The Port of Port Townsend, Washington will use a $1,227,612 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act project grant to replace 911 feet of the linear dock within the recreational basin at its Boat Haven facility. Constructed in 1967, the existing dock is nearing the end of its useful life. The new dock will provide 26 transient public recreational slips for eligible class vessels, defined as non-trailerable boats 26 feet or greater in length,...
The federal Project Grant award F24AP02708 for $586,328 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) program. The purpose of this grant is to renovate Dock A at the Manitowoc Marina in Wisconsin to provide 14 accessible, modern, and code-compliant transient boat slips with full utility service for recreational boaters on Lake Michigan. The City of Manitowoc will implement the project via a sub-award from...
The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) program to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR). The funding will support Phase 1 of the "Captain's Wharf Marina" project, which encompasses design, engineering, and infrastructure improvements to enhance transient boating access and amenities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Key infrastructure upgrades to be...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $12,306,785.76 on July 13, 2022 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to construct a new bridge over Contraband Bayou connecting to the Port of Lake Charles. As part of the project, Nelson Road will be extended to provide additional transportation access to the port. The revised scope focuses on building the new bridge over the bayou to...
The Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) awarded a $3,750,020.75 Project Grant to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) on March 14, 2024. The grant will fund the re-decking and rail replacement of the main spans on the Prien Lake Bridge in Louisiana under the project titled "PRIEN LAKE MAIN SPAN RE-DECKING (DDIR LA2020-01 I-210: C.S. 450-30: LM 1.02 - 4.00)." DOTD, the state government agency responsible for...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Verret Shipyard, Inc. in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The grant funding will support the purchase of a 120x64 foot floating drydock to enhance the shipyard's infrastructure, improve domestic ship construction and repair capabilities, and support both commercial and federal government maritime needs. The two-year grant performance...
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) program. The funding will be used to administer the Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) program in Louisiana and monitor existing BIG-funded projects. The BIG program provides grants to states and territories for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of facilities designed...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $26,766,869 Project Grant to the Port of South Louisiana dba Globalplex Terminal under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (CFDA 20.823). The grant supports construction of four key infrastructure components to enhance the port's cargo handling capabilities: 1) A heavy load capacity floor in an existing 54,000 sq. ft. warehouse, 2) Conveyor system improvements to support agricultural exports, 3) A new 0.5-mile rail...
The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $1,814,229 Project Grant under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The funding will support the South Bay Marina in Green Bay, Wisconsin to add 52 new dedicated transient boat slips, improve the existing breakwater, and construct a new restroom facility. The project will meet increased demand for transient boating slips in the area and support the local...
The federal Formula Grant award with ID 693JJ22430000Z001LAH005967 was provided by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction program) to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) for a project titled "NELSON ROAD, EXTENSION OF NELSON ROAD TO CONTRABAND BAYOU, NEW BRIDGE OVER BAYOU FOR ACCESS TO PORT OF LAKE CHARLES." The $4,981,267.81 award will fund the construction of a new bridge over Contraband Bayou to connect other...