State Damage Prevention Program Grants

The PHMSA State Damage Prevention Program fosters improved damage prevention programs by supporting projects such as enforcement of state excavation damage prevention laws, stakeholder education about digging safely, technologies to improve efficiencies, and other related excavation safety initiatives.

State (including U.S. Territory or possessions) authority designated by the Governor is eligible to apply for a grant as long an agency within the State (including U.S. Territory or possessions) has an annual Section 60105 (49 U.S.C.) certification or Section 60106 (49 U.S.C.) agreement in effect with PHMSA. If a State (including U.S. Territory or possessions) does not have a certification or agreement with PHMSA, then no State (including U.S. Territory or possessions) authority can receive a grant.

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...