(Washington, D.C.) – The United States Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced it is awarding $14.8 million in grants to fund projects and activities to improve pipeline safety. These grants will support important pipeline safety training and educational programs, as well as the advancement of pipeline safety technologies.
The grants were authorized by the bipartisan Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020. This $14.8 million in funding is in addition to the $64.4 million that PHMSA awarded to support state-pipeline and underground natural gas storage safety operations.
