Project Grant 720BHA22GR00387

The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Management Office of the Chief Financial Officer awarded Cross International, Inc. a $180,000 Project Grant under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR, CFDA #98.003) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The OFR Program reimburses registered U.S. private voluntary organizations for shipping commodities overseas for use in privately funded development and humanitarian assistance programs. Under this award, Cross International...

This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816), will provide $1,600,000 to Osprey Logistics LLC to purchase a wheel loader with specialized attachments. The equipment will allow the recipient to accept new types of cargo, including shipping containers and heavy aggregate, on the designated marine highway route. Key deliverables include measuring freight movements, highway...

The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Management Office of the Assistant Administrator (USAID) awarded International Care Ministries Foundation Inc. (ICMFI) a $240,000 Project Grant under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR, CFDA #98.003) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The OFR aims to support privately funded international development and humanitarian efforts by reimbursing registered U.S. private voluntary organizations for shipping commodities...

The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Management Office of the Chief Financial Officer awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to World Help doing business as Causelife for ocean freight reimbursement services. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds ocean freight costs to ship commodities overseas for World Help's privately funded development and humanitarian assistance programs in Peru, as part of the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program...

This Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Air Emissions and Energy Initiative program (CFDA 20.817). The $270,000 award to Lloyd's Register Americas Advisory Services, Inc. is for the company to conduct a study on the economic considerations for energy transition in the U.S. commercial vessel fleet. The study will produce a final report and interim outputs to support decision-making in the rapidly changing policy environment related to achieving...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $300,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the United States Marine Highway Grants program (CFDA 20.816). The purpose of the award is to provide an update to a report entitled "Economic Contribution of the US Tugboat Towboat and Barge Industry" that was released in June 2021. The update will evaluate the industry's economic impacts, including business revenue, taxes paid, GDP...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to Jun Innovations Inc., a small business located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The award, granted on September 1, 2025, supports the development and validation of a transportable supercooling storage container for fresh fish that can be integrated into the seafood cold chain from port to retail. The project aims to create...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the World Food Program (WFP), a program of the United Nations, a $52.9 million Project Grant under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR). The grant will fund WFP's delivery of food commodities to beneficiaries in Italy from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The OFR program, identified by CFDA #98.003, reimburses registered U.S. private voluntary organizations for ocean freight costs associated with...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded Childfund International USA $195,000 under the Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (OFR) Project Grant from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The OFR program, identified by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 98.003, reimburses registered U.S. private voluntary organizations for shipping commodities overseas in support of privately funded international development and humanitarian assistance efforts. Under this...

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $3,650,000 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to Jacintoport International LLC. The grant funds will be used to install a new Terminal Operating System (TOS) at the Jacintoport and Seaboard Marine ports in Houston, TX. The TOS is expected to reduce truck idling time at the port gates by at least 10 minutes, which will in turn lower truck congestion and reduce air and water pollution in the...