Opportunity Information: Apply for 693JF7 20 BAA 0001
The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is a U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) discretionary grant opportunity created and funded through federal legislation in FY 2020. Congress, through the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), authorized and appropriated a total of $225 million for competitive grants aimed at improving port-related infrastructure. The intent is to fund projects that strengthen how goods move into, out of, around, or within ports, with an emphasis on measurable improvements to safety, operational efficiency, and overall reliability of freight movement.
A major directive in the FY 2020 funding is that at least $200 million of the $225 million must go to projects at coastal seaports or Great Lakes ports. The program still allows projects connected to inland river ports as well, as long as they fit the eligibility rules and clearly support port operations. Importantly, the program can fund improvements both within port boundaries and outside the port when those off-site improvements are directly related to port operations (for example, a road or rail connector that removes a freight bottleneck serving the port).
PIDP awards are made on a competitive basis, meaning applicants are evaluated against selection criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). While the posting indicates the NOFO would be published in the Federal Register and should be read closely in full, the overall funding purpose is clear: MARAD is looking for well-justified infrastructure projects that can demonstrate real benefits to port performance and freight mobility. Recipients must also comply with standard federal grant requirements, including the Buy American Act, which affects how materials and products are sourced for the funded work.
Eligible applicants are public-sector and quasi-public entities tied to port and transportation functions. This includes port authorities; port commissions (and their subdivisions or agents operating under existing authority); states and political subdivisions of states (including local governments); Tribal governments; public agencies or publicly chartered authorities established by one or more states; special purpose districts with transportation functions; and multistate or multijurisdictional groups of entities. The program also allows a public lead applicant to apply jointly with private entities, which can be useful when a project depends on public-private coordination, even though the lead must be one of the eligible public entities.
For this particular funding round, applications were required to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, with a deadline of 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 18, 2020. MARAD also indicated it would provide ongoing support materials such as answers to frequently asked questions, clarifications, and webinar information on its PIDP website (maritime.dot.gov/PIDPgrantsDates), helping applicants interpret requirements and prepare competitive submissions. The listed government point of contact for the opportunity was Robert Bouchard, Director of the Office of Port Infrastructure Development at MARAD.
Key administrative details from the opportunity listing include the funding opportunity number 693JF7-20-BAA-0001, classification as a discretionary grant within the transportation activity category, and CFDA number 20.823. The listing also referenced an award ceiling of $56,250,000, signaling that individual grants could be substantial depending on project scope and the program’s competitive decisions.Apply for 693JF7 20 BAA 0001
- The Maritime Administration in the transportation sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Port Infrastructure Development Grants" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.823.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-02-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-05-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $56,250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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