New five-year cooperative agreement to continue work efforts with aapa as the current five-year aapa marad cooperative agreement expires on august 7 2025 activities to be performed developing new…

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded the American Association of Port Authorities a $550,000 cooperative agreement on June 17, 2026, under the Maritime Studies and Innovations program (CFDA 20.820) to continue a five-year effort through June 16, 2031.

AAPA will develop new analytical tools and refine existing tools to assess current and emerging issues affecting port infrastructure and investments. Deliverables include developing asset management and resiliency modules, updating the Port Planning and Investment Toolkit, promoting maritime operations and maritime data research advancement through white papers and pilot studies, and conducting reviews of research products undertaken by the Maritime Administration. The work also encompasses research projects and studies on transportation issues relating to the marine transportation system, with engagement across industry, the seaport community, and the public.

Performance takes place in Washington, DC. The award has no subrecipients.

New five-year cooperative agreement to continue work efforts with aapa as the current five-year aapa marad cooperative agreement expires on august 7 2025 activities to be performed developing new tools and refining existing tools and information needed to analyze current and emerging issues affecting port infrastructure and investments; undertaking research projects and studies on a broad range of transportation issues relating to the marine transportation system; and engaging with industry, the seaport community and the public deliverables expected outcomes work efforts include but are not limited to developing an asset management and resiliency module or modules on other key topics of interest to ports updating the port planning and investment toolkit promoting maritime operations or maritime data research advancement including white papers and pilot studies and conducting reviews of research products undertaken by marad. Intended beneficiary marad subrecipient activities none