SeaPort Manatee receives $2M state grant for infrastructure upgrades

Gov. Ron DeSantis visited SeaPort Manatee on March 14 to present a $2 million check for infrastructure upgrades. The grant comes from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund through the Florida Department of Commerce.

Funds will be used to reconstruct South Dock Street, which links SeaPort Manatee’s South Gate complex with US 41. 

“This award will help fulfill the demand from current and new businesses as they expand their operations and create new jobs,” DeSantis says in a statement. In addition to funding reconstruction and repaving, the grant will help provide critical stormwater mitigation improvements.