FY 2026 State Damage Prevention

The purpose of the Damage Prevention grants is to establish comprehensive state programs designed to prevent damage to underground pipelines in states that do not have such programs and to improve damage prevention programs in states that do. States are encouraged to implement the following nine elements of an effective damage prevention program: Element 1 ¿ Enhanced Communication between Operators and Excavators Element 2 ¿ Fostering Support and Partnership of all Stakeholders Element 3 ¿ Operator¿s Use of Performance Measures for Locators Element 4 ¿ Partnership in Employee Training Element 5 ¿ Partnership in Public Education Element 6 ¿ Enforcement Agencies¿ Role to Help Resolve Issues Element 7 ¿ Fair and Consistent Enforcement of the Law Element 8 ¿ Use of Technology to Improve the Locating Process Element 9 ¿ Data Analysis to Continually Improve Program Effectiveness

Eligible Applicants (Varies by Program) Any state authority (or municipality with respect to intrastate gas transportation) that is or will be responsible for preventing damage to underground pipeline facilities is eligible as long as 1) the state participates in the oversight of pipeline transportation pursuant to an annual 49 U.S.C. §60105 certification or 49 U.S.C. §60106 agreement in effect with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and 2) is designated by the state's governor, in writing, as the eligible recipient of the grant funding.

The State Damage Prevention (SDP) grant program is competitive. Applications will be evaluated against the criteria listed below and against each other. Submission does not guarantee an award, and PHMSA may fully fund, partially fund, or decline an application. The evaluation criteria are: 1. Relevance to the Nine Elements (Most Heavily Weighted) 2. Costs, Results, and Schedule 3. State Commitment to the Nine Elements 4. State Commitment to Program Effectiveness 5. Past Performance

Match: none required (federal program listing). Statutory Formula: Title 49 USC, Part 60134, Subpart SUBTITLE VIII-PIPELINES,Public Law https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section60134&num=0&edition=prelim.Not applicable

Fiscal year 2016: Refer to Link http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/sdp/?nocache=2783&nocache=3193. Fiscal year 2017: Projects to improve state damage prevention programs will be funded and are anticipated to include enforcement, education and outreach, and other safety programs. Past grant projects can be found at: http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/sdp/?nocache=2783&nocache=3193. Fiscal year 2018: For purchase an in-house (dedicated) server and develop a mobile application for the Excavation Center to promote effective excavation stakeholder communications. To support a damage prevention stakeholder conference to educate stakeholders. The project is to fund pipeline safety courses, provide 2019 licenses for the Learning Management System for 1,500 users, conduct statewide 811 public awareness campaigns, and prepare a mandated progress report for the Colorado State Legislature. (Elements 2, 4, 5, 7) To launch a pilot program exploring ways to add augmented reality images, or "experiences," to the ticket taking process. Within this pilot program, partnering utilities, excavators, and locators can create augmented reality experiences detailing information about excavation sites. (Elements...