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

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Kansas Corporation Commission Conservation Division to support pipeline safety through the State Damage Prevention Program. The grant will fund activities from September 2021 through September 2022 to foster partnerships and communication among stakeholders, provide training and education on damage prevention, and enhance technical support functions to consistently enforce Kansas' damage prevention laws. The State Damage Prevention Program Grant program aims to improve damage prevention programs through projects such as enforcement of state excavation damage prevention laws and technologies to increase efficiency.

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.