b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS EPA Announces $3 Billion in Grantsfor Clean Ports ProgramT heU.S.EnvironmentalPro- agencys Clean Ports Program. Grantsport infrastructure. The grants will be tectionAgency(EPA)an- wereawardedtoportsandfacilitiesused to usher in the next generation of nouncedthedistributionofaroundthecountrytoreducepol- green technology for ports. grants totaling $3 billion through thelutionandincreaseclimateforward President Biden was joined by Mary-land Governor Wes Moore at the Port of Baltimore to make the announce-ment. Baltimores port received $147 millionandwasoneof55projects across27statesthatwereawarded grantstofacilitateZeroEmissions Technology Deployment (ZE Tech).A number of PVA members will bene-fit from the program such as San Fran-cisco Bay Ferry. A $55,386,000 grant to the Port of San Francisco will be used by SF Bay Ferry to create the first zero-emission,fast-ferrynetworkin the U.S. Most of the funding will be used on three projects key to complet-ing San Franciscos vision for an emis-sions-free fast-ferry network connect-ing downtown San Francisco, Mission Bay, and the emerging Treasure Island neighborhood. Those projects include constructing a Mission Bay ferry ter-minal, installing electrification infra-structure at the downtown terminal, and procuring an all-electric, 400-pas-senger ferry. The grant also includes $2 million for a maritime workforce development program. The EPAs Ports Initiative was created to help address the public health and environmental impacts of port activi-ty on neighboring communities. Click here for more information and to see the full list of recipients. FOGHORN 60'