Oct 23, 2023
The Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program has 2 webinars coming soon.
1) The Alaska TTAP (AKTTAP) is sponsoring a webinar at 12:30 pm Alaska time on Thursday October 26.
Title: Overview of the United States Marine Highway Program: Opportunities for Alaska’s Inland Waterway and Coastal Communities
Presented by the Maritime Administration’s Office of Ports & Waterways Planning
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) supports our nation’s waterborne transportation infrastructure: ships and shipping, port and vessel operations, national security, environment, resiliency, and safety. One of MARAD’s most critical missions is facilitating investments in ports and waterways to help strengthen the resiliency of our supply chains, improve intermodal networks, and reduce climate impacts.
During this webinar, leaders from MARAD’s Office of Ports & Waterway Planning will provide an overview of the United States Marine Highway Program (USMHP). Alaska contains three designated U.S. Marine Highway Routes under the USMHP, the M-11, M-5AK, and the M-A1. These designated routes consist of nearly 9,000 miles of coastal and inland waterways. This presentation will provide an overview of the benefits of the designations of these routes, including eligibility for MARAD funding, and present other Federal programs of interest to Alaska’s inland waterway and coastal communities.
About the Maritime Administration
The Maritime Administration is the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) agency responsible for the nation’s maritime transportation system. Our mission is to foster, promote, and develop the maritime industry of the United States to meet the nation’s economic and security needs. MARAD collaborates with other USDOT agencies as well as other Federal agencies, State, local, and regional transportation partners, including private entities, to develop and expand the maritime transportation system into a capable, connected freight network. MARAD works to ensure that all maritime stakeholders are reflected in USDOT policies, planning efforts, and funding programs.
For more information, MARAD’s website is https://www.maritime.dot.gov/
Speakers:
The link to join the webinar is https://alaska.zoom.us/j/84408583670?pwd=M25jVDU1cFJsMmdpUFZIdnNlbHBKQT09.