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…

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, repair, and reconfiguration activities at the small shipyard facility located in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

The deliverable is a single capital equipment asset—the plasma cutter—intended to increase cutting efficiency and support Heartland Fabrication LLC's competitive positioning within the maritime industry. The project carries a completion deadline of August 18, 2027, and includes no subrecipient activities. This grant represents the third funding award Heartland Fabrication LLC has received through the Maritime Administration since 2021, with prior grants supporting the acquisition of a robotic welding system and overhead bridge cranes, demonstrating a sustained focus on capital equipment modernization to enhance shipyard operational capabilities.

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 a plasma cutter (low profile 148? Width koike aronson platepro XHD model 3700 cutting machine) deliverables are a plasma cutter which will increase efficiency in within the shipyard intended beneficiary is heartland fabrication LLC there are no subrecipient activities