United States Marine Highway Grants
Department Of Transportation, Maritime Administration
Mitigate landside congestion, expand transportation options, and realize public benefit and external cost savings by awarding Marine Highway grants to qualified applicants to implement designated Marine Highway projects.
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Helps businesses use waterways for shipping by providing funds for equipment and vessel modifications. Grants support planning to increase freight on Marine Highway Routes.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Discretionary transportation grants awarded on a competitive basis for projects that promote marine highway transportation, relieve landside congestion, increase efficiency of the surface transportation system, and generate public benefits such as job creation, improved economic competitiveness, and enhanced safety and security.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: maritime transportation, port operations, shipping, logistics
Region: United States, Designated U.S. Marine Highway Routes, ports in Canada and Mexico (for shipments)
Demographics: Rural applicants, Tribal applicants
Other Criteria: public organizations, private entities, port owners, public agencies, projects on designated U.S. Marine Highway Routes, projects that provide a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation, projects that promote marine highway transportation, projects that aim to relieve landside congestion and generate other public benefits
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Complete the Grants.gov registration process (2-4 weeks)
- Submit final applications through Grants.gov
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov/applicants/grant-applications/how-to-apply-for-grants
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- July 15, 2025Application period closed
- 🔄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
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- Environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
- America’s Marine Highway Grant Agreement FY20 Template
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- Costs associated with developing and promoting marine highway transportation
- Costs for projects on designated U.S. Marine Highway Routes
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 20% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds is required
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- quarterly
- 📑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 in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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The application deadline is July 15, 2025.
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