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Transportation

• Office:

  Pipeline &Hazardous Material Safety Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Carrie Winslow
  PHMSA Grant Team
  Phone 757-689-3168

• Agency Mailing Address:

  PHMSA State Program Grant Support

• Agency Email Address:

  carrie.winslow@dot.gov