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 Commission of Public Works City of Laurens (Laurens CPW), a municipal utility provider in Laurens, South Carolina, was awarded a $4,000,000 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, awarded on April 4, 2025, will support Laurens CPW in repairing, rehabilitating, or replacing its natural gas distribution pipeline system and acquiring equipment to reduce safety incidents and fatalities, avoid economic losses, improve energy delivery to underserved communities, and eliminate methane leaks. The project has an ultimate completion date of April 3, 2030. No subrecipients were identified in this grant award, indicating that Laurens CPW is directly responsible for implementing the infrastructure improvements and safety initiatives.

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: commission of public works lauren, SC municipality/community. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.