The program was set up under the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006 and funded in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008.
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The purpose of the grants is to make capital and infrastructure improvements that facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness and quality of domestic ship construction, conversion or repair for commercial and federal government use. The grants cover a maximum of 75 percent of the estimated cost of improvements; the companies are responsible for the remainder.
Recipients, amounts and purposes of grants include:
' Alaska Ship and Drydock of Ketchikan, Alaska, was awarded $615,805 to upgrade its metal equipment, machine shop and painting equipment.
' All American Marine Inc., Bellingham, Wash., was awarded $285,000 for the acquisition of metal cutting machinery and boat transfer equipment.
' Everett Shipyard Inc., Everett, Wash., $297,036 for work stations and an overhead crane.
' Pacific Shipyards International LLC, Honolulu, $869,977 for a water blast system and a mobile crane.
' R&R Marine Shipbuilding, Port Arthur, Texas, $400,000 for acquisition and installation of a stiffener fitting gantry, facility electrical upgrades and the cost to install a panel line fabrication facility.
' Safe Boats, Port Orchard, Wash., $579,084 for acquisition and installation of router tables, information technology system upgrades and other machinery and equipment.
' Todd Shipyards Corp., Seattle, $358,515 to enlarge and renovate their main assembly building.
