The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting applications for its Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act – Boating Infrastructure Grant Program.
Donor Name: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/18/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program to provide funding to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the United States Virgin Islands (hereafter States) for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long that are operated, leased, rented, or chartered primarily for pleasure.
Goals
Congress authorized the Boating Infrastructure Grant program to provide funds to States for the development and maintenance of facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels. The goal of the program is to maintain, renovate and increase boating infrastructure facilities dedicated for the use of transient recreational vessels 26 feet and longer in length.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $14,000,000
- Maximum Award: $1,500,000
Project Period
12 months
Eligibility Criteria
State governments
For more information, visit Grant.gov.
