Closed · DTMASSG25 · CFDA 20.814 · Discretionary

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants

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

$1-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 15, 2025
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants is a closed discretionary listing from Maritime Administration that offered $1 -- $1,000,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 42 other opportunities from Maritime Administration.

$1-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
20.814
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Sma… is closed (last close May 15, 2025). 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 May 15, 2025

Posted Apr 1 Closes May 15

Est. Total Funding

$8,750,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This notice announces the intention of the Maritime Administration to provide grants to small shipyards. Under the Small Shipyard Grant Program, there is currently $8,750,000 available for grants for capital and related improvements to qualified shipyard facilities that will be effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration. Potential applicants are advised that it is expected, based on experience, that the number of applications will far exceed the funds available and that only a small percentage of applicants will be funded. Applications (SF-424 and the Addendum) will be accepted online through Grants.gov by 11:59:59 pm on the closing date (May 15, 2025). See full text under Related Documents Tab (FY 2025 SSG NOFO) or the MARAD Web Page (https://www.maritime.dot.gov/grants-finances/small-shipyard-grants) for detailed submission instructions

Small-business / for-profit corridor · DTMASSG25

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Sma… prints a for-profit / small-business applicant door (Small businesses). Treat the listing as business-facing unless the full Grants.gov announcement narrows it further. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). Only 2 other Maritime Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (5% of 43).

Code 23
Small businesses

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

Beth A Gearhart Grantor Phone 202-366-1867

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What to do next

FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Sma… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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