Assistance program
Maritime Studies and Innovations
$1.2 Million committed in FY2021–FY2026
- Agency
- Maritime Administration, Transportation, Department of
- Assistance
- Cooperative Agreements
- CFDA number
- 20.820
- What it does
- The purpose of this program is to provide assistance for projects involving studies and innovations related to shipping, vessel operations, shipyards, maritime financing and insurance, and all other maritime activities in support of the policy of the United States Government to encourage and aid the development and maintenance of a merchant marine.
- Who benefits
- The ultimate beneficiaries of the projects will be the United States Government and the general public.
- Who applies
- The assistance must be used for projects involving studies and innovations related to shipping, vessel operations, shipyards, maritime financing and insurance, and all other maritime activities in support of the policy of the United States Government to encourage and aid the development and maintenance of a merchant marine. Limitations on applicant eligibility for a specific project, if any, will be explained and included in any Notice of Funding Opportunity posted on grants.gov.
- Authorized by
- Jones Act (Merchant Marine)
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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- Committed through this program
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