Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (20.819)
Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (Assistance Listing 20.819) is run by the Maritime Administration, part of the Department of Transportation. It awarded $33.9 million in 6 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $5.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $821,876. Half of the 6 awards fell between $212,500 and $13.8 million, and they ranged from $30,326 to $25.4 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$33.9 million
- Grant awards6
- Typical award$821,876
- Awarded in FY 2025$15.2 million
- Size rank1,149 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $600,000 in fiscal 2021 to $15.2 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 1149th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 5 largest recipients received 133% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
MARAD will use the projects results and data for a variety of purposes including to further the current efforts that address the curtailment of aquatic invasive species within the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters throughout the United States as associated with ballast water operations of commercial shipping.
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
Who can apply
The assistance will be used to support the Evaluation and Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies and other Green Shipping Initiatives. Applicants must be able to provide technical services, equipment and to support the testing, evaluation, and demonstration of treatment methods, practices, systems and equipment. Technical efforts will be primarily directed towards the evaluation of the effectiveness of ballast water treatment technologies and systems at shipboard/barge-based and shore side facilities fabricated to simulate the in-tank configuration(s) and flow requirements typical of commercial vessels.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Cooperative Agreement seeks to support the Evaluation and Verification of Ballast Water Treatment Technologies and other Green Shipping Initiatives.
Matching requirements
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Award range and average, in the agency's words
$250,000 for the land-based project and approximately $1M for the other projects, which are sub-projects of the 5-year R&D Plan.
Examples of funded projects
Fiscal Year2016: The three facilities are continuing their work with conducting verification and certification testing of ballast water management systems. Also, collaborating with the USCG and RDC for verification of variable fluorescent fluorometers for ballast water compliance monitoring. The goal of the project is to determine what portable tools can be used by inspectors when conducting a compliance inspection. A specific aquatic species of concern is not an issue as the focus is on the USCG ballast water numerical standard. The geographical area is not specific; in this case the effort will be conducted in brackish and other water determined by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Naval Research Lab. Work also continues on hull husbandry research; bio-fouling of ships’ hulls is another source of non-indigenous species entry into the ecosystem. The facilities are also conducting shipboard ballast water technology certification tests. The three facilities are continued their work with conducting verification and certification testing of ballast water management systems. Also, collaborated with the USCG and RDC for verification of variable fluorescent fluorometers for ballast water compliance monitoring. The goal of the project is to determine what portable tools can be used by inspectors when conducting a compliance inspection.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Ballast Water Treatment Technologies (20.819) awarded $33.9 million across 6 grant awards, an average of $5.7 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | 1 | $25.4 million |
| Port of Bellingham | Washington | 1 | $17.9 million |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Maryland | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Monstrant Viam Inc | Texas | 1 | $250,000 |
| California State University, Maritime Academy | California | 1 | $198,712 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 94% of the money, colleges and universities 4.8% and small businesses 0.7%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 2 | $32.1 million | 94% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $1.6 million | 4.8% |
| Small businesses | 1 | $250,000 | 0.7% |
By state
3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Wisconsin, Washington and Maryland.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 1 | $25.4 million |
| Washington | 1 | $17.9 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Texas | 1 | $250,000 |
| California | 1 | $198,712 |