MARAD Awards $40M in Port Infrastructure Grants to Corn Belt Ports

On October 27, 2026, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) Awarded $41,414,928 in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grants to Corn Belt Ports.

MARAD continues to invest in the four modern, sustainable, rural, regional, multimodal, inland, partnership ports in the Heart of the Corn Belt. Since 2003, a total of $143 million has been invested by MARAD in eleven rural port infrastructure projects (See attached slides for more background information).

“The regionalization of the ports in the Heart of the Corn Belt is paying off," said Robert Sinkler, the Executive Director and Founder of the Corn Belt Ports.

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