The weekly federal-spending brief. One email a Sunday. Free. No tracking.
The BuildoutBeta
Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$149,385,241

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to AK STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-01-12·LATEST ACTION2026-03-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_AK-2024-005_069
Award description

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD INCLUDES OPERATING ASSISTANCE TO HELP THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OPERATING EXPENSES FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF ALASKA.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE PROVIDING OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND STATE ADMINISTRATION TO THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDES BOTH SHORESIDE AND VESSEL OPERATING COSTS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE TO PROVIDE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COAST OF THE STATE OF ALASKA. ; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COAST OF THE STATE OF ALASKA.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS TO THIS AWARD.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

The Buildout's read

What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Operating assistance for Alaska Marine Highway System to maintain public ferry transportation serving coastal and rural Alaska communities.

Sub-sectors
transit-operating-assistancemaritime-public-transportationrural-connectivity
Why this matters

Alaska's marine highway is critical infrastructure for isolated communities with no road access; this 2024-initiated program ensures continuity of essential connectivity.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains demand for vessel maintenance, fuel, and maritime labor in Alaska; supports regional supply chains dependent on ferry operations.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002950.

Period of performance
Start
2024-01-12
End
2027-12-31
Status
activein 549 days
Sources

The Buildout does not edit federal records. Any inaccuracy reflects the upstream source; it will update here when corrected there.

$149.4M Department of Transportation — The Buildout — The Buildout