The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will be offering $450 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants.
“Projects selected to receive PIDP funding will support efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to modernize and expand port capacity to accelerate the movement of goods across the nation,” Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips said. “PIDP is a powerful investment tool that is uniquely geared toward improving port and related freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s freight transportation needs—while simultaneously ensuring our port infrastructure can support future growth, and enhance the safety, efficiency and reliability of the nation’s ports.”
The program funds projects that modernize coastal and inland waterway ports, improve the reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports, increase safety, or improve efficiency.
Eligible applicants include counties, indigenous tribal nations, port authorities, state and local governments, and other eligible public entities.
Grants are awarded on a competitive basis. The application deadline is May 10.
MARAD will host a series of webinars for prospective PIDP applicants that describe the requirements and the application process. The agency will announce the dates in the near future on its PIDP webpage.
Recordings of the webinars will be posted on the website after the live events.