Small Shipyard Grant Program

$20 million in small shipyard grants awarded

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (Marad) today awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funding will help modernize U.S. small shipyards, making them more efficient in constructing commercial vessels.

“This $19.6 million federal government investment in the nation’s small shipyards will help maintain the U. S. shipyard infrastructure of our country,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation...

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Group fights to keep Small Shipyard Grant Program funded

The Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program was first authorized in the fiscal 2006 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and codified in the fiscal NDAA budget. (Marad’s definition of a small shipyard is fewer than 1,200 employees.) The program has been a great help to many of the shipyards that build workboats.

To be eligible, shipyards must build new or repair commercial or government vessels at least 40′ in length. Quite a few of the grants involve the purchase of...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/group-fights-to-keep-small-shipyard-grant-program-funded/

Small Shipyard Grant awards announced

Shipbuilders from around the U.S. will meet in Washington, D.C. this week. Ken Hocke photo

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (Marad) announced $19.6 million in grants to support capital improvements at 28 U.S. small shipyards as a part of its Small Shipyard Grant program. Provided through Marad’s Small Shipyard Grant program, the funding supports employee training and related improvements that foster increased efficiency and economic growth.

Since 2008, Marad’s Small Shipyard Grant Program has awarded over $226 million for a total of 216 grants. These...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/small-shipyard-grant-awards-announced/

Congress set to vote on Small Shipyard Grant funding

Last year Marad awarded more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements at 29 U.S. small shipyards. Ken Hocke photo

Congress is preparing to vote as early as this week on a budget deal which includes $20 million for the 2019 Small Shipyard Grant Program. Passage this week means the Maritime Administration would post a grant notice by early March and grant applications would be due mid-April. While it’s never over till it’s over, Congress appears poised to pass the law and the President appears willing to sign it, rather than force another government shutdown.

Since 2008, the Small Shipyard Grant Program has...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/congress-set-to-vote-on-small-shipyard-grant-funding/