Project Grant 693JF71817008

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Marine Group Boat Works, LLC a $248,402.50 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, with a completion date of August 18, 2027. The primary deliverable is the purchase and installation of a Flow Mach 500 waterjet metal cutting table at the company's Chula Vista, California facility. This equipment acquisition directly supports the program's objective to enhance...

Metalcraft Marine US, Inc. received a $554,237 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on April 26, 2021 to support the purchase of a CNC cutting table, three rotating jig positioners, and a blasting booth. The funding will facilitate these capital improvements through April 25, 2023. The award was provided under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), which aims to enhance the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship...

The University of Akron received a $100,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop coherent coolant jet and nozzle manufacturing technology for grinding applications. The award period is from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Under the grant, the University will utilize computational fluid dynamics modeling and 3D printing to design and manufacture nozzles and conditioners capable of delivering a long, coherent...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Heartland Fabrication LLC a $588,092 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, with a completion date of August 18, 2027. The primary deliverable is the purchase and installation of a Koike Aronson Platepro XHD Model 3700 low-profile plasma cutter (148-inch width), which will be deployed at the awardee's facility in Brownsville,...

Master Boat Builders, Inc. received a $427,596.38 Project Grant award from the Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, with a completion date of August 18, 2027. The grant funds the procurement and installation of specialized training equipment and technologies designed to enhance operational efficiency and workforce capabilities at the shipyard facility located in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The deliverables include a...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: On August 19, 2025, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Snow & Company, Inc., a $817,150 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funds capital equipment acquisitions designed to enhance operational efficiency and workforce productivity at the Seattle-based shipyard through August 18, 2027. Products and Services: The grant finances the purchase and installation of three specialized pieces...

Blue Atlantic Fabricators LLC received a $692,826 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The award will fund the purchase of an abrasive blast machine and conveyor, two 15-ton overhead cranes, and a telescopic paint booth with air filtration. These capital equipment acquisitions will support the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction at Blue...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pure Blue TECH Inc. received a $601,287 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560), awarded December 16, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027. The project deliverables include the prototype and pilot deployment of Sensor Integrated Reverse Osmosis (SIRO) membrane elements and an accompanying digital monitoring system designed to enhance desalination...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $600,493.97 Cooperative Agreement to Pure Blue TECH Inc., doing business as Pure Blue, under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The funding supports the manufacturing and field piloting of novel anti-fouling nanopatterned ultrasonic reverse osmosis (RO) membrane elements for efficient, high-recovery desalination of brackish water and purification of surface water. The key innovation is the...