Opportunity Information: Apply for AMHPDG FY2010 01
Apply for AMHPDG FY2010 01
- The Maritime Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Americas Marine Highway Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.816 America s Marine Highway Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 12, 2010 and posted on Aug 11, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 27, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Applicants eligible for Marine Highway Grants are project sponsors that have received designation by DOT for a specific Marine Highway Project under the America s Marine Highway Program. Project sponsors are public entities, including but not limited to, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State governments (including State Departments of Transportation), and port authorities.
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Opportunity Summary:
Americas Marine Highway Grants is a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) discretionary grant opportunity created to help launch new waterborne transportation services or expand existing ones in order to shift appropriate passenger and freight movements off congested roads and onto marine routes. The program sits under the broader Americas Marine Highway Program and is tied to federal policy goals around improving transportation efficiency, reducing congestion and emissions, and delivering public benefits by using coastal and inland waterways as practical extensions of the surface transportation system.
The legal basis for this funding traces to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed on October 28, 2009. Section 3515 of that law (Americas Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways) amended Section 55601 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which established the federal Short Sea Transportation Program. In plain terms, Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to stand up and run a grant program that supports projects (or project components) that DOT has formally designated as Marine Highway Projects. MARAD also points applicants to the program rules and designation framework described in a final rule published April 9, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 18095).
Eligible projects are those that operate between U.S. ports, or between U.S. ports and Canadian ports specifically within the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway system. The emphasis is on services that support some portion of a designated Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing, and that generate public benefits by reducing external costs (for example, highway congestion, pavement wear, crashes, and emissions). The program can support passenger and/or freight movements, including containerized cargo or wheeled cargo (such as trailers or roll-on/roll-off equipment), as long as the project meaningfully advances the Marine Highway concept.
A key boundary in the program is that it is not meant to reshuffle traffic that is already moving by water from one marine operator to another. Instead, the intent is to expand marine transportation where trucks or other landside modes are currently being used, and where a marine alternative is judged to be the best overall option. Because of that, a proposal that directly competes with an existing Marine Highway service is explicitly not eligible for an award under this notice. Applicants therefore need to frame projects as additive capacity or new market development rather than substitution within existing waterborne services.
Only designated Marine Highway Project sponsors may apply. In practice, sponsors are public entities, including Metropolitan Planning Organizations, state governments and state departments of transportation, and port authorities, among other public-sector bodies that have already obtained DOT designation for a specific Marine Highway Project. The designation step is important because it functions like a gatekeeper: the grant competition is for implementation funding, but only for projects that have been formally recognized under the Marine Highway Program.
Application requirements focus heavily on proof that the service will work in the real world and not just on paper. Applicants must submit an application in the form, manner, and by the deadline specified by the Secretary. They must also convince DOT that the project is financially viable, that grant funds will be spent efficiently and effectively, and that there is a real market for the proposed service. Market evidence is expected in the form of contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers, which signals that DOT wants demand validation and credible commitments rather than speculative forecasts.
Cost sharing is mandatory. Applicants must provide at least 20 percent of total project costs from non-federal sources. Beyond meeting the minimum, selection preferences favor the projects that are the most financially viable and that require the lowest percentage federal share. Financial viability, as defined in the notice, means demonstrating to the Secretary that the project will be sustainable within a specified and reasonable timeframe. In other words, DOT is looking for a credible path to a self-supporting operation, not an open-ended subsidy.
For this specific funding round (Fiscal Year 2010), MARAD referenced $7,000,000 in appropriations signed into law on December 16, 2009 to designate and support projects that create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors. Those funds were to be distributed through the Marine Highway Grant Program described in the notice. The opportunity was posted in August 2010, with a closing date of August 27, 2010, and it was later archived at the end of that month.
Administrative details from the notice include the Funding Opportunity Number AMHPDG FY2010 01, CFDA 20.816 (Americas Marine Highway Grants), and MARAD as the administering agency. The announcement also provided points of contact at DOT for applicant questions and included relay service information for hearing and speech impaired callers.
Americas Marine Highway Grants (MARAD) - FAQs
What is the Americas Marine Highway Grants opportunity?
Americas Marine Highway Grants is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD). It is intended to help launch new waterborne transportation services or expand existing ones in order to shift appropriate passenger and freight movements off congested roads and onto marine routes.
What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program supports federal policy goals focused on improving transportation efficiency, reducing congestion and emissions, and delivering public benefits by using coastal and inland waterways as practical extensions of the surface transportation system.
How does this grant relate to the broader Americas Marine Highway Program?
This grant opportunity sits under the broader Americas Marine Highway Program. It provides implementation funding support for projects (or project components) that DOT has formally designated as Marine Highway Projects.
What is the legal authority behind the grants?
The funding authority traces to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed October 28, 2009. Section 3515 (Americas Short Sea Transportation Grants for the Development of Marine Highways) amended Section 55601 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which established the federal Short Sea Transportation Program.
Are there program rules or a designation framework applicants should follow?
Yes. Applicants are pointed to the program rules and the designation framework described in a final rule published April 9, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 18095).
What kinds of routes or operating areas are eligible?
Eligible projects are those that operate between U.S. ports, or between U.S. ports and Canadian ports specifically within the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway system.
What types of Marine Highway alignments does a project need to support?
The emphasis is on services that support some portion of a designated Marine Highway Corridor, Connector, or Crossing.
What kinds of public benefits does MARAD expect from funded projects?
Projects are expected to generate public benefits by reducing external costs associated with landside transportation, such as highway congestion, pavement wear, crashes, and emissions.
Are both passenger and freight services eligible?
Yes. The program can support passenger and/or freight movements, as long as the project meaningfully advances the Marine Highway concept.
What types of freight are specifically mentioned as eligible?
The notice references containerized cargo and wheeled cargo, such as trailers or roll-on/roll-off equipment.
Can this program be used to shift cargo from one marine operator to another?
No. A key boundary is that the program is not meant to reshuffle traffic that is already moving by water from one marine operator to another. The intent is to expand marine transportation where trucks or other landside modes are currently being used and where the marine alternative is judged to be the best overall option.
Are projects that compete with an existing Marine Highway service eligible?
No. A proposal that directly competes with an existing Marine Highway service is explicitly not eligible for an award under this notice.
Who is allowed to apply for Americas Marine Highway Grants?
Only designated Marine Highway Project sponsors may apply. In practice, sponsors are public entities, including Metropolitan Planning Organizations, state governments and state departments of transportation, and port authorities, among other public-sector bodies that have already obtained DOT designation for a specific Marine Highway Project.
Why is DOT designation important before applying for the grant?
Designation functions as a gatekeeper. The grant competition is for implementation funding, but only for projects that have been formally recognized under the Marine Highway Program.
What does the application need to demonstrate?
Applications must convince DOT that the project is financially viable, that grant funds will be spent efficiently and effectively, and that there is a real market for the proposed service.
What kind of market evidence is expected in an application?
Market evidence is expected in the form of contracts or written statements of intent from potential customers. This indicates DOT is looking for demand validation and credible commitments rather than speculative forecasts.
Is cost sharing required?
Yes. Cost sharing is mandatory. Applicants must provide at least 20 percent of total project costs from non-federal sources.
Does the federal share affect how applications are evaluated?
Yes. Selection preferences favor projects that are the most financially viable and that require the lowest percentage federal share (beyond meeting the minimum cost-share requirement).
How is "financial viability" described for this grant?
Financial viability means demonstrating to the Secretary that the project will be sustainable within a specified and reasonable timeframe, reflecting a credible path to a self-supporting operation rather than an open-ended subsidy.
How much funding was referenced for this specific funding round?
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, MARAD referenced $7,000,000 in appropriations signed into law on December 16, 2009 to designate and support projects that create new or expanded services along designated Marine Highway Corridors.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this notice?
The Funding Opportunity Number listed is AMHPDG FY2010 01.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The notice lists CFDA 20.816 for Americas Marine Highway Grants.
Which agency administers this grant?
The administering agency is the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD).
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted in August 2010 and had a closing date of August 27, 2010. It was later archived at the end of that month.
Were points of contact included for applicant questions?
Yes. The announcement provided points of contact at DOT for applicant questions and also included relay service information for hearing and speech impaired callers.
What is the basic submission expectation stated in the notice?
Applicants must submit an application in the form, manner, and by the deadline specified by the Secretary.
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