The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is a discretionary grant program administered by the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Funds for the PIDP are awarded on a competitive basis to projects that improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port.

PIDP grants support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve port and related freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s freight transportation needs and ensure our port infrastructure can meet anticipated growth in freight volumes. The PIDP provides funding to ports in both urban and rural areas for planning and capital projects. It also includes a statutory set-aside for small ports to continue to improve and expand their capacity to move freight reliably and efficiently and support local and regional economies.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58, November 15, 2021) (“IIJA”) provided $2.25 billion for the PIDP program over five years (2022-2026), $450,000,000 of which has been made available in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In addition to the FY 2025 IIJA PIDP funds, an additional $50 million in funding for the PIDP was made available through the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-4, March 15, 2025). Therefore, a total of $500 million in funding is now available to be awarded as discretionary grants in FY25 PIDP.

An amended FY25 PIDP NOFO was posted on Grants.Gov on May 2, 2025. In conjunction with the posting of the NOFO, MARAD has extended the application deadline to September 10, 2025.

A copy of the amended PIDP FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) be found here.

PIDP applicants can find the FY25 PIDP Grants.Gov funding opportunity here. 

2024 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2024 PIDP awardees is available here.

The full list of 2024 recipients is available here.

2023 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2023 PIDP awardees is available here.

The full list of 2023 recipients is available here.

2022 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2022 PIDP awardees is available here.

The full list of 2022 recipients is available here.

2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law & MARAD Fact Sheet is available here: LINK.

2021 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2021 PIDP awardees is available here. 

The full list of 2021 recipients is available here.  

2020 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2020 PIDP awardees is available here.

2019 PIDP Grant Awardees:

The press release announcing the 2019 PIDP awardees is available here.

Consolidated PIDP 2019-2024 Application List 

File contains raw applicant-reported data spreadsheet for PIDP applications received by DOT. Note that the data is applicant reported and may be subject to revision.

The list is available here.

For PIDP program related inquiries contact: PIDPgrants@dot.gov