FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- DTMASSG25
- Agency
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Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
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- Small Businesses
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is offering $8.75 million in grants through the FY 2025 Small Shipyard Grant Program. The program provides capital and infrastructure improvement funding to enhance efficiency, competitiveness, and quality in small shipyards with 1,200 or fewer production employees. Eligible projects include equipment acquisitions, facility upgrades, and workforce development initiatives that advance shipbuilding technical skills and operational productivity. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by May 15, 2025, at 11:59:59 p.m. E.D.T. and will be evaluated based on merit criteria including safety, equity, climate change, and workforce considerations.
Grant awards are expected to range from approximately $200,000 to $1,200,000, with a two-year performance period. Applicants are required to provide a minimum 25% non-Federal matching contribution and demonstrate domestic content in project purchases. Recipients will be subject to reporting requirements, performance evaluations, and must comply with federal regulations including civil rights, infrastructure security, and domestic preference requirements.
Synopsis
This notice announces the intention of the Maritime Administration to provide grants to small shipyards. Under the Small Shipyard Grant Program, there is currently $8,750,000 available for grants for capital and related improvements to qualified shipyard facilities that will be effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration. Potential applicants are advised that it is expected, based on experience, that the number of applications will far exceed the funds available and that only a small percentage of applicants will be funded. Applications (SF-424 and the Addendum) will be accepted online through Grants.gov by 11:59:59 pm on the closing date (May 15, 2025). See full text under Related Documents Tab (FY 2025 SSG NOFO) or the MARAD Web Page (https://www.maritime.dot.gov/grants-finances/small-shipyard-grants) for detailed submission instructions
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 - SF 424.pdf | ||
| FY 2025 SSG NOFO - Final.pdf |
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