Assistance Listing 20.814
Assistance to Small Shipyards
Maritime Administration · Department of Transportation
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 60 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $588,092. Expect about 43 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 68%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 0% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $588K
- $373K – $817K middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 19
- $11M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Mar
- annual · 43-day window
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heartland Fabrication LLC | Business | PA | 3 | $2,231,829 |
| Bay Ship & Yacht CO | Business | CA | 3 | $1,978,576 |
| Marine Group Boat Works, LLC | Business | CA | 3 | $1,914,908 |
| ST Johns Ship Building INC | Business | FL | 2 | $1,959,764 |
| Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp. | Business | MD | 2 | $1,931,689 |
| Everett Ship Repair, LLC | Business | WA | 2 | $1,899,998 |
| ICE Floe, LLC | Business | WA | 2 | $1,591,725 |
| Hanwha Philly Shipyard, INC. | Business | PA | 2 | $1,520,000 |
| Hughes Bros., INC. | Business | NJ | 2 | $1,264,510 |
| C & C Marine & Repair LLC | Business | LA | 2 | $1,263,222 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $19M | $589K | $436K – $744K |
| 2022 | 22 | $18M | $820K | $641K – $947K |
| 2023 | 24 | $18M | $739K | $640K – $922K |
| 2024 | 17 | $10M | $572K | $440K – $905K |
| 2025 | 19 | $11M | $588K | $373K – $817K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-05-11 | 46 d | DTMASSG26 · FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-05-15 | 44 d | DTMASSG25 · FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2024-03-26 | 2024-05-08 | 43 d | DTMASSG24 · FY 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2023-01-17 | 2023-02-27 | 41 d | DTMASSG23 · FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2022-04-06 | 2022-05-16 | 40 d | DTMASSG22 · FY 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2021-01-14 | 2021-02-25 | 42 d | DTMASSG21 · FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2020-01-06 | 2020-02-18 | 43 d | DTMASSG20 · FY 2020 Notice of Funding Opportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2019-03-05 | 2019-04-16 | 42 d | DTMASSG19 · FY 2019 Notice of Funding Oportunity for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2018-04-09 | 2018-05-22 | 43 d | DTMASSG18 · FY 2018 Notice of Funding Available for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2017-05-19 | 2017-07-05 | 47 d | DTMASSG17 · FY 2017 Notice of Funding Available for Small Shipyard Grants |
| 2015-12-31 | 2016-02-16 | 47 d | DTMA-SSG-2016 · FY 2016 Notice of Funding Availability for Small Shipyard Grant Program |
| 2009-03-05 | 2009-04-20 | 46 d | DTMA1G0001 · Small Shipyards Grants |
| 2008-02-19 | 2008-02-25 | 6 d | 2008-SHIP · Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 20.814?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 60 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $588,092. Expect about 43 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Assistance to Small Shipyards award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $588K; the middle half ran from $373K to $817K. 19 new awards were made, with $11M committed to them.
When does 20.814 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Mar with about 43 days to apply. The most recent round posted Mar 26, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Transportation (Maritime Administration). Assistance Listing 20.814 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.