Project Grant DTMASSG160006

This $738,289.00 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program. The grant supports the purchase of a one-sided sub arc welding system with three integrated digital systems for loading, fitting, and welding multi-plate panels, as well as upgraded network servers, software, an all-terrain lift, and a high-capacity air compressor. This equipment will be used by the awardee, Senesco Marine, LLC, a...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $982,954 project grant to Heartland Fabrication LLC under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support the purchase and installation of a robotic welding system and associated training at Heartland Fabrication's facility in Brownsville, PA. The system and training are intended to facilitate more efficient and higher quality domestic ship construction for commercial and federal...

This Project Grant award of $584,563 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), will enable Marisco, Ltd., a small business shipyard in Kapolei, Hawaii, to acquire a 335-HP electric air compressor and a Lincoln Electric Fineline 300D plasma cutter. These equipment upgrades are intended to increase efficiency, competitiveness, and productivity within the shipyard, supporting its work in ship repair,...

This National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program Project Grant of $250,000 supports the development of an efficient anchor system for floating offshore wind turbines. The awardee, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station doing business as Tees, will focus on commercializing a new anchor design capable of resisting loads from 15 megawatt or larger wind turbines. Key activities include reduced scale model tests to evaluate anchor insertion and pullout, refining...

C & C Marine & Repair LLC was awarded a $748,959 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant funding will support upgrades to one-sided seam welding equipment, including a stiffener welder carriage with options and heavy-duty forklift. These capital improvements at C & C Marine's facility in Belle Chasse, Louisiana will facilitate efficiency and quality in domestic...

Metalcraft Marine US, Inc. received a $554,237 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on April 26, 2021 to support the purchase of a CNC cutting table, three rotating jig positioners, and a blasting booth. The funding will facilitate these capital improvements through April 25, 2023. The award was provided under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814), which aims to enhance the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship...

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a $666,313 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), doing business as ABS Americas, on December 8, 2023. The award is for the project titled "Optimal Global Platform for Transportation (OPT-GPT)" under ARPA-E's Exploratory Topic B - Intermodal program. ABS, a non-profit global provider of classification, technical, digital, and sustainability services to the maritime...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Media and Process Technology Inc. a $400,000 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support research on Advanced Inorganic Membranes for Fuel Separation and Recycle in the Fusion Fuel Cycle. This project aims to develop advanced inorganic membrane technologies for separating and recycling tritium in the fusion fuel cycle, with work taking place in Blawnox, PA from June 2022 through March 2023. The...

Triton Systems, Inc. was awarded a $199,990 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop 3D printed membranes for desalination. The award period was from June 28, 2021 through March 27, 2022, with the place of performance in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Under this award, Triton Systems leveraged additive manufacturing techniques to produce membrane structures tailored for water purification through...

Triton Systems, Inc. was awarded a $199,812 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an anion exchange membrane for solar fuels generators. The grant period runs from February 22, 2021 through February 21, 2022. Under the award, Triton Systems will deliver an anion exchange membrane technology to enable more efficient solar-driven production of fuels through artificial photosynthesis processes....