Federal grant programs / Department of Defense

Improvement of Navy Ship Repair or Alterations Capability (12.031)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$5.0 million
• Grant awards12
• Typical award$322,736
• Awarded in FY 2025$5.0 million
• Size rank1,620 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 1620th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 10 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 4 states and territories.

What the program funds

This notice solicits applications for the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Grants for Improvement of Navy Ship Repair or Alterations Capability Program. Under the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Grant Program, approximately $5,000,000 is currently available, although additional funds may be available through the grant process or other sources.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

1) Capital improvements to shipyards that would improve efficiency, competitive operations, capability, or quality of United States Navy ship repair or alterations completed on US Navy non-nuclear surface ships (Surface Combatants and/or Amphibious Ships); and 2) Maritime training programs designed to foster technical skills and operational productivity related to United States Navy ship repair or alterations completed on US Navy non-nuclear surface ships. 3) NAVSEA intends to award the full amount of available funding to one or more entities and will seek to obtain the maximum benefit from the available funding by i) Awarding grants that may provide the largest return on investment ii) Awarding grants that may improve efficiency, operations, or capability. iii) as Awarding grants that may improve crew quality of life, decrease availability duration, and/or meet emergent fleet requirements. iv) Bid and proposal costs will not be covered by the grant Grants awarded under this Grant Program may not be used to construct buildings or other physical facilities, except for piers, dry docks, and structures in support of piers and dry docks, or to acquire land. The amount of a grant under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project or program funded by the grant. All project costs for both capital improvement and training projects, including the recipient’s share, must be incurred after the date of the grant agreement;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. The grant amount does not exceed 75% of the total cost of the project or program funded by the grantMOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Businesses received 55% of the money, small businesses 45%.

By state

2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Virginia and California.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.