Project Grant 693JF72017002

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded Heartland Fabrication LLC a $588,092 Project Grant on August 19, 2025, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funds the purchase and installation of a low-profile Koike Aronson Platepro XHD Model 3700 plasma cutting machine with a 148-inch cutting width. This equipment is designed to enhance operational efficiency and production quality in ship construction,...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $660,783 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Heartland Fabrication LLC, a for-profit manufacturer, to support the purchase and installation of new 25-ton electric overhead bridge cranes and rigging at their shipyard facility. This grant aims to increase productivity, efficiency, quality and cost competitiveness in Heartland Fabrication's ship construction and repair work through July...

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...

This $6 million project grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, will expand the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance qualifications framework for additive manufacturing materials and processes. Funded under the Congressionally-Identified Projects program, Wichita State University will purchase, install, and receive training for an RPMI Standard 557XR 4kW fiber laser to extend lab capabilities. A steering committee of subject matter...

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 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 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,...

Federal Grant Award Summary Marine Group Boat Works, LLC received a $248,402.50 Project Grant award from the Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), effective August 19, 2025, with a completion date of August 18, 2027. The grant funds the purchase and installation of a Flow Mach 500 waterjet metal cutting table at the company's Chula Vista, California shipyard facility. This equipment acquisition represents a capital improvement designed to...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $982,954 project grant to Heartland Fabrication LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support the purchase and installation of a robotic welding system and associated training at Heartland Fabrication's facility in Brownsville, PA. The system and training are intended to facilitate more efficient and higher quality domestic ship construction for commercial and federal...