U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy withdrew or terminated a total of $679 million in funding for 12 offshore wind projects across America.
The Trump Administration has refocused the Department of Transportation (USDOT) and its Maritime Administration (MARAD) on rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capacity, unleashing traditional forms of energy, and utilizing the nation’s fossil fuel resources.
Where possible, funding from these projects will be recompeted to address critical port upgrades and other core infrastructure needs of the United States.
As part of the Department of Transportation’s review of all discretionary grant programs with obligated and unobligated projects, USDOT identified 12 offshore wind grants and project selections that were not aligned with the goals and priorities of the new administration.
USDOT has withdrawn one project in the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (INFRA) program, resulting in a total retraction of roughly $427 million. MARAD has withdrawn six projects and terminated five within its Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP), resulting in a total retraction of $177 million and roughly $75 million, respectively.
Withdrawn
- Sparrows Point Steel Marshalling Port Project (PIDP; $47,392,500)
- Bridgeport Port Authority Operations and Maintenance Wind Port Project (PIDP; $10,530,000)
- Wind Port at Paulsboro (PIDP; $20,494,025)
- Arthur Kill Terminal (PIDP; $48,008,231)
- Gateway Upgrades for Access, Resiliency & Development at the Port of Davisville Project (PIDP; $11,250,000)
- Norfolk Offshore Wind Logistics Port (PIDP; $39,265,000)
- Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind (INFRA; $426,719,810)
Terminated
- Redwood Marine Terminal Project Planning (PIDP; $8,672,986)
- Salem Wind Port Project (PIDP; $33,835,953)
- Lake Erie Renewable Energy Resilience Project (PIDP; $11,051,586)
- Radio Island Rail Improvements in Support of Offshore Wind (PIDP; $1,679,604)
- PMT Offshore Wind Development (PIDP; $20,000,000)
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