Cooperative Agreement 693JF71950003

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $300,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816). The purpose of the award is to provide an update to a report entitled "Economic Contribution of the US Tugboat Towboat and Barge Industry" that was released in June 2021. The update will evaluate the industry's economic impacts, including business revenue, taxes paid, GDP...

This $1,182,860.13 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806) provides direct support to SUNY Maritime College for cadet travel costs related to training vessel operations. The purpose is to educate and train future merchant marine officers at State Maritime Academies, preparing graduates to enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, supporting maritime...

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $240,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Air Emissions and Energy Initiative (CFDA 20.817) program to Blue Ocean Transfers Group LLC on June 10, 2024. The purpose of this award is to investigate the advancement of decarbonization for offshore wind support vessels. The key deliverables include an environmental and operational assessment, definition of operational profiles, electrification concept design and initial hybrid system configuration, and a...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $3,049,396 Cooperative Agreement under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999) to the American Samoa Department of Port Administration (ASDPA). The purpose of the award is to remove three vessels totaling approximately 400 tons of marine debris from locations in American Samoa, including a sunken vessel and an abandoned vessel in Pago Harbor, as well as a grounded vessel on a reef flat. The vessels will be sectioned,...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $1,998,546.00 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to address the problem of marine debris entanglement on or near shipwrecks, including abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). The key activities to be performed include stakeholder engagement, education and outreach, and technology development. Specifically, WHOI...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $131,100 Cooperative Agreement to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY), doing business as State University Maritime College, to support the SUNY Maritime College Student Incentive Program. This program educates and trains future merchant marine officers at State Maritime Academies, preparing them to enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, supporting...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) provides $2,499,992.00 to the University of Southern Mississippi to assist in developing an Uncrewed Systems Data Assembly Hub (UXS DAH). The UXS DAH will serve as a public-facing, cloud-based repository that aggregates uncrewed systems data and observations from across NOAA's data ecosystems. This...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $1,326,130.13 Cooperative Agreement to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY), acting on behalf of the State University Maritime College, on January 9, 2024. The purpose of this award under the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806) is to provide direct support for cadet travel costs related to training vessel operations. This funding enables the State University Maritime College to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded an $860,000 cooperative agreement to the Innerspace Exploration Team from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 under the Marine Debris Program (CFDA 11.999). The purpose of this project is to successfully remove derelict fishing gear in Sequim and Discovery Bays, Washington while engaging the local community in identification and removal activities and creating sustained education and prevention efforts in the broader community. Key...

The federal Cooperative Agreement award, with ID DEFE0032510, was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program. The $3,152,650 award to Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. is for the "Carbon Ocean and Storage Transport 20" (COAST20) project, which aims to prove the technical feasibility and cost-effectiveness of a marine transport system for transporting captured carbon...