The American Association of Port Authorities has publicly congratulated the 35 recipients of Maritime Administration port grants announced from the Fiscal Year 2026 cycle.

MarineLink Maritime News reported on 28 October 2026 that the awards were issued under the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program and totalled $498 million.

AAPA's message, as recorded in the report, singled out the group of 35 awardees named in the FY26 application cycle for congratulations from the association.

The announcement in brief

The announcement, carried by MarineLink, identified the grant programme as the Port Infrastructure Development Program, commonly referenced by its acronym PIDP, and located the awards in the FY26 application cycle. The aggregate funding amount reported for the cycle was $498 million.

The figure of 35 recipients and the $498 million total were the principal facts presented in the item published on 28 October 2026.

What was confirmed

The only confirmed details supplied in the report are the number of award recipients, the total value of the grants and the programme and fiscal cycle under which they were awarded. The American Association of Port Authorities offered its congratulations to those recipients, and MarineLink carried the item on the date cited.

A short factual summary follows:

  • Programme: Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).
  • Fiscal cycle: FY26 application cycle.
  • Awards: 35 recipients; total $498 million.

The MarineLink item served as the verified report for those particulars and is the source of the figures included here.

AAPA's public congratulations were noted without further project-level detail in the supplied summary. The report as presented for this article contained no additional specifics about the identities of the recipients, the amounts awarded to individual projects, or the intended uses of the grants.

Readers seeking further particulars such as recipient names, project descriptions or award breakdowns will need to consult the original MarineLink item or the Maritime Administration's announcements, as such detail was not included in the verified notes provided for this report.