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Assistance Listing 20.817

Air Emissions and Energy Initiative

TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Maritime Administration

Assistance Listing 20.817, “Air Emissions and Energy Initiative,” is a federal program administered by TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $3.4M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.

  • Funding down 47% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -47% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

MARAD will use projects results and data for a variety of purposes including further support of air emissions reduction research, demonstration, and pilot projects. In addition, the result will be used to evaluate the public benefits of providing incentives to adopt new technologies and alternative energy in the maritime sector.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 20.817

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Unrestricted by Entity Type

Eligible applicants include vessel owners, operators, or public sponsors. Shore side equipment upgrade or shore power projects are not eligible for funding.

Intended beneficiaries: Federal and Anyone/general public.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$6.4M
FY25$3.4M
FY26— est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): For FY23 and FY24, funding range was $35,000 to $1.169 million. The average award size was $500,000.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 20.817. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22$2.12M
FY23$4.05M
FY24$6.44M
FY25$3.35M
FY26$7.26M
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY26 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 20.817?

20.817 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Air Emissions and Energy Initiative.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 20.817?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Unrestricted by Entity Type. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 20.817 provide?

The agency reported $3,400,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.