State Marine Schools (20.806)

Program

20.806 State Marine Schools

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Authorization

Maritime Education and Training Act, Public Law 96-453.

Program Number

20.806

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To train future merchant marine officers in State Maritime Schools.

Types of Assistance

DIRECT PAYMENTS FOR A SPECIFIED USE; USE OF PROPERTY, FACILITIES, OR EQUIPMENT

Uses and Use Restrictions

Operation and maintenance of State Maritime Schools; maintenance and repair of training vessels loaned by Federal Government; student incentive payments to selected cadets.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

States. Limited to one academy in any one State.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Students, meeting eligibility requirements.

Credentials/Documentation

Formal application from State Governor setting forth evidence of establishment of school; State appropriation for the school; suitable curriculum and facilities. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Letter from a State Governor to the Secretary of Transportation or the Maritime Administrator. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102.

Award Procedure

Need for training must be established. The final award is approved by the Maritime Administrator.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Not Applicable.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Federal/State contracts for assistance automatically extended year by year unless cancelled.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.

Matching Requirements: Annual assistance payment of $400,000 to regional academies if matched by State appropriations and if out-of-State students are enrolled. Federal assistance consists of (1) lump-sum annual assistance payment to schools, (2) loan of vessel and payment for its maintenance, and (3) student incentive payments. States are required to show that their annual funding for the school at least matches the Federal lump sum assistance payment.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Annual payments to the schools are given on a lump-sum basis. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

Monthly enrollment by class. Annual cost analysis of school operation. Other at request of the Maritime Administrator. SF-272. Monthly enrollment by class. Annual cost analysis of school operation. Other at request of the Maritime Administrator. SF-269. Monthly enrollment by class. Annual cost analysis of school operation. Other at request of the Maritime Administrator.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Pertaining to each school, its officers, faculty and students, the vessel and crew, and the shore base are required to be kept for the period of employment/enrollment, plus 6 years.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: A total of 547 licensed mariners graduated from the State maritime schools in 2008. Forty-eight cadets who received student incentive payments graduated as Merchant Marine officers. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

69-1750-0-1-403.

Obligations

(Direct Payments for Specified Use) FY 08 $13,181,000; FY 09 est $14,500,000; FY 10 est $15,640,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Annual assistance payment of $315,000 to each regional school provided State matches funds and admits eligible out-of-state student. An allowance of $4,000 per academic year, not to exceed 4 years, pain to selected students in good standing in the student incentive payment program.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

46 CFR 310A; Standard college catalogs are available from the schools listed below .

Related Programs

11.417 Sea Grant Support; 20.807 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

See Regional Agency Offices. (a) Federal Government: none; (b) standard information for prospective students: Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04421; Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532; State University of New York Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, NY 10465; Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston, TX 77550; California Maritime Academy, Vallejo, CA 94591; Great Lakes Maritime Academy, Traverse City, MI 49684.

Headquarters Office

Brenda J. Bell 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. , Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-8797

Web Site Address

http://www.marad.dot.gov.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: See USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS section of this program. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

See Credentials/Documentation section of this program.