United States Department of Transportation

2025 Small Shipyard Grant Awardees

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has awarded $8.75 million to 17 shipyards in 12 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program.

The funds will help awardees modernize, increase productivity, and expand local employment opportunities while competing in the global marketplace.

The table below lists the awardees for 2025 with the value of the award and a description of each awarded project.

Additional information on Small Shipyard Grants can be found here or by contacting David M. Heller, Deputy Associate Administrator for Shipbuilding and Industry Expansion, Maritime Administration, Room W21-318, 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20590. Phone (202) 366-5737 or by email at Smallshipyardgrants@dot.gov.

State	Shipyard	Shipyard Location	Award Amount	Description of Project
Alabama	Master Boat Builders	Bayou la Batre	$427,596.38	Procurement and integration of training equipment and technologies - Electric Hydrostatic Test Pumps, Miller XMT 400 Welding Machines, Miller AlumaFeed 350, Miller CST 282 208-575V, Tweco, PWI UltriLite Telescoping Gantry Crane, Texas Metal Works ModPro Welding Booths, Scotchman 65 Ton Ironworker, Scotchman Hydraulic Press Presspro 110W, Baleigh RBD-500 Pipe bender, RIDGID Pipe Threading Machine - 3RY43\|535, Jet HBS1220DC, Semi-Automatic Dual Column Bandsaw, Rigid Adjustable Pipe Stand with 2 Adjustable Rollers, Rigid Portable Chain Vise, Wilton 28814 Model 8100M Mechanics Pro Vise, Heavy Duty Gravity Roller Conveyors, and Pallet Racks
Alaska	Resolve Marine Group Inc	Dutch Harbor	$447,341.00	Caterpillar 980 Wheel Loader
California	Bay Ship & Yacht Co.	Alameda	$388,777.00	CNC plasma arc / gas cutting equipment
California	Marine Group Boat Works, LLC	Chula Vista	$248,402.50	Flow Mach 500 Waterjet Metal Cutting Table
Florida	Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (Allanton)	Panama City	$93,537.75	10 foot Plate Shear
Florida	St. Johns Ship Building, Inc.	Palatka	$617,040.00	Grove GRT8100 110-ton Rough Terrain Crane, Powerteam Hydraulic Jack System (was modified)
Kentucky	JamesBuilt, LLC	Calvert City	$599,130.00	65-ton rough terrain crane
Louisiana	Breaux's Bay Craft, Inc.	New Iberia	$817,150.00	150-ton Marine Travelift Model 200-CII (440,000 lb. capacity) and Telescopic Boom List (was modified)
Louisiana	PAR61 Marine Repair	Port Allen	$723,242.00	Travelift Infrastructure Improvements (Concrete work for foundation); installation of three power distribution panels; Telehandler, Crane Apron
Maryland	Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp	Salisbury	$817,150.00	160-ton Rough Terrain Mobile Crane
Pennsylvania	Heartland Fabrication, LLC	Brownsville	$588,092.00	Plasma Cutter (Low profile 148” width Koike Aronson PlatePro XHD Model 3700 cutting machine)
Rhode Island	J. Goodison Company, Inc.	North Kingstown	$274,596.00	Welding equipment, plate beveling tool and press brake (was modified)
Texas	Conrad Orange Shipyard, Inc.	Orange	$418,200.50	CNC Plasma Cutting System
Washington	Ice Floe, LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders	Freeland	$357,317.00	CNC Router Table, CNC Laser Table, Dust Collector, Dehumidifier, and 15 multi-process welders with wire feeds
	Lake Union Drydock Company	Seattle	$298,131.64	Broderson 9-ton Flat top Mobile Crane with 30 foot boom, 4-pack of welding machines, plate cutter, drydock LED lighting
	Snow and Company, Inc.	Seattle	$817,150.00	CNC laser cutting machine – this machine cuts parts from steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and copper plate in thicknesses up to ¾”; CNC Press Brake with segmented dies – this piece of equipment forms steel and aluminum parts that have complex, multiple, or partial bends; Deburring Machine – this piece of equipment safely deburrs newly cut pieces of steel and aluminum
Wisconsin	Fraser Shipyards, LLC	Superior	$817,146.23	Link Belt 130-ton Telescopic Boom Rough Terrain Crane