Blount Boats Inc. was awarded a $937,933 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 telehandler, two 3-ton overhead cranes, a single forklift, and four scissor lifts to facilitate capital improvements and related infrastructure upgrades at Blount Boats' shipyard located in Warren, RI. The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to improve domestic ship construction efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality for commercial and federal government use through shipyard infrastructure investments. The grant period runs from July 21, 2022 through July 29, 2024 for Blount Boats to obtain and implement the funded equipment upgrades at their Warren facility.