Closed · 693JF725R000009 · CFDA 20.816 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Maritime Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$14.0M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 15, 2025
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP) is a closed discretionary listing from Maritime Administration that offered $1 -- $14,042,621 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 42 other opportunities from Maritime Administration.
- $1-$14.0M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 20.816
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway… is closed (last close July 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 July 15, 2025
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP), codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601, was originally established by Section 1121 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce landside congestion through the designation of Marine Highway Routes. The USMHP statute authorizes the U.S. Department of Transportation (“Department” or “DOT”) to make grants to implement Projects or components of Projects that 1) provide a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation; mitigate or relieve landside congestion; promote Marine Highway Transportation; or use vessels documented under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121; and 2) develop, expand, or promote Marine Highway Transportation or shipper use of Marine Highway Transportation
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway… includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. 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 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- 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
Fred S. Jones 202-366-1123
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What to do next
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