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Alabama Mobile Bay Ferry Dock Rehabilitation,

Mobile County $405,000 $405,000

Alaska Pelican Ferry Terminal Renovation $2,560,000 $2,560,000

Arizona Lake Havasu Ferry Terminal Facility

Construction, Mohave County $2,600,000 $2,600,000

Arkansas Peel Ferry Replacement Barge, Marion

County $256,000 $256,000

California McCann Ferry Improvement, Humboldt

County $120,000 $120,000

California Marine Vessel (M/V) Mendocino

Refurbishment, Larkspur Ferry Service,

San Francisco and Marin Counties $2,000,000 $2,000,000

California Berkeley/Albany to San Francisco Ferry

Service (1) $1,000,000 $1,000,000

Florida Drayton Island Terminals Improvement,

Putnam County $768,000 $768,000

Florida Fort Gates Ferry Terminal

Improvement, Putnam County $816,000 $816,000

Florida Drayton Island Barge and Push Boat

Rehabilitation, Putnam County $80,000 $80,000

Florida Mayport Ferry Rehabilitation,

Jacksonville(1) $500,000 $500,000.00 $0

Kentucky Valley View Ferry Towboat

Replacement, Jessamine, Madison and

Fayette Counties $600,000 $600,000

Louisiana M/V Thomas Jefferson – Upgrade Main

Engines and Generators, Orleans

Parish $1,034,000 $1,034,000

Louisiana Replace Marine Radar for 6 Ferry

Vessels in New Orleans , Jefferson,

Orleans and Bernard Parishes $196,180 $196,180

Maine North Haven and Vinalhaven Fender

Systems Rehabilitation, Waldo County $360,000 $360,000

Maine Little and Great Diamond Islands

Refurbishment of Docking Facilities ,

Cumberland County $400,000 $400,000

FY 2010 Ferry Boat Discretionary (FBD) Awards (as of October 13, 2010)

FUNDS

ALLOCATED TO

STATE

STATE PROJECT Award Amount

FUNDS YET TO

BE ALLOCATED

TO STATE

Federal Grants Awarded for Ferry Vessels and Facilities

On October 13, the most recent recipients of awards from the federal government’s Federal

Ferry Boat Discretionary Grant Program were released. Over $60m was obligated for capital projects involving ferry vessels, docks and facil- ities in 20 states. Administered by the Federal

Highway Administration, the Ferry Boat

Discretionary Grant Program provides competi- tive capital grants to public entities and public- private partnerships. The list of grants and recipients is available online (www.fhwa.dot.gov/discretionary/fbawrd10.cfm)