Maritime skills center program development

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 performed in Tacoma, Washington, with a period of performance through July 13, 2029. Tacoma Public Schools, also operating as Tacoma School District # 10, is the recipient.

The underlying federal program supports high-quality projects that develop literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools, including those serving communities of concentrated poverty and those in which at least 20 percent of students are from low-income backgrounds.