Fiscal Year 2026 United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP)
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes August 31, 2026
- Posted
- July 6, 2026
- Closes
- 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
- $3.4M
- Awards in window
- 29
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 August 2026
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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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).
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