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

Posted May 16 Closes Jul 15

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.

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Agency Contact

Fred S. Jones 202-366-1123

What to do next

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