To foster efficiency competitive operations and quality ship construction repair and reconfiguration in small shipyards across the united states in addition to fostering employee skills and enhanced…

Bay Ship & Yacht Co received a $388,777 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 18, 2027. The grant funds the purchase and installation of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) plasma arc and gas cutting equipment at the awardee's facility in Alameda, California. This equipment acquisition supports the shipyard's operational capacity for ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration services.

The project directly advances the program's objectives to foster efficiency, competitive operations, and quality in domestic ship construction while enhancing employee skills and productivity in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries. The grant contains no subrecipient activities, with all work performed directly by the awardee. As a small business shipbuilder and repair contractor serving federal agencies as a prime contractor, Bay Ship & Yacht Co represents the target constituency for Maritime Administration capital improvement assistance, with this award representing one of three project grants totaling approximately $1.58 million that the company has received under the program to support facility enhancements and equipment upgrades.

To foster efficiency competitive operations and quality ship construction repair and reconfiguration in small shipyards across the united states in addition to fostering employee skills and enhanced productivity related to shipbuilding ship repair and associated industries this grant is for the purchase and installation of CNC plasma ARC/gas cutting equipment there are no subrecipient activities