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Fiscal Year 2026 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)

Federal funding opportunity 693JF725R000010 from Maritime Administration (Department of Transportation).

Posted
July 6, 2026
Closed
August 31, 2026
Award ceiling
$12,000,000
Award floor
$1
Program funding
$10,772,270
Expected awards
25
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
20.816
Category
Transportation
Archives
August 10, 2027

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 →

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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

a State, a political subdivision of a State or a local government; a United States metropolitan planning organization; a United States port authority; a Tribal government (as defined in Section B.5. of this notice of funding opportunity); a United States private sector operator of Marine Highway Projects or private sector owners of facilities, including an Alaska Native Corporation, with an endorsement letter from the current Marine Highway Transportation Route Sponsor (if there are multiple route sponsors, the private sector applicant is only required to submit an endorsement letter from one of the route sponsors).

The official record

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Agency contact: Kelly B Mitchell-Carroll Grantor · [email protected] · 202-366-9714

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