Applications are now being accepted for National Maritime Heritage Grants. Approximately $1,700,000 has been made available; education projects can request $25,000-$50,000, and preservation projects can request $50,000-$200,000. The application period runs from 23 June  to 23 September, 2014. The Maritime Heritage Program website has full details, including a history of the National Maritime Heritage Grants and links to begin the application process.

Past recipients of funding include the USS Hornet Museum, Mystic Seaport Museum, the Constellation Foundation, the USS Constitution Museum, the Mississippi River Museum,the Naval Historical Foundation, the City of Portland, Independence Seaport Museum, and the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP), to name just a few. Projects range from restoration projects on historic vessels to museum exhibits to educational programs.