FY 2022 Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant

Background
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is offering the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The mission of DOT is to deliver a leading transportation system, serving the American people and economy through the safe, efficient, sustainable, and equitable movement of people and goods.
PHMSA's mission is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials essential to daily lives.

Grant Details
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides funding for the Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program. The program aims to provide funds for municipality- or community-owned utilities to repair, rehabilitate, or replace their natural gas distribution pipeline system or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to reduce incidents and fatalities, avoid economic losses, create good-paying jobs, promote economic growth, and benefit disadvantaged rural and urban communities with safe provision of natural gas.
The period of performance for each grant is 36 months from the date of award.
PHMSA will make discretionary awards via grant agreements for projects selected under this NOFO.
The total funding available for FY 2022 NGDISM grants is $196 million.

Eligibility Requirements
The FY 2022 NGDISM Grant Program is open to municipality-owned utilities operating a natural gas distribution system and community-owned utilities operating a natural gas distribution system. For-profit entities are not eligible for NGDISM grant funding.
There are no cost-sharing or matching requirements under this NOFO.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for each grant is 36 months from the date of award.

Grant Value
Congress appropriated $1 billion over five years to implement and administer the NGDISM Grant Program. In FY 2022, PHMSA was appropriated $200 million for the program (with up to $4 million to be used for PHMSA administrative costs).
PHMSA will make available $196 million for NGDISM grants under this NOFO.