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

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's State Damage Prevention Program to support pipeline safety initiatives in Indiana through September 2022.

Funded under the State Damage Prevention Program Grants federal program (CFDA 20.720), the grant will support activities that foster partnership and communication among stakeholders, provide training and education on damage prevention best practices, and help ensure consistent enforcement of Indiana's damage prevention laws. The funding will also enhance Indiana's technical support functions to minimize risks to pipeline infrastructure from excavation damage. This award advances the PHMSA program's goal of improving state damage prevention programs through targeted projects that strengthen enforcement of excavation damage laws and increase stakeholder knowledge of safe digging practices.

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.