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

The Kentucky Department of Public Protection received a $100,000 Project Grant award from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to support the state's damage prevention program. Funded under the State Damage Prevention Program Grants (CFDA 20.720), the award will promote pipeline safety in Kentucky through September 2022. Activities may include partner and stakeholder education, training, enforcement of excavation damage prevention laws, and technical support to foster communication between stakeholders and encourage the safe practice of digging. The grant enables the Kentucky Public Service Commission to deliver services that enhance the state's damage prevention program and reduce risks to pipeline infrastructure from excavation damage.

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.