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Federal grants to Makai Ocean Engineering Inc

Kailua, Hawaii · Small businesses · UEI GVLGK73C9DM1

Makai Ocean Engineering Inc in Kailua, Hawaii received $4.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, with $2.1 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.3 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Makai Ocean Engineering Inc by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$199,441
FY 20222$1.0 million
FY 20232$1.6 million
FY 20241$27,700
FY 20251$1.3 million

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund Makai Ocean Engineering Inc

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy 81.1351$2.1 million
Office of Science Financial Assistance Program 81.0492$1.5 million
Renewable Energy Research and Development 81.0871$449,770

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Energy4$4.1 million

Largest awards

The 4 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Makai ocean engineering, inc. Control:2459-2759 new award ''remotely installed anchorages for floating offshore wind and other offshore renewables cost reduction'' DE-FOA-0002459, open 2021
ASST_NON_DEAR0001574_089 on USAspending
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyAugust 19, 2022$2.1 million
Automated wind transmission routing and costing tool
ASST_NON_DESC0022861_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramJuly 29, 2022$1.3 million
Cost effective primary heat exchnager for GEN3 csp systems a. Project objectives the goal of this project is to develop a high temperature high pressure (HTHP) heat exchanger based on makai’s thin-foil heat exchanger (TFHX) technology for the purposes of meeting doe sunshot cost targets for the prim
ASST_NON_DEEE0010477_089 on USAspending
Renewable Energy Research and DevelopmentSeptember 22, 2023$449,770
Compact heat exchanger for the stringent operating conditions of GEN3 csp systems
ASST_NON_DESC0021797_089 on USAspending
Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramJuly 7, 2021$199,441

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does Makai Ocean Engineering Inc get?

$4.1 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Makai Ocean Engineering Inc the most?

The Department of Energy, with $4.1 million in 4 awards.

What is Makai Ocean Engineering Inc's largest federal grant?

$2.1 million under Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, with its first action in the period on August 19, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Makai Ocean Engineering Inc?

Its largest are Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy, Office of Science Financial Assistance Program and Renewable Energy Research and Development.

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