Project Grant MASG1306

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Sterling Shipyard LLC a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, to support the purchase of a 120x80 floating drydock. The award, with a completion deadline of August 18, 2027, represents a capital infrastructure investment designed to enhance the shipyard's operational capacity and technical capabilities for domestic ship construction and repair operations in Port Neches, Texas. The...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program supports the purchase of a 220 x 60 x 6 foot dry-dock by Acbl Transportation Services LLC in Vacherie, LA. The grant aims to facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial and federal government use by helping a small shipyard (with 1,200 or fewer production employees) modernize its...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) to Hughes Bros., Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation. The grant funding will support the construction of a 160' x 86' floating drydock at Hughes Bros.' shipyard facility in Brooklyn, New York. This project aligns with the Assistance to Small Shipyards program's goal of enhancing efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality...

This $9,490,000 federal Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.823 - Port Infrastructure Development Program), will fund the installation of over 1,000 feet of new floating dock and supporting access, utility, and safety infrastructure within the existing harbor in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. The project will double the harbor's capacity, increasing moorage space from 254 to approximately 1,308 linear feet to accommodate vessels...

Bay Marine Boatworks, Inc. was awarded an $875,968 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will fund the acquisition of a 100-ton marine travellift and 60-ton self-propelled hydraulic vessel transporter. These capital equipment purchases will allow Bay Marine Boatworks to more efficiently handle vessel construction, maintenance, and repair activities at its shipyard...

This $997,678 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (CFDA 20.814 - Assistance to Small Shipyards) on August 7, 2024, is funding a dry-dock strengthening project for the A.W. Hendry dry-dock at Gulf Marine Repair Corp's shipyard in Tampa, Florida. The grant aims to foster efficiency, competitiveness, and quality in small shipyard operations, as well as enhance employee skills and productivity related to shipbuilding, ship repair, and...

The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded a $684,127 Project Grant to Lake Union Drydock Co. under the Assistance to Small Shipyards federal grant program (CFDA 20.814). The grant will support upgrades to the shipyard's drydock basin passageway including new sandblasting equipment (air compressor, air dryer and forklift). The Assistance to Small Shipyards program aims to facilitate efficiency, cost effectiveness and quality in domestic ship construction through capital...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to Small Shipyards (CFDA 20.814) program to Verret Shipyard, Inc. in Plaquemine, Louisiana. The grant funding will support the purchase of a 120x64 foot floating drydock to enhance the shipyard's infrastructure, improve domestic ship construction and repair capabilities, and support both commercial and federal government maritime needs. The two-year grant performance...

The Avalon Harbor Pleasure Pier End Float Project, funded through the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (CFDA 15.622) Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, provides $400,000 to the California Department of Parks & Recreation for infrastructure improvements at Avalon Harbor. The project will replace the existing deteriorated end float and two gangways with a new end float and single accessible gangway...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded Lake Union Drydock Company a Project Grant of $298,131.64 under the Assistance to Small Shipyards program (CFDA 20.814) on August 19, 2025, with a completion date of August 18, 2027. The grant funds the purchase and installation of specialized maritime equipment designed to enhance operational efficiency and productivity at the Seattle-based shipyard facility. The primary deliverables...