Closed · 693JF719R000026 · CFDA 20.816 · Discretionary

America's Marine Highway Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Maritime Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
April 24, 2020
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

America's Marine Highway Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Maritime Administration that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 42 other opportunities from Maritime Administration.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
20.816
CFDA program
42
other opportunities from Maritime Administration

Archived opportunity record

America's Marine Highway Grant Program is closed (last close April 24, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Maritime Administration still indexes 42 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 24, 2020

Posted Mar 19 Closes Apr 24

Est. Total Funding

$9,775,000

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act) (Pub. L. No. 116-94) appropriated $9,775,000 for the Short Sea Transportation Program (America’s Marine Highway Program) to be used for Marine Highway Grants for the development and expansion of documented vessels, and port and landside infrastructure. Marine Highway Grants may be awarded to eligible Marine Highway Projects as outlined in the attached NOFO. MARAD’s Office of Ports & Waterways Planning (Program Office) will receive applications and administer the grants.

Public-sector applicant lane · Maritime Administration

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for America's Marine Highway Grant Program (City or township governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). Inside Maritime Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 02
City or township governments

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Fred Jones, IMPE Operations Development Specialist Office of Ports and Waterways Planning Department of Transportation (202) 366-1123 Office

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What to do next

America's Marine Highway Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants