This department is offering grants to support Marine Highway projects, aiming to enhance waterborne transportation services within the U.S. and Canada. Grant applicants must demonstrate financial viability, efficient fund usage, and existing market demand. Projects should contribute to reducing external costs, promote public benefits, and expand marine transportation options. The grants aim to create new services along designated Marine Highway Corridors and connectors. Applicants are required to provide a minimum of 20% of project costs from non-federal sources. The priority is given to financially sustainable projects with the lowest federal share of costs. The grants aim to facilitate the growth and efficiency of marine transportation services in the specified regions.
Opportunity ID: 283776
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTMA91R1600032 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | America’a Marine Highway Projects |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | America’s Marine Highway Grants Program |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.816 — America-s Marine Highway Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 23, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants eligible for Marine Highway Grants are project sponsors that have received designation by DOT for a specific Marine Highway Project under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Project sponsors are public entities, including but not limited to, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State governments (including State Departments of Transportation), and port authorities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Maritime Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the availability of funding for Marine Highway grants, and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. Sponsors of designated Marine Highway Projects are eligible to apply for a Marine Highway Grant. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113), signed by the President on December 18, 2015, for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways). On October 28, 2009, the President of the United States signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 3515 of the NDAA, titled America’s Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways, amended Section 55601 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, titled Short Sea Transportation Program. Section 3515 of the NDAA directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish and implement a short sea transportation grant program to implement projects or components of a project designated under subsection (d) of Section 55601. Marine Highway Projects are new waterborne transportation services, or expansions of existing services operating between U.S. ports or between U.S. ports and ports in Canada in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway. Projects are proposed by a project sponsor and formally designated by the Secretary under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Projects that reduce external cost and provide public benefit by transporting passengers and/or freight (container or wheeled) in support of all or a portion of a Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing may receive support from DOT and are eligible to compete for Marine Highway grants under the program described in this notice. Marine Highway projects and their designation are described in detail in the final rule published on April 25, 2016, at 75 Federal Register 18095. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of these grants to shift passengers or freight currently moving by water to another water service, but rather to expand the use of marine transportation where landside transportation is currently being utilized and when the water option represents the best overall option. Therefore a project that directly competes with another, existing Marine Highway service will not be considered for a grant award.In order to receive a grant under the program, applicants are required to: (a) submit an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, and (b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the project is financially viable, the funds received will be spent efficiently and effectively, and a market exists for the services of the proposed project as evidenced by contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers. Applicants are required to provide at least 20 percent of the project costs from non-Federal sources. In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall give preference to those projects or components that present the most financially viable transportation services and require the lowest percentage Federal share of the costs. A plan is financially viable upon demonstration to the Secretary of Transportation that the project will be sustainable in a specified and reasonable timeframe. The Maritime Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations, signed by the President of the United States on December 18, 2015, included $5,000,000 to designate and support specific projects that will create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors. Funds for this purpose will be allocated through the Marine Highway Grant Program established in the NDAA and set forth in this notice. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Judy Bowers
Grants Officer Phone 202-366-1913 Email:judy.bowers@dot.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Submit your grant application package to:
judy.bowers@dot.gov |
May 23, 2016 | |
| Include CFDA No. | May 23, 2016 | |
| May 16, 2016 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTMA91R1600032 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | America’a Marine Highway Projects |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | America’s Marine Highway Grants Program |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.816 — America-s Marine Highway Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | May 12, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 23, 2016 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants eligible for Marine Highway Grants are project sponsors that have received designation by DOT for a specific Marine Highway Project under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Project sponsors are public entities, including but not limited to, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State governments (including State Departments of Transportation), and port authorities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Maritime Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the availability of funding for Marine Highway grants, and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. Sponsors of designated Marine Highway Projects are eligible to apply for a Marine Highway Grant. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113), signed by the President on December 18, 2015, for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways). On October 28, 2009, the President of the United States signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 3515 of the NDAA, titled America’s Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways, amended Section 55601 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, titled Short Sea Transportation Program. Section 3515 of the NDAA directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish and implement a short sea transportation grant program to implement projects or components of a project designated under subsection (d) of Section 55601. Marine Highway Projects are new waterborne transportation services, or expansions of existing services operating between U.S. ports or between U.S. ports and ports in Canada in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway. Projects are proposed by a project sponsor and formally designated by the Secretary under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Projects that reduce external cost and provide public benefit by transporting passengers and/or freight (container or wheeled) in support of all or a portion of a Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing may receive support from DOT and are eligible to compete for Marine Highway grants under the program described in this notice. Marine Highway projects and their designation are described in detail in the final rule published on April 25, 2016, at 75 Federal Register 18095. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of these grants to shift passengers or freight currently moving by water to another water service, but rather to expand the use of marine transportation where landside transportation is currently being utilized and when the water option represents the best overall option. Therefore a project that directly competes with another, existing Marine Highway service will not be considered for a grant award.In order to receive a grant under the program, applicants are required to: (a) submit an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, and (b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the project is financially viable, the funds received will be spent efficiently and effectively, and a market exists for the services of the proposed project as evidenced by contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers. Applicants are required to provide at least 20 percent of the project costs from non-Federal sources. In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall give preference to those projects or components that present the most financially viable transportation services and require the lowest percentage Federal share of the costs. A plan is financially viable upon demonstration to the Secretary of Transportation that the project will be sustainable in a specified and reasonable timeframe. The Maritime Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations, signed by the President of the United States on December 18, 2015, included $5,000,000 to designate and support specific projects that will create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors. Funds for this purpose will be allocated through the Marine Highway Grant Program established in the NDAA and set forth in this notice. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Judy Bowers
Grants Officer Phone 202-366-1913 Email:judy.bowers@dot.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTMA91R1600032 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | America’a Marine Highway Projects |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | America’s Marine Highway Grants Program |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.816 — America-s Marine Highway Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | May 23, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants eligible for Marine Highway Grants are project sponsors that have received designation by DOT for a specific Marine Highway Project under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Project sponsors are public entities, including but not limited to, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State governments (including State Departments of Transportation), and port authorities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Maritime Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the availability of funding for Marine Highway grants, and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. Sponsors of designated Marine Highway Projects are eligible to apply for a Marine Highway Grant. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113), signed by the President on December 18, 2015, for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways). On October 28, 2009, the President of the United States signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 3515 of the NDAA, titled America’s Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways, amended Section 55601 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, titled Short Sea Transportation Program. Section 3515 of the NDAA directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish and implement a short sea transportation grant program to implement projects or components of a project designated under subsection (d) of Section 55601. Marine Highway Projects are new waterborne transportation services, or expansions of existing services operating between U.S. ports or between U.S. ports and ports in Canada in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway. Projects are proposed by a project sponsor and formally designated by the Secretary under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Projects that reduce external cost and provide public benefit by transporting passengers and/or freight (container or wheeled) in support of all or a portion of a Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing may receive support from DOT and are eligible to compete for Marine Highway grants under the program described in this notice. Marine Highway projects and their designation are described in detail in the final rule published on April 25, 2016, at 75 Federal Register 18095. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of these grants to shift passengers or freight currently moving by water to another water service, but rather to expand the use of marine transportation where landside transportation is currently being utilized and when the water option represents the best overall option. Therefore a project that directly competes with another, existing Marine Highway service will not be considered for a grant award.In order to receive a grant under the program, applicants are required to: (a) submit an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, and (b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the project is financially viable, the funds received will be spent efficiently and effectively, and a market exists for the services of the proposed project as evidenced by contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers. Applicants are required to provide at least 20 percent of the project costs from non-Federal sources. In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall give preference to those projects or components that present the most financially viable transportation services and require the lowest percentage Federal share of the costs. A plan is financially viable upon demonstration to the Secretary of Transportation that the project will be sustainable in a specified and reasonable timeframe. The Maritime Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations, signed by the President of the United States on December 18, 2015, included $5,000,000 to designate and support specific projects that will create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors. Funds for this purpose will be allocated through the Marine Highway Grant Program established in the NDAA and set forth in this notice. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Judy Bowers
Grants Officer Phone 202-366-1913 Email:judy.bowers@dot.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTMA91R1600032 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | America’a Marine Highway Projects |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | America’s Marine Highway Grants Program |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | [] |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 16, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 27, 2016 Federal Register approved 04/25/2016 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Applicants eligible for Marine Highway Grants are project sponsors that have received designation by DOT for a specific Marine Highway Project under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Project sponsors are public entities, including but not limited to, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State governments (including State Departments of Transportation), and port authorities. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Maritime Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the availability of funding for Marine Highway grants, and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. Sponsors of designated Marine Highway Projects are eligible to apply for a Marine Highway Grant. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (Pub. L. 114–113), signed by the President on December 18, 2015, for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highways). On October 28, 2009, the President of the United States signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Section 3515 of the NDAA, titled America’s Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways, amended Section 55601 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, titled Short Sea Transportation Program. Section 3515 of the NDAA directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish and implement a short sea transportation grant program to implement projects or components of a project designated under subsection (d) of Section 55601. Marine Highway Projects are new waterborne transportation services, or expansions of existing services operating between U.S. ports or between U.S. ports and ports in Canada in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway. Projects are proposed by a project sponsor and formally designated by the Secretary under the America’s Marine Highway Program. Projects that reduce external cost and provide public benefit by transporting passengers and/or freight (container or wheeled) in support of all or a portion of a Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing may receive support from DOT and are eligible to compete for Marine Highway grants under the program described in this notice. Marine Highway projects and their designation are described in detail in the final rule published on April 25, 2016, at 75 Federal Register 18095. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of these grants to shift passengers or freight currently moving by water to another water service, but rather to expand the use of marine transportation where landside transportation is currently being utilized and when the water option represents the best overall option. Therefore a project that directly competes with another, existing Marine Highway service will not be considered for a grant award.In order to receive a grant under the program, applicants are required to: (a) submit an application to the Secretary in such form and manner, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, and (b) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the project is financially viable, the funds received will be spent efficiently and effectively, and a market exists for the services of the proposed project as evidenced by contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers. Applicants are required to provide at least 20 percent of the project costs from non-Federal sources. In awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall give preference to those projects or components that present the most financially viable transportation services and require the lowest percentage Federal share of the costs. A plan is financially viable upon demonstration to the Secretary of Transportation that the project will be sustainable in a specified and reasonable timeframe. The Maritime Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations, signed by the President of the United States on December 18, 2015, included $5,000,000 to designate and support specific projects that will create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors. Funds for this purpose will be allocated through the Marine Highway Grant Program established in the NDAA and set forth in this notice. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Judy Bowers
Grants Officer Phone 202-366-1913 Email:judy.bowers@dot.gov |
Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Judy Bowers Grants Officer Phone 202-366-1913 Email: judy.bowers@dot.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.816 | PKG00223553 | May 12, 2016 | May 27, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
283776 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
Optional forms
283776 SF424A-1.0.pdf
283776 SF424C-1.0.pdf
283776 SF424B-1.1.pdf
283776 SF424D-1.1.pdf
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