The actual program amount is subject to the availability of funding.

This optional grant is only open for states that have a 60105 Certification and/or 60106 Agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to do pipeline

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State agencies who participate in the pipeline safety program are eligible to apply for One Call grant funding on an annual basis.

This optional grant program has a maximum amount request of $45,000 per state and supports initiatives to further promote efforts specifically for damage prevention, including one-call legislation, related compliance activities, training and public education.

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.