Maritime Administration — Federal Assistance Programs

MARAD will use projects results and data for a variety of purposes including further support of air emissions reduction research, demonstration, and pilot projects. In addition,…

To award grants for capital improvements and related infrastructure improvements at qualified shipyards that will facilitate the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction…

MARAD will use the projects results and data for a variety of purposes including to further the current efforts that address the curtailment of aquatic invasive…

The CSF helps sustain a fleet of cable vessels active, commercially viable, privately-owned cable vessels operating under U.S. registry to meet national security requirements. Participating operators…

To provide for replacement vessels, additional vessels or reconstructed vessels, built and documented under the laws of the United States for operation in the United States…

To promote the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of merchant vessels built and documented under the laws of the United States for purposes of national defense…

To finance eligible vessels and shipyards to promote the growth and modernization of the U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S. shipyards. The Federal Ship Financing Program (commonly…

The Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance Program (META) supports the research, demonstration, and development of emerging technologies, practices, and processes to support a safe, efficient, and…

The MSP helps sustain a fleet of 60 active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately-owned vessels operating under U.S. registry to meet national defense and other security…

The purpose of this program is to provide assistance for projects involving studies and innovations related to shipping, vessel operations, shipyards, maritime financing and insurance, and…

To provide war risk insurance to U.S.-flag and foreign vessels whenever it appears to the Secretary of Transportation that adequate insurance for waterborne commerce cannot be…

The program makes discretionary grants to improve port facilities at coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports for the purpose of improving the safety,…

To educate and train future merchant marine officers at the State Maritime Academies (SMA). The education and training of these students prepares them to graduate and…

The Tanker Security Program (TSP) will ensure that a core fleet of U.S.-based product tankers can operate competitively in international trade and enhance U.S. supply chain…

The USMMA is a Federal Service Academy and an accredited institution of higher education to provide instruction to individuals to prepare them for service in the…

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…

The purpose of the WOW program is to promote diversity in the maritime industry. The program also provides exposure to the history and the current climate…