Cooperative Agreement 693JF72350002

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $520,000 Cooperative Agreement to Noise Control Engineering, LLC on August 27, 2025, under the Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) Program (CFDA 20.826). The award funds a vessel efficiency and noise reduction technology application demonstration project on a Hornbeck offshore supply vessel (OSV), with anticipated completion by April 1, 2027. The primary deliverable is a final report...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a five-year cooperative agreement totaling $550,000 to the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) under the Maritime Studies and Innovations program (CFDA 20.820), effective June 17, 2026 through June 16, 2031. This award represents a continuation and expansion of MARAD's existing cooperative relationship with AAPA, succeeding a prior five-year agreement that expired in August 2025. The agreement...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Glosten Associates Inc. a $255,471 cooperative agreement under the Air Emissions and Energy Initiative program (CFDA 20.817). The purpose of this award is to add additional funding and revise the statement of work for research and data collection services. Glosten will support MARAD's air emissions reduction efforts by conducting projects and providing results and data that MARAD will use to further support related research,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.087: Renewable Energy Research and Development) to Washington Maritime Blue on November 1, 2025, to support the Pacific Northwest Water Power Program (PNW-WPP). The program accelerates the commercialization of marine energy and hydropower technologies through an integrated startup incubation and mentorship ecosystem. During the...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $131,100 Cooperative Agreement to Northwestern Michigan College on October 1, 2023 under the State Maritime Schools (CFDA 20.806) program. This funding supports the college's maritime academy to educate and train future merchant marine officers. The program prepares students to graduate and enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, pursuing maritime opportunities ashore, and being...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Marshall University Research Corporation received a $130,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), awarded April 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2027. Under this agreement, the awardee serves as a Clean Cities and Communities (CC&C) Coalition and will deliver stakeholder engagement, technical...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded $100,000 to Venturewell (National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc.) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) effective November 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Venturewell will develop and pilot a Water Power Accelerator Program tailored to support pre-seed startups in the marine energy and hydropower sectors. During Budget Period 1,...

Summary The Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 20.803: Maritime War Risk Insurance) to the American Bureau of Shipping on June 12, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of June 15, 2027. This operational research and technical assessment project will deliver a comprehensive blueprint for modernizing the current War Risk Insurance (WRI) program by transitioning it from a standby peacetime framework into a permanent, self-sustaining public-private...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Braid Theory, Inc. received a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) effective November 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. The award, titled "Constructive Interference to Impact (CI2I): Aligning Waves of Support for Marine Energy Entrepreneurs," will be performed in San...