Cooperative Agreement W15QKN0920006

This federal Project Grant award of $5,835,370.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) will fund the purchase and installation of an electric dock crane at the recipient's terminal in Vancouver, WA, and the acquisition of a low-emissions mobile crawler crane at their terminal in Boardman, OR. The key deliverables of this grant include: 1) Engineering and permitting for the dock crane installation in...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Stabbert Marine & Industrial, LLC $228,745 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to support the purchase of heavy equipment for ship construction and repair. Funding will allow SMI to acquire an 8-ton heavy-duty forklift, articulated boom lift, automated welding equipment, hydraulic top bender, two Lincoln S350 aluminum welders, and a 400 amp TIG welder. These capital improvements to...

The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $1,142,447.00 Project Grant to Marine Group Boat Works, LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to fund the acquisition of a 100-ton variable width marine travelift, a 19,000 lb. electric forklift, and a 9-ton shuttlelift crane. This equipment will support infrastructure improvements and enhance the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of ship construction and repair services provided by the...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded the Port of Oswego Authority a $5,000,000 Project Grant under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities (CFDA 11.300) program. This funding supported the acquisition of a new radial telescopic shiploader conveyor and upgrades to railroad tracks at the port's facilities in Oswego, New York. The investments aimed to increase the port's export capacity, improve access to global markets for...

Stevens Towing Company Inc. was awarded a $1,378,575 project grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to support the purchase of an 820-ton travelift. The grant award, issued on April 26, 2021 for completion by April 25, 2023, will facilitate capital improvements at the awardee's shipyard located in Meggett, South Carolina. The travelift acquisition is intended to boost efficiency,...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) $823,228 under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR) Project Grant. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. Under the OFR program (CFDA #98.003), CNFA will use the funding to reimburse overseas shipping costs associated with delivering privately donated commodities to support development and humanitarian assistance programs in Zimbabwe. The OFR...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Everett Ship Repair LLC, a $1,168,613 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to support capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at the company's shipyard in Everett, Washington. The grant funded the purchase and installation of a 140-ton telescopic crawler crane to improve construction capabilities and efficiency, as well as drydock upgrades, waterblasting equipment, air...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded Global Links a $165,000 Project Grant under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR) to reimburse ocean freight costs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The OFR program, listed under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) as program number 98.003, reimburses registered U.S. private voluntary organizations for shipping commodities overseas for use in privately funded development and humanitarian assistance...

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority received a $3,820,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823) on August 18, 2023. The grant funds several related infrastructure improvements at the port, including: Modernizing the port's material handling equipment by replacing three cable mast radial stackers, a 90-foot conveyor and reclaim hopper, and procuring three ground conveyors and one...

The US Agency for International Development awarded Adventist Development and Relief Agency International $3,539,448 under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (CFDA 98.003) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The grant will reimburse Adra Int'L HQ for shipping commodities overseas from Madagascar in support of privately funded humanitarian assistance programs. The Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program supports registered U.S. private voluntary organizations in transporting donated...