Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE)
Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) supports Pennsylvania businesses and communities through natural gas pipeline extensions that help create jobs, improve manufacturing competitiveness, and expand residential access.
Funder: Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Due Dates: Not specified
Funding Amounts: Up to $1.5 million or 50% of total project costs, whichever is less; up to $500,000 additional for tapping costs
Summary: PIPE funds natural gas pipeline extensions that support Pennsylvania business and industrial sites, job creation, and residential access.
Key Information: Applicants must provide matching funds of at least 50% of total project costs.
Description
The Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE), administered by Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), provides Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grants to extend natural gas infrastructure. Its central purpose is to construct the last few miles of distribution lines to business parks and existing manufacturing and industrial enterprises, helping create new economic base jobs while expanding residents’ access to natural gas.
The program seeks to make Pennsylvania’s low-cost natural gas available to manufacturers, residents, and pad-ready sites, improving production-cost competitiveness and attracting manufacturing enterprises. Supported work includes acquisition, pipeline construction, and site preparation. Eligible projects also include large residential conversions and extensions serving combined heat and power systems. Projects that include residential areas as beneficiaries receive increased priority, although residents cannot apply directly.
