# FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/fy2021-20816-fy-2021-notice-of-funding-opportunity-for-americas/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333720

> Maritime Administration offered grants of up to $10.8 million to any type of organization. It expected to make about 20 awards. Applications closed on June 25, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FY2021-20816 |
| Agency | Maritime Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 25, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $10.8 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 20 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 20.816 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Projects AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), DOT ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity SUMMARY: 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 U.S. Department of Transportation (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. 1. Eligible Applicants Eligible Applicants for funding available under this notice are an original Project Applicant of a project that the Secretary has previously designated as a Marine Highway Project or a substitute applicant (which can be either a public entity or a private-sector entity who has been referred to the Program Office by the original Project Applicant with a written explanation, as part of the application). Original Project Applicants are defined as those public entities named by the Secretary in the original designated project. Grant applicants must have operational or administrative areas of responsibility that are adjacent to or near the relevant designated Marine Highway Project. Eligible Applicants include State governments (including State departments of transportation), metropolitan planning organizations, port authorities, and tribal governments, or private sector operators of marine highway services within designated Marine Highway Projects. Private-sector applicants should refer to section D.2.vi.G for additional documentation that must be submitted to support an eligibility determination.

## Questions people ask

### Is FY2021-20816 still open?

No. It closed on June 25, 2021.

### Who can apply for FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Program?

Maritime Administration accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Marine Highway Program?

Closed June 25, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $10.8 million each.

### Who has won United States Marine Highway Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New Bedford Harbor Development Commission, Port Authority of Guam, Port of Harlingen Authority. The program made 32 awards worth $74.9 million in that time.