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 Corpus Christi Public Utilities Division received a $4.2 million project grant awarded on April 4, 2025, from the 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 natural gas distribution pipeline system and the acquisition of equipment to enhance safety and operational efficiency through April 3, 2030.

The primary deliverables of this five-year initiative include improvements to the safe delivery of energy to the Corpus Christi community, reduction of incidents and fatalities associated with natural gas distribution, and elimination of methane leaks from the natural gas infrastructure. As a municipality-owned utility with an established track record of managing complex utility infrastructure projects, the City will execute this project without subrecipients, focusing on modernizing its high-risk or leak-prone pipeline assets to benefit the local community and minimize public safety and environmental risks.

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 corpus christi, TX municipality/community. Subrecipient activities: no known subrecipients.