WASHINGTON, D. C. - The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has been awarded a $3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to conduct a comprehensive planning study that will help address the port’s cargo handling, environmental and economic development needs and broader regional planning goals.
It was among 25 grants totaling more than $241 million that the Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday. The Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) will improve port facilities in 19 states and one territory, the transportation department said.
“U.S. maritime ports play a critical role in our supply chains,” said a statement from Pete Buttigieg. “These investments in our nation’s ports will help support American jobs, efficient and resilient operations, and faster delivery of goods to the American people.”
A statement from Port of Cleveland President and CEO Will Friedman thanked the staff at MARAD for considering Northeast Ohio’s regional infrastructure needs, and the area’s congressional delegation for supporting Ohio’s maritime industry.
“These funds will advance our critical infrastructure planning needs as we prepare for the cargoes of today and tomorrow,” Friedman’s statement said.
A statement from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, said the grant “will play an important role in the continued economic resurgence of Northeast Ohio, not only by protecting existing commerce on the Great Lakes, but by encouraging job growth and future” economic development at the Port of Cleveland.
The PIDP is in its third year and has already awarded $492 million for 32 projects of regional and national economic significance within its first two years. The program supports efforts by ports and industry stakeholders to improve facility and freight infrastructure to meet the nation’s present and future transportation needs.
The projects that were awarded grants include coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports and inland river ports. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 PIDP includes priorities related to job creation, climate change, and environmental justice impacts.
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