SDP - state damage prevention - grant to state of idaho, to promote pipeline safety

The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awarded $100,000 to the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses through the State Damage Prevention Program Grants to promote pipeline safety from September 29, 2021 to September 28, 2022.

The Project Grant will support the state's damage prevention program through activities that foster partnership and communication among stakeholders, training and education initiatives, and consistent enforcement of damage prevention laws. These efforts aim to reduce excavation damage to pipelines and other underground infrastructure by improving public awareness of safe digging practices. The funding assists the state in meeting the objectives of the PHMSA State Damage Prevention Program Grant, which provides funding to enhance damage prevention programs, education, and technologies.

Grant may include a broad range of support for activities fostering partnership/communication among stakeholders; training/education; consistent enforcement of damage prevention laws; and/or enhancement of technical support functions.