Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (NGDISM) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their…

The City of Donaldsonville, Louisiana was awarded a $20,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) under the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program (CFDA 20.708). The grant supports the city's municipality-owned utility in repairing, rehabilitating, or replacing high-risk, leak-prone natural gas distribution pipelines, as well as acquiring equipment to enhance safety, reduce incidents and fatalities, and eliminate methane leaks. The key expected outcomes are to improve the safe delivery of energy to underserved communities and avoid economic losses. The grant has a performance period of 5 years from the award date of April 4, 2025 to the ultimate completion date of April 3, 2030. There are no known sub-recipients under this award.

Natural gas distribution infrastructure safety and modernization (NGDISM) grant program - this grant supports awarded municipality/community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) avoid economic losses. Deliverables/expected outcomes: improve the safe delivery of energy to often underserved communities, reducing incidents and fatalities, as well as eliminate methane leaks. Intended beneficiary: city of donaldsonville, LA municipality/community. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.