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MARAD Awards Maritime Heritage Preservation Grants

F/V Western Flyer
F/V Western Flyer

Published May 12, 2018 9:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

MARAD and the U.S. National Park Service announced $2.6 million in maritime heritage grants to assist funding 34 preservation and education projects on Friday. 

Since 2014, MARAD has provided more than $7 million in funding to support maritime heritage projects. The grants are funded through recycling of vessels from MARAD’s National Defense Reserve Fleet.