Project Grant 10DG11111169077

Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation was awarded a $1,114,539 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the acquisition of a CNC MESSER SYSTEM PLASMA TABLE, 30 TON MOBILE TRAVELIFT CRANE, and CNC 250-TON, 14 FOOT PRESS BRAKE to facilitate ship construction and repair activities at Chesapeake Shipbuilding's facility in Salisbury, MD. The Assistance to Small Shipyards...

This federal Project Grant award, totaling $514,263, was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding is supporting C & C Marine & Repair LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, to purchase and install a Messer Titan III CNC plasma cutting table. This capital equipment acquisition is intended to increase efficiency,...

This Project Grant award of $584,563 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), will enable Marisco, Ltd., a small business shipyard in Kapolei, Hawaii, to acquire a 335-HP electric air compressor and a Lincoln Electric Fineline 300D plasma cutter. These equipment upgrades are intended to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity within the shipyard, supporting its work in ship repair,...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Tecnico Corporation $573,940 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814) to procure a Link-Belt 75-ton truck crane and Nelson tandem axle crane boom carrier for Chickasaw. The award, made on April 26, 2021 for a period ending April 25, 2023, will facilitate the delivery of capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at Tecnico's shipyard in Mobile, AL to boost efficiency,...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded Great Lakes Towing Co, doing business as Great Lakes Shipyard, a $781,627 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The funding will support capital improvements including material handling equipment, welding packages, boomlifts, blasting equipment, compressors, heating equipment, forklifts, portable welders, torque wrenches, power distribution panels, machining equipment, and an...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $283,500 Cooperative Agreement to Hummingbird Precision Machine CO. under the CHIPS Research and Development (CFDA 11.042) program. The purpose of this award is to develop a high-voltage in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) specimen holder that enables electrical biasing experiments and real-time imaging of nanoscale electronic device components. The expected outcome is increased understanding of failure modes and...

The Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $527,173 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Main Industries, Inc., a marine and industrial contractor based in Charleston, SC. The two-year grant will fund the purchase of equipment to reduce air emissions and improve efficiency at Main Industries' small shipyard facility. Specific equipment to be acquired includes TWO (2) high-pressure waterblasting pumps, an advanced air...

Blakeley Boatworks Inc. was awarded a $722,460 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the acquisition of metal handling equipment including forklifts, backhoes, boom lifts, chain hoists, telehandlers, overhead cranes, and single girder cranes to facilitate shipyard operations. It will also support the purchase of utility vehicles. The award period is from July 21,...

The U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $646,157 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Lighthouse Marine LLC. The grant provides funding for the purchase of a JLG hybrid telescopic boom lift, a Grove 65-ton rough terrain crane, welding machines, a plasma cutter, and an airless paint pump. These equipment acquisitions are intended to increase efficiency and enhance productivity within the shipyard's ship construction,...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Department of the Army and Department of the Air Force under the National Guard Military Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Projects program (CFDA 12.401), supports the Georgia National Guard's Electronic Security System (ESS) Management, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance activities. The $141,196 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, enables the Department of Defense Georgia's Financial Management...