Tanker Security Program
Department Of Transportation, Maritime Administration
The Tanker Security Program (TSP) will ensure that a core fleet of U.S.-based product tankers can operate competitively in international trade and enhance U.S. supply chain resiliency for liquid fuel products. The TSP will provide the Department of Defense with assured access to 10 U.S.-registered product tank vessels that may be used to supply the armed forces with fuel during times of armed conflict or national emergency.
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Helps U.S.-based tanker companies operate in international trade. Provides access to tank vessels for military fuel supply during emergencies.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Visit the SAM.gov website
- Locate the Tanker Security Program
- Review the eligibility requirements
- Prepare the application materials
- Submit the application through the designated portal
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://sam.gov/fal/2662c0bd0dfa436c926a637675299f11/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 design, construction, and maintenance of tankers
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- Costs not directly related to tanker security
- 📏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
- SF-425 Federal Financial Report
- 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 in all materials.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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