Hoeven: PHMSA Makes $2 Million Available for Pipeline Safety Solutions

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Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is offering $2 million in funding to universities to support research for pipeline safety solutions, more than twice the amount that was awarded last year. Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations and Energy Committees, has been working to improve the nation's energy infrastructure.

"As we work towards building a comprehensive "all-of-the-above' energy plan for our country, it's important to ensure that we build the right kind of infrastructure to support our energy needs, now and into the future," Hoeven said. "We must ensure that our infrastructure is reliable, safe and efficient, and this grant will enable universities to do the innovative research that will do just that."

The grant is made available through the Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP), which supports oversight of America's growing energy production and transportation and also helps address the need for technically-trained federal workers.

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