PHMSA Pipeline Safety Program One Call Grant

To provide funding to State agencies in promoting damage prevention, including changes with their State underground damage prevention laws, related compliance activities, training and public education.

The One-Call grant provides funding to state agencies to promote damage prevention, including changes to their state underground damage prevention laws, related compliance activities, training, and public education. One-Call grants may be used to support initiatives to further promote efforts specifically for damage prevention, including One-Call legislation, related compliance activities, training, and public education.

A state is eligible if it qualifies under section 49 USC 6104 (b). State (Includes District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) Agency with a Certification or Agreement under 60105 or 60106 of Title 49 USC.

Appropriate State legal official must approve legality of agency application and agreement. Costs will be determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200, and "One Call Application Guide". Application (plan) is opened in January each year.

Eligible programs will cover such areas as compliance enforcement, legal assistance with enforcement actions, new equipment to support on-going enforcement programs, compliance monitoring, one call center statistics, compliance/noncompliance statistics, One-call membership initiatives, computer equipment, communication improvements, development and/or conduct of state-provided training programs for locators, development and/or distribution of educational items or materials, damage prevention awareness campaigns, public service announcements, informational mailings, advertisements and One Call center educational items.

Period of performance is 12 months from the award date depending on the award date.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Pipeline Safety, PHP-50, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590. Each State submits a detailed description of the proposed project activity in one of the three priority categories listed in the criteria section with estimated costs on how the money would be spent. The application will be specific regarding what the funding would buy, and what otherwise unmet need the funding would help resolve. If the proposed activity was previously submitted and approved, the applicant will be required to provide a description of results from previous action of the activity. Also see: 2 CRFR 200 at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl

Eligibility is determined by 49 USC, Section 6104. Criterion 1. Relevance to the established funding priorities This criterion will be used to evaluate proposed work under each project addressed in the application and will be used to evaluate proposed projects that enhance public safety, minimize risks to excavators, protect the environment, and prevent disruption of vital public services by reducing the incidence of underground facilities during excavation through the voluntary adoption and efficient implementation by all states of state One-Call notification programs that meet the minimum standards. Funding priorities are established and communicated to all potential grantees by distribution of "One-Call Grant Application Guidelines." These guidelines are updated annually. Criterion 2. Costs and Project Scope This criterion will be used to evaluate proposed work under each element addressed in the application and will be used to evaluate proposed projects that: • Will produce tangible results within the project period • Establish clear goals, objectives, milestones, and estimates of project costs • Use funds efficiently and effectively. Criterion 3. Past Performance This criterion will be used to evaluate past performance of applicants that have received a PHMSA One-Call grant in the past. Past performance includes fulfillment of grant agreements in a timely manner and compliance with grant terms and conditions. Applicants that received funding previously for a project that is ongoing, and are requesting grant funding for the continuation of that project, should provide a summary of accomplishments and tasks completed during the previous grant period. The information provided should include measurable results and deliverables, and also include any information about tasks that were not completed or other challenges encountered during the grant period.

Proposed projects are reviewed by a group of peers for their completeness with estimated project criteria as described in the criteria section.

From 60 to 90 days of receipt. Award is contingent on a current fiscal year appropriation and enacted budget.