# Port Infrastructure Development Program (20.823)

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Port Infrastructure Development Program is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.1 billion in 92 grants, about $12.4 million per award.

## Objectives

The program makes discretionary grants to improve port facilities at coastal seaports, inland river ports, and Great Lakes ports for the purpose of improving the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports. The program also has a limited allowance for certain development phase activities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $165 million | 9 |
| 2022 | $196 million | 13 |
| 2023 | $111 million | 15 |
| 2024 | $408 million | 29 |
| 2025 | $261 million | 29 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Long Beach | California | $96.9 million |
| The Northwest Seaport Alliance | Washington | $82.2 million |
| Anchorage, Municipality of (Inc) | Alaska | $68.7 million |
| Georgia Ports Authority | Georgia | $49.2 million |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | $46.9 million |
| Port of Houston Authority | Texas | $40.1 million |
| State of Hawaii Department of Trans | Hawaii | $40.0 million |
| Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority | Ohio | $38.2 million |
| Salem, City of | Massachusetts | $36.2 million |
| Port of Grays Harbor | Washington | $34.2 million |
| Port of Palm Beach District | Virginia | $33.2 million |
| Los Angeles, City of | California | $28.1 million |
| City of Milwaukee | Wisconsin | $25.2 million |
| Port of Portland | Oregon | $24.4 million |
| Jaxport Jacksonville Port Authority | Florida | $23.5 million |
| Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson Co | Texas | $23.0 million |
| Port Freeport | Texas | $22.5 million |
| Quonset Development Corp | Rhode Island | $22.4 million |
| Virgin Island Port Authority | U.S. Virgin Islands | $21.9 million |
| Alaska Railroad Corporation | Alaska | $21.0 million |