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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Program

ID: 693JF722R000012 • Type: Posted
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Description

This notice announces the availability of funding for grants and establishes selection criteria and application requirements for the America's Marine Highway Program ( AMHP ). The purpose of this program is to make grants available to previously designated Marine Highway Projects that support the development and expansion of documented vessels or port and landside infrastructure. The Department also seeks eligible grant projects that will strengthen American supply chains. The U.S. Department of Transportation ( DOT or Department ) will award Marine Highway Grants to implement projects or components of projects previously designated by the Secretary of Transportation ( Secretary ) under the AMHP. Only Marine Highway Projects the Secretary designates before the Notice of Funding Opportunity ( NOFO ) closing date are eligible for funding as described in this notice.

TIMING OF GRANT APPLICATIONS: Applications must be received by the Maritime Administration ( MARAD ) by 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on April 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Grant applications must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov). Please be aware that you must complete the Grants.gov registration process before submitting your application and that the registration process usually takes 2 to 4 weeks to complete. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make submissions in advance of the deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jones, Office of Ports & Waterways Planning, Room W21 311, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. 20590, phone 202-366-1123, or email Fred.Jones@dot.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during business hours. The FIRS is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during regular business hours.

Background
This notice announces the availability of funding for grants and establishes selection criteria and application requirements for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The purpose of this program is to make grants available to previously designated Marine Highway Projects that support the development and expansion of documented vessels or port and landside infrastructure. The Department also seeks eligible grant projects that will strengthen American supply chains. The U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT” or “Department”) will award Marine Highway Grants to implement projects or components of projects previously designated by the Secretary of Transportation (“Secretary”) under the AMHP.

Grant Details
The Secretary established a marine highway transportation grant program to implement projects or components of designated Marine Highway Projects that provide a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation or that promote marine highway transportation. The primary goal of the AMHP is to expand the use of the nation’s navigable waters to relieve landside congestion, reduce air emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriated $25,000,000 for Marine Highway Grants. The grant funds currently available are for projects related to vessels documented under 46 U.S.C. Chapter 121 and port and landside infrastructure.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible Applicants for funding available under this notice are original Project Applicants of projects that the Secretary has previously designated as Marine Highway Projects or substitute applicants. A substitute applicant can be either a public entity or a private-sector entity that has been referred to the Program Office by the original Project Applicant in a written letter of support. Original Project Applicants are defined as those public entities named by the Secretary in original designated projects. Eligible applicants must have operational or administrative areas of responsibility that are adjacent to or near the relevant designated Marine Highway Project.

Period of Performance
The total funding available for awards under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is $24,250,000. MARAD seeks to obligate FY 2022 AMH funds under this notice by September 30, 2025 and expects grant recipients to expend funds within five years of obligation.

Grant Value
$24,250,000

Place of Performance
The specific geographic location(s) where the project will be performed should be adjacent to or near the relevant designated Marine Highway Project.
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Overview

Agency
Maritime Administration (MARAD) [DOT]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
20.816 - America’s Marine Highway Grants
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 3/1/22 Maritime Administration posted grant opportunity 693JF722R000012 for The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Program with funding of $38.6 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 20.816 America’s Marine Highway Grants. It is expected that 52 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
March 1, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
June 17, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
The purpose for extending the close date is to allow applicants additional time to apply.
Last Updated
April 21, 2022, 10:02 a.m. EDT
Version
8
Archive Date
July 17, 2022

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
Marine Highway Projects designated by the Secretary of Transportation.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$38,624,430
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$38,624,430
Estimated Number of Grants
52

Contacts

Contact
Kelly B Mitchell-Carroll Grantor
Contact Email
k.mitchell-carroll@dot.gov   Profile
Email Description
U.S. DOT
Contact Phone
(202) 366-9714

Documents

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