MARAD solicits grant applications for port infrastructure funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration (MARAD) this week announced the availability of $500 million in fiscal-year 2024 funding through its Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).

PIDP grants help eligible applicants complete critical port and port-related infrastructure projects in urban, rural and tribal communities. Applicants include port authorities, state and local governments, Indigenous Tribal Nations, counties and other eligible public entities.

"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," said Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips in a press release.

Applications are due May 10. The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to support projects that improve the safety, efficiency or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports.

For information about applying for PIDP grants, click here.