{"id":5471,"date":"2026-07-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:45:27","slug":"funding-frenzy-capital-allocation-smart-grantmaking-regulatory-strategies-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/23\/funding-frenzy-capital-allocation-smart-grantmaking-regulatory-strategies-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Frenzy: Capital Allocation, Smart Grantmaking &amp; Regulatory Strategies Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As federal priorities evolve and regulatory frameworks shift, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aapa.getregistered.net\/2026-annual-convention\">AAPA&#8217;s Annual Convention &amp; Expo<\/a><\/strong> will feature a dedicated track exploring how port leaders can navigate today&#8217;s complex funding and policy landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sessions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <em>&#8220;Opportunity Zone Success: Lessons for Maritime Prosperity Zones&#8221;<\/em> with Chandler Milhollin of CohnReznick<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <em>&#8220;Funding and Expediting Port Infrastructure Projects through Policy and Legal Crosscurrents&#8221;<\/em> with Ruben Doran of the Port of Hueneme<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&#8211; <em>&#8220;Expanding Navy-Port Partnerships&#8221;<\/em> with Captain Joshua Menzel of the U.S. Navy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendees will gain practical insight into federal grant programs, public-private partnerships, and strategies for accelerating infrastructure development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us <strong>September 28-30<\/strong> in New Orleans for <strong>AAPA&#8217;s 2026 Annual Convention &amp; Expo \u2014 Ports Built to Lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aapa.getregistered.net\/2026-annual-convention\/register\">Register today<\/a>,<\/strong> and note that hotel rooms at the group rate are going fast!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As federal priorities evolve and regulatory frameworks shift, AAPA&#8217;s Annual Convention &amp; Expo will feature a dedicated track exploring how port leaders can navigate today&#8217;s complex funding and policy landscape. Sessions include: &nbsp;&#8211; &#8220;Opportunity Zone Success: Lessons for Maritime Prosperity Zones&#8221; with Chandler Milhollin of CohnReznick &nbsp;&#8211; &#8220;Funding and Expediting Port Infrastructure Projects through Policy &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":5356,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-insights-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5472,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5471\/revisions\/5472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aapaseaports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}