Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) awarded the following five grants totaling $2,600,113:
- $1,000,000 to North Dakota State University to develop and implement a holistic framework for an AI powered, platform-forward software tool which will accelerate the transition of existing gas pipelines for hydrogen transport;
- $1,000,000 to North Dakota State University to develop and test the feasibility of an all-in-one, multifunctional, high-performance cured-in-place pipe structural liner which is self-healing and self-sensing;
- $354,635 to the North Dakota Public Utilities Commission to support pipeline safety programs;
- $198,708 to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services to design and implement planning and training programs which enhance response to hazardous materials transportation incidents; and
- $46,770 to the North Dakota Public Service Commission to improve various aspects of North Dakota’s damage prevention programs.