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 Alma, NE was awarded a $216,274 federal 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 will support the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the city's high-risk, leak-prone natural gas distribution pipeline system, as well as the acquisition of equipment to improve the safe delivery of energy, reduce incidents and fatalities, and eliminate methane leaks. The award aims to enhance safety, operational efficiency, and economic sustainability for the municipality's critical natural gas infrastructure. The grant period of performance is from April 4, 2025 to April 3, 2030.

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 alma, NE municipality/community. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.