Project Grant AK2024027
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $3,697,121 Project Grant under the Electric or Low-Emitting Ferry Pilot Program (CFDA 20.532) to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation (AKDOT) on September 23, 2024. The purpose of this award is to design a low-emission shuttle ferry and associated charging infrastructure for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). The activities to be performed include designing a low-emission shuttle ferry that will utilize an innovative...
- The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation (AKDOT) a $161,274,784 Project Grant to replace the 60-year-old M/V Tustumena vessel. The award is funded through the FTA's Passenger Ferry Grant Program (CFDA 20.532), which supports capital projects for passenger ferry systems across urban and rural communities. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include retiring the aging M/V Tustumena vessel and replacing it...
- This $793,656.44 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will be used by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities to construct a replacement ocean-going ferry vessel to service South Central and Southeast Alaska coastal communities. The new vessel will replace the existing M/V Tustumena ferry, providing critical transportation infrastructure for these remote regions. This award, with a...
- This $2,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 20.534) will support the Southeast Conference, a non-profit organization, in developing an electric ferry pilot program in Southeast Alaska. The grant will fund activities such as engaging with Alaska Marine Highway System communities on low-emission projects, disseminating information on low-emission...
- The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) was awarded a $6,084,284 Formula Grant on January 30, 2024 by the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The grant funding will be used to construct a replacement ferry vessel to service South Central and Southeast Alaska coastal communities. This project will replace the M/V Tustumena, an aging ocean-going ferry that has served the region. The vessel replacement was...
- This federal Project Grant award for $441,783.76 from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) is for the refurbishment and regulatory compliance upgrades of the MV Prince of Wales passenger ferry vessel operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). The project will focus on updating and improving multiple passenger accommodation spaces and equipment on the ferry to ensure it meets all necessary requirements....
- This $149,985 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) will fund the refurbishment and regulatory compliance upgrades to the passenger accommodations on the MV Prince of Wales ferry in Ketchikan, Alaska. The award will support the overhaul and refurbishment of multiple passenger spaces and equipment on this ferry vessel to ensure it meets regulatory standards. The project is being carried out by the Alaska Department of...
- This $149,985 Project Grant was awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) on August 11, 2025. The funding will be used to refurbish the MV Prince of Wales ferry in Ketchikan, Alaska, ensuring regulatory compliance and upgrading multiple passenger accommodation spaces and equipment. The project will help maintain and modernize Alaska's critical transportation...
- The U.S. Federal Highway Administration awarded a $5,275,748.25 Project Grant on August 1, 2025 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) under the Highway Planning and Construction (CFDA 20.205) federal grant program. The funding will be used to construct a replacement ferry vessel to serve south central and southeast Alaska coastal communities, replacing the aging M/V Tustumena. This ocean-going class ferry is intended to improve transportation services...
- This $149,985 Project Grant awarded on August 11, 2025 by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) will fund the refurbishment of the MV Prince of Wales ferry vessel operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). The project will ensure regulatory compliance and update multiple passenger accommodations spaces and equipment on the ferry, which operates in the Ketchikan, AK region. The grant will enable...
This federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Passenger Ferry Grant Program (CFDA 20.532) provides $10,739,521.00 to the Alaska State Department of Public Transportation (AKDOT) to construct a new mainliner ferry vessel to replace the aging M/V Matanuska in Southeast Alaska. The activities to be performed under this award include planning for the replacement of aging ferry vessels with modern diesel-electric hybrid vessels and developing the preliminary conceptual design of the new vessel class. The expected outcomes are maintaining continuity of ferry services and providing a safer, more efficient, and environmentally friendly public transportation system for Southeast Alaska residents, businesses, and visitors. There are no sub-recipients under this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $8.6m | 8/18/25 |