693JF72440063
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Award purpose
This project will fund the final design and construction of improvements that will reinstate on dock and near dock rail connections to the Port of Bellingham's shipping terminal.
The project will also connect the terminal to the BNSF mainline to provide direct rail service in and out of the port.
Activities to be performed
The project consists of the following three components.
Component 1: Engineering design and permitting.
Engineering and design from preliminary through final field studies, surveys, and investigations.
Alternatives analysis including site layout evaluation, local permits, city, state.
Property agreements i.e., Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Contract bid document advertisement, evaluation, and award.
Component 2: Construction project management.
Purchase rail construction materials: aggregates, ties, rails, spikes, etc., used or new under the advice of consultants and contractors.
Mobilization, demolition, site preparation, subgrade structural improvement, utility relocation and/or installation.
Install subballast, bottom ballast, and top ballast.
Unload and stockpile rail and ties.
Weld rail (LTD continuous welded rail) to grade.
Grading materials management: distribute ties, bed crossties, set CWR on ties, and clip surface line dress track.
Stress and reclip track.
Furnish and install bumpers.
Asphalt pavement and/or concrete.
Drivable rail crossing surfaces, fencing, relocation of shipping terminal access, guard shack replacement, gate relocation.
Develop record drawings.
Component 3: Construction management project management engineering support during construction.
Inspection, testing, resolve punch list items, project closeout.
Deliverables expected outcomes from Schedule G, page 11 of the grant agreement.
Performance measure: Cargo.
Unit reported: Economic competitiveness and opportunity.
Total gross tons of freight moved per year.
Gross tons are defined as freight cargo minus tare weight of the rail cars.
When applicable, report the gross tonnage disaggregated by type of intermodal transport: transload to truck or maritime facility.
Performance measure: Reportable events.
Unit reported: Total number of reportable events per year.
A reportable event is defined as a safety or security event occurring in the project study area, such as railyard facility, that results in one or more of the following conditions:
A fatality confirmed within 30 days of the event.
An injury requiring immediate medical attention away from the scene for one or more persons.
Property damage equal to or exceeding $25,000.
Collisions involving vehicles or derailments of locomotives.
An evacuation for life safety reasons.
Intended beneficiary: Port of Bellingham.
Subrecipient activities: None.
This project will fund the final design and construction of improvements that will reinstate on dock and near dock rail connections to the Port of Bellingham's shipping terminal.
The project will also connect the terminal to the BNSF mainline to provide direct rail service in and out of the port.
Activities to be performed
The project consists of the following three components.
Component 1: Engineering design and permitting.
Engineering and design from preliminary through final field studies, surveys, and investigations.
Alternatives analysis including site layout evaluation, local permits, city, state.
Property agreements i.e., Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Contract bid document advertisement, evaluation, and award.
Component 2: Construction project management.
Purchase rail construction materials: aggregates, ties, rails, spikes, etc., used or new under the advice of consultants and contractors.
Mobilization, demolition, site preparation, subgrade structural improvement, utility relocation and/or installation.
Install subballast, bottom ballast, and top ballast.
Unload and stockpile rail and ties.
Weld rail (LTD continuous welded rail) to grade.
Grading materials management: distribute ties, bed crossties, set CWR on ties, and clip surface line dress track.
Stress and reclip track.
Furnish and install bumpers.
Asphalt pavement and/or concrete.
Drivable rail crossing surfaces, fencing, relocation of shipping terminal access, guard shack replacement, gate relocation.
Develop record drawings.
Component 3: Construction management project management engineering support during construction.
Inspection, testing, resolve punch list items, project closeout.
Deliverables expected outcomes from Schedule G, page 11 of the grant agreement.
Performance measure: Cargo.
Unit reported: Economic competitiveness and opportunity.
Total gross tons of freight moved per year.
Gross tons are defined as freight cargo minus tare weight of the rail cars.
When applicable, report the gross tonnage disaggregated by type of intermodal transport: transload to truck or maritime facility.
Performance measure: Reportable events.
Unit reported: Total number of reportable events per year.
A reportable event is defined as a safety or security event occurring in the project study area, such as railyard facility, that results in one or more of the following conditions:
A fatality confirmed within 30 days of the event.
An injury requiring immediate medical attention away from the scene for one or more persons.
Property damage equal to or exceeding $25,000.
Collisions involving vehicles or derailments of locomotives.
An evacuation for life safety reasons.
Intended beneficiary: Port of Bellingham.
Subrecipient activities: None.
Awardee
Funding Goals
THE RAISE PROGRAM INVESTS IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT LOCAL OR REGIONAL IMPACT AND IMPROVE SAFETY ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS EQUITY AND CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Bellingham,
Washington
98225-2257
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Port Of Bellingham was awarded
Rail Connection Enhancement Port of Bellingham Shipping Terminal
Project Grant 693JF72440063
worth $17,931,000
from Maritime Administration in September 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Bellingham Washington United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 4 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.819 Ballast Water Treatment Technologies.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2024 National Infrastructure Investments.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/26/25
Period of Performance
9/25/25
Start Date
1/31/29
End Date
Funding Split
$17.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$17.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
693JF72440063
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT APPLICABLE
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
69A334 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Funding Office
69A334 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Awardee UEI
NRYGMRVUBJA6
Awardee CAGE
0ZL10
Performance District
WA-02
Senators
Maria Cantwell
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
Modified: 9/26/25