Fiscal Year 2025 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)
- Posted
- May 16, 2025
- Closed
- July 15, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $14,042,621
- Award floor
- $1
- Expected awards
- 25
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 20.816
- Category
- Transportation
- Archives
- August 10, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 20.816 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $33.3M
- FY2025 obligated
- $14.7M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $2.4M
- Awards in window
- 33
Top recipients: New Bedford Harbor Development Commission, Port of Harlingen Authority, Morgan City Harbor & Terminal District, Commonwealth of Virginia, Helena-west Helena-philips County Port Authorty
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP), codified at 46 U.S.C. 55601, was originally established by Section 1121 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reduce landside congestion through the designation of Marine Highway Routes. The USMHP statute authorizes the U.S. Department of Transportation (“Department” or “DOT”) to make grants to implement Projects or components of Projects that 1) provide a coordinated and capable alternative to landside transportation; mitigate or relieve landside congestion; promote Marine Highway Transportation; or use vessels documented under 46 U.S.C. chapter 121; and 2) develop, expand, or promote Marine Highway Transportation or shipper use of Marine Highway Transportation
Who can apply
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
The official record
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