Port of Grays Harbor Awarded $25.5 million PIDP Grant

November 2022

The Port of Grays Harbor was recently awarded a $25.5 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grant from MARAD for its Terminal 4 Expansion & Redevelopment Project. 

The project will add 50,000 feet of rail for offloading, storage, and assembly; repurpose the 50-acre former 520 pontoon construction site into cargo laydown area; construct secured site access and roadway improvements, and replace the marine terminal fendering and stormwater systems. 

The project is critical to the Port’s ability to accommodate AGP’s proposed expansion at Terminal 4 which would double exports of US grown and processed soybean meal. As a co-product of soybean processing, soybean meal exports are expected to increase in response to the growing demand for renewable fuel feedstocks, including soybean oil.  The project has received widespread support from soybean farmers and soybean associations across the Midwest.

“The widespread, bi-partisan support we received for this project’s grant application was extraordinary,” shared Port of Grays Harbor Executive Director Gary Nelson.  “From our local and tribal leaders, to Governors and US Senators and Representatives throughout the Midwest, this infrastructure project will play a critical role in the United States economy for decades to come.  We look forward to having this project be a poster-child for PIDP by showcasing how investment in public infrastructure can leverage benefits like private investment, job creation and opportunities for communities across our Nation.”