Cable Security Fleet Program
Department Of Transportation, Maritime Administration
The CSF helps sustain a fleet of cable vessels active, commercially viable, privately-owned cable vessels operating under U.S. registry to meet national security requirements. Participating operators are required to make their ships and commercial submarine cable services available during times of national emergency.
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Helps companies in the submarine cable services market operate vessels for laying and repairing cables. Participants must provide access to these vessels during national emergencies.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit the SAM.gov website
- Locate the Cable Security Fleet Program
- Review the eligibility requirements
- Prepare the necessary documentation
- Submit the application through the designated portal
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://sam.gov/fal/ca774f54b4424ef6ae82de4f2efb6dd2/view
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs associated with the acquisition of security equipment
- installation costs for security systems
- maintenance of security systems
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- costs related to non-security equipment
- administrative costs not directly related to security operations
- 📏Expense Caps
- Indirect costs limited to de minimis 10% MTDC
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
- ⏪Retroactive Expenses Eligible
- No
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards.
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $10,000,000 (minimum $10,000,000).
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