MARAD Tackles Culture Change in Maritime Industry

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) Acting Administrator Lucinda Lessley hosted a virtual, discussion panel titled “Creating Culture Change:...

Marine Highway Program Gets $14.8 Million Boost, Application Deadline Extended

Raises Available Marine Highway Grant Funding to nearly $40 Million 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), announced the availability of an additional $14.8 million in funding, for a...

New Marine Highway Route, Two New Marine Highway Designations, and A Project Designation Extension Support Supply Chain Resiliency

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of a new Marine Highway Route, two new Marine Highway Projects, and one Project Designation Extension as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). While focusing on...

MARAD Announces Nearly $20 Million in Funding Available for Small Shipyard Grants 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the availability of nearly $20 million in Fiscal Year 2022 Federal funding to support funding to help modernize small, U.S. shipyards and train workforce in this critical sector. 

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MARAD Releases FY 2023 Budget Proposal, Essential to Strengthen Supply Chains, Keep U.S. Competitive in the Global Economy

WASHINGTON – Following the Biden-Harris Administration Presidential Budget submission to Congress on March 28, 2022, the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently released its Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal.  MARAD requests $906.7 million to fund essential...

DOT, DOD, and Maritime Industry Work to Strengthen Ready Reserve Force

WASHINGTON – For the first time in over thirty years, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the purchase of two vessels to continue modernizing the Ready Reserve Force (RRF).  

The RRF, a subset of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (...

DOT RELEASE: President Biden, U.S. DOT Announce $2.9 Billion of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Major Infrastructure Projects of Regional or National Significance

Unique Combined Funding Opportunity to Streamline Process for State, Regional and Local Governments 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $2.9 billion of funding now available for major infrastructure projects through a combined Notice of...

DOT Announces New Funding for America’s Marine Highway Program to Strengthen Supply Chains

$25 Million available, the largest single appropriation of funding ever thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law   

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $25...

President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Historic New Funding to Strengthen Port Infrastructure and Supply Chain Resiliency

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces Over $241 Million in Grants for America’s Ports

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary today announced the award of more than $241 million in discretionary grant funding for 25 projects to improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory...