Project Grant R18AP00201

The City of Perry, Georgia was awarded a $142,676 Project Grant by 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 supports the repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the city's natural gas distribution pipeline system to reduce safety incidents and fatalities, as well as avoid economic losses from natural gas leaks. The project aims to improve the safe...

Federal Grant Award Summary The City of Newton received a $1,546,707.69 formula grant award on December 5, 2025, under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. This award, extending through September 30, 2034, provides funding to support affordable housing development and preservation activities serving low- and very low-income households in Newton,...

This $411,496 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to understand and predict the evolution of backward erosion piping (BEP) - a type of internal erosion that can cause failures in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. The research aims to develop novel computational modeling capabilities to mechanistically characterize the relationship between hydraulic conditions and the time-dependent evolution of BEP. Key...

The City of Perry, FL has been awarded a $525,174 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program (CFDA 20.708). This grant will support the municipality-owned utility's efforts to repair, rehabilitate, or replace high-risk, leak-prone natural gas distribution pipelines, as well as acquire equipment to enhance safety and reduce...

The Newton Housing Authority received a $539,975 formula grant award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public and Indian Housing Office under the Public Housing Operating Fund (CFDA 14.850) program, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2032. These operating subsidies support the day-to-day operational and maintenance expenses necessary for the Housing Authority to serve low-income residents, elderly households, and families with children in Newton, Massachusetts....

This Project Grant award of $317,811 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Pittsburgh to understand and predict the evolution of backward erosion piping (BEP) in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. The research aims to develop a stochastic multiphase computational model to gain mechanistic insights into the relationship between hydraulic conditions, soil characteristics, and the time-dependent progression...

This $3,179,837 federal Project Grant was awarded on April 4, 2025 by 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 funding supports the City of Wilson, NC municipality-owned utility to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline system, as well as acquire equipment to reduce incidents, fatalities, and economic losses. The...

This $7,180,655 Project Grant awarded by 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) supports the City of New Albany, Mississippi to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system, as well as acquire equipment to reduce incidents, fatalities, and economic losses. The key expected outcomes are to...

The City of North Pole, Alaska has been awarded a $328,942 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). This grant funding will be used by the city to develop final design plans and specifications for the downtown water main distribution system, with the goal of increasing infrastructure resiliency. The downtown water main serves critical municipal infrastructure...

The Locust Grove Public Works Authority in Oklahoma received a $154,300 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) program. The grant funding will support the Authority's project to upgrade 2,100 linear feet of aging asbestos-cement distribution pipes to more durable polyvinyl chloride pipes. Replacing the outdated pipes will reduce water loss from the system, improve reliability and...