Closed · MA-PID-21-001 · CFDA 20.823 · Discretionary

2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grants

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

$1M-$57.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
July 30, 2021
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Maritime Administration that offered $1,000,000 -- $57,500,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 42 other opportunities from Maritime Administration.

$1M-$57.5M
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
20.823
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grants is closed (last close July 30, 2021). 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 July 30, 2021

Posted Mar 29 Closes Jul 30

Est. Total Funding

$230,000,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Port Infrastructure Development Program Background: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283, January 1, 2021) (“NDAA”) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116-260, December 27, 2020) (“FY21 Appropriations Act” or the “Act”), authorized and appropriated $230 million for the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) to make grants to improve facilities within, or outside of and directly related to operations of or an intermodal connection to, coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports. This notice announces the availability of funding for grants under this program and establishes selection criteria and application requirements. The Act directed that at least $205 million of the appropriated funds shall be for grants to coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports. Additionally, the NDAA directed that not less than $41.4 million shall be for projects at small ports and terminals meeting certain requirements described in this NOFO. Funds for the PIDP are to be awarded as discretionary grants on a competitive basis for projects that will improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out of, around, or within a port. All PIDP grant recipients must meet all applicable Federal requirements, including the Buy American Act. The purpose of this notice is to solicit grant applications for the PIDP.Supplemental Information. Each section of the Notice of Funding Opportunity contains information and instructions relevant to the application process for the PIDP discretionary grants and all applicants should read the notice in its entirety so that they have the information they need to submit eligible and competitive applications. The Notice of Funding Opportunity will be posted in the Federal Register. The Department of Transportation will regularly post answers to questions and requests for clarifications as well as information about webinars at:https://www.maritime.dot.gov/PIDP%20Grants/FAQs

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MA-PID-21-001

Grants.gov marks 2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grants with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Transportation (T). This eligibility-code string dominates the Maritime Administration book (28 peers, 65% of 43).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are M-F 7:00am - 9:00pm ET. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

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What to do next

2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grants is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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