grants – Pacific Maritime Magazine

11 Jul

California Ports Receive Infrastructure Grants

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online News, Terminal Operationsgrants, pola, polb, portofoakland, portofstockton

The Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland and Stockton seaports last week announced that they have received grants from the State of California to fund several infrastructure projects that they say would improve the supply chain. Of the $1.5 billion in grants announced by California Transportation (Caltrans) Secretary Toks Omishakin, the Port of Los Angeles is receiving $233 million, which goes toward funding the POLA’s Maritime Support Facility (MSF) Improvement and Expansion Project, the Rail Mainline/Wilmington Community & Waterfront Pedestrian Grade Separation Bridge and improvements to the State Route 47/Seaside Avenue and Navy Way Interchange. “This nearly quarter-billion-dollar investment in critical…

23 May

$220 Million in Federal Funds Available for Passenger Ferry Projects

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsferries, fta, grants

About $220 million in grant funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is now available for projects that seek to help or upgrade passenger ferry service throughout the nation, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced May 18. About $50.1 million is available in FY 2023 through the Passenger Ferry Program, which funds projects to purchase, replace, or update passenger ferries, terminals and equipment. About $5 million is dedicated to low- or zero-emission ferries and related facilities/equipment, according to the FTA. "Passenger ferries provide critical and cost-effective travel for people throughout the United States, but they currently…

09 May

West Coast Shipyards Win Federal Grants

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsgrants, marad, shipyards

Shipyards in Alaska, California and Washington were among 27 companies to receive grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program, which helps shipyards fund facility upgrades, raise productivity and increase job opportunities in the area, it was announced May 3. They include: Highmark Marine Fabrication, LLC of Kodiak, Alaska, which plans to use its $969,191 to buy a 120-ton rough terrain crane. Bay Ship & Yacht Co., of Alameda, Calif., which plans to use its $830,380 grant toward a 165-ton Grove GRT 9165 crane with a 205-foot boom. Driscoll, Inc. dba Driscoll Boat Works, LLC…

07 Feb

MARAD Making Nearly $20 Million Available for Small Shipyards

Pacific Maritime MagazineNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsgrants, marad, shipyards

Small shipyards along the West Coast may be able to upgrade their facilities and provide workforce training, thanks to $20 million of federal fiscal year 2023 funding made available by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). Announced Jan. 19, MARAD’s Small Shipyard Grant Program offers grants that could go toward training employees or buying new equipment, including U.S.-made manufacturing equipment. “Small shipyards play vital roles in their local economies and our national economy,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “With these funds, we are helping small shipyards across the country train their workers, modernize their equipment and improve…

06 Sep

Energy-Related Projects are Focus of POLB Grant Workshops

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsgrants, polb

The Port of Long Beach is inviting organizations that may have an energy efficiency or solar power generation project to two workshops seeking to help groups apply for the port’s Community Grants Program. The port is seeking organizations whose proposals help sensitive populations such as seniors, pregnant women, children and people with asthma or chronic illnesses. The Community Grants Program funding is given to groups that help communities most affected by port-related operations. Since 2009, the port has set aside more than $65 million toward this effort, of which $36.5 million has been committed. The workshop focused on applying for…