Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: March 23, 2026

Archive date: June 21, 2026

Close date: May 22, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361603

Opportunity number: 693JK326NF0013

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin

Agency code: DOT-PHMSA

Award floor: $10,000

Award ceiling: $98,000,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Disaster Prevention and Relief
  • Employment, Labor and Training
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Health
  • OZ
  • Transportation
Eligible Applicants
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Others
  • Special district governments
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  • category_of_funding_activity:disaster_prevention_and_relief
  • category_of_funding_activity:employment_labor_and_training
  • category_of_funding_activity:energy
  • category_of_funding_activity:environment
  • category_of_funding_activity:health
  • category_of_funding_activity:oz
  • category_of_funding_activity:transportation
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
  • eligible_applicants:county_governments
  • eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law on November 15, 2021. The law created the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) first ever infrastructure grant program. The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program is designated $200 million a year in grant funding with a total of $1 billion in grant funding over five years. The grant funding is to be made available to a municipality or community owned utility (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) to avoid economic losses.

Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law on November 15, 2021. The law created the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) first ever infrastructure grant program. The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program is designated $200 million a year in grant funding with a total of $1 billion in grant funding over five years. The grant funding is to be made available to a municipality or community owned utility (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) to avoid economic losses.
[Forecasted] Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) Grant Program
Forecasted
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Employment, Labor and Training
Energy
Environment
Health
OZ
Transportation
Grant
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others
2026-03-23