Various grants have been allocated for the development of electric boats of all kinds.
There are both government and private grants available to promote the use of electric boats. These grants range from helping individual boaters to large multi-million dollar grants for military development. These grants can benefit society in a variety of ways, including ecological benefits, boosting the economy and increasing national security.
Edison International Grant
In 1999, Edison International pledged a $35,000 grant to partially fund an electric boat for the communities surrounding Lake Casitas in California. The electric boat is used to transport visitors across the lake, according to the Los Angeles Times. The electric boat is designed to fit 50 passengers at a time. The International Center for Earth Concerns is heading the project. The center's headquarters is located a mile from Lake Casitas. The electric boat reduces the amount of gasoline that ends up in the lake. This is especially important to the 85,000 residents of Ojai Valley and Ventura who use the lake as a water source.
UNI Solar Boat Project
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Solar Boat Project was partially sponsored by an Iowa Energy Center grant. The project, administered by the university's Department of Industrial Technology, promotes environment-friendly boat technologies in Iowa's lakes and rivers. The grant also helps fund the UNI Solar Panthers, who won third place in the 2010 World Championship Intercollegiate Solar Boating competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Electric Boat Corporation
In 2010, the U.S. Navy awarded Electric Boat Corporation $14,552,039 in grant money to build nuclear powered submarine boats. The funds were meant to help the company develop the Pfizer Building in new London for an engineering and research project related to the manufacture of the submarine boats, according to the Connecticut General Assembly.
Mary Gordon Electric River Boat
The Mary Gordon is a historic British electric riverboat built in 1898. The boat is famous for its former owner, William 'Skipper' Ross Hendry, who transported thousands of people between the Brayford Pool and the Pyewipe Inn in Lincoln. In 2003, the Mary Gordon Trust was awarded a grant from Lincolnshire County Council and in 2006, the Mary Gordon Trust was given a grant of 23,600 British pounds from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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