Project Grant S215K220106

The Maritime Administration awarded a $926,016 cooperative agreement to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY) on behalf of the State University of New York Maritime College under the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806). The funding supports SUNY Maritime College's Student Incentive Program, which provides education and training to students pursuing careers as merchant marine officers. Consistent with the State Maritime Schools program's goal, the...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $131,100 Cooperative Agreement to Northwestern Michigan College on October 1, 2023 under the State Maritime Schools (CFDA 20.806) program. This funding supports the college's maritime academy to educate and train future merchant marine officers. The program prepares students to graduate and enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, pursuing maritime opportunities ashore, and being...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $500,000 to Tacoma Public Schools on July 13, 2026, for Maritime Skills Center Program Development under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215), a Project Grant. The award funds program development for a maritime skills center. Work is...

The California Maritime Academy received a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration under the State Maritime Schools federal grant program (CFDA 20.806) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The State Maritime Schools program aims to educate and train future merchant marine officers at State Maritime Academies. Under this cooperative agreement, the California Maritime Academy will provide education and training...

This $1,182,860.13 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration under the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806) provides direct support to SUNY Maritime College for cadet travel costs related to training vessel operations. The purpose is to educate and train future merchant marine officers at State Maritime Academies, preparing graduates to enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, supporting maritime...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded a $131,100 Cooperative Agreement to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY), doing business as State University Maritime College, to support the SUNY Maritime College Student Incentive Program. This program educates and trains future merchant marine officers at State Maritime Academies, preparing them to enter the maritime industry in roles such as crewing merchant vessels, supporting...

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration awarded a $1,326,130.13 Cooperative Agreement to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RFSUNY), acting on behalf of the State University Maritime College, on January 9, 2024. The purpose of this award under the State Maritime Schools program (CFDA 20.806) is to provide direct support for cadet travel costs related to training vessel operations. This funding enables the State University Maritime College to...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Helix Community Schools $2.848 million on October 1, 2025, under the Charter Schools Program (CFDA 84.282) to support expansion and conversion of Mentorship, Park Ridge, and Baker High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The award funds the physical expansion and operational conversion of three high schools as part of Helix Community Schools' portfolio of specialized charter academies. Helix Community Schools is a...

The Malama Honua Public Charter School Foundation will deliver outdoor education experiences and watershed education curriculum development under a $125,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Project Grant awarded on August 1, 2021. Funded through NOAA's Office for Coastal Management under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the project will engage K-6 students in 100 experiential learning opportunities in the Waimānalo watershed in Hawaii. Teachers and community partners will...

The U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE, CFDA 84.116) awarded a $2,938,000 project grant to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine. The grant supports the "Advanced BIW Shipbuilding and Marine Operations Program," with a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The funding will be used by Maine Maritime Academy, a state-controlled institution of higher learning, to enhance its maritime education and training...