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Capital Construction Fund

Program Information

Popular name

Capital Construction Fund (CCF)

Program Number

20.808

Program objective

To provide for replacement vessels, additional vessels or reconstructed vessels, built and documented under the laws of the United States for operation in the United States foreign, Great Lakes, Marine Highways or noncontiguous domestic trades.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    In 2016 over $159 million of funds deposited in Capital Construction Funds was used to construct new vessels, reconstruct existing vessels or pay down debt on existing vessels. An additional $193 of earnings from the operation or sale of vessels was deposited into CCFs by the over 145 program participants, leaving a balance of over $2.1 billion on deposit.

  2. 2022

    Applicants have received tax benefits for investing in their vessels and the program.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Capital Construction Fund Agreement; Parts 390 and 391, Title 46, CFR; Part 3, Title 26, CFR.

Program details

Categories & sub-categories

Business and Commerce

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Individual/Family
  • Profit organization
  • U.S. Citizen

Additional resources