Ports and Waterways
Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities
Agency NameDepartment of Transportation
Funding Amount$912,000,000.00
Bureau Name
Federal Highway Administration
Funding Mechanism
Formula Grant
New?
No
Funding Mechanism
Formula Grant
Funding Amount Notes
Period of Availability
Available until expended
Recipients
Eligible ferry operations
Program Description
The Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities program provides funding for ferry services which are important links in the network of Federal-aid highways, and in many cases, are the only reasonable form of transportation.
Eligible Uses
Replace or acquire new ferry boats; replace propulsion systems with newer cleaner and more energy-efficient power plants; update navigational control systems; construct new terminals; improve access for the disabled; and replace and construct new docking facilities.
sam.gov link
https://sam.gov/fal/50471f650c3c4bb6a74b40c151b0381a/view
Statutory Location
11121
Federal Cost Share Requirement
80 percent Federal / 20 percent non-Federal