Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2

The summary for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2 Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2
	CFDA Number:	15.622
	CFDA Description:	Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-BIG-11
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	May 17, 2010
	Creation Date:	May 18, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 22, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 22, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 22, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: State governments are eligible to apply, however, if you work for a marina owner or private entity, you may wish to contact your State agency to see about possibly being a subgrantee.
Grant Description: The Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178) established the Boating Infrastructure Grants Program (BIG) (16 U.S.C. 777g-1) to provide funding to the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories (we refer to these entities throughout this document as States) for the development and maintenance of facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels. Nontrailerable recreational vessels are defined in the law as recreational vessels 26 feet in length or longer operated primarily for pleasure; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure. Transient means passing through or by a place, staying ten days or less. The Act amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (Wallop-Breaux Act; 16 U.S.C. 777). Subsequent reauthorizations of the Act to allow expenditures from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund have allowed for the continuation of BIG. We awarded more than $12 million in Tier 2 grants in FY 2010 to 10 States across the United States for 13 boating infrastructure projects. We anticipate awarding approximately $10 million in BIG Tier 2 funding in FY 2011. The Request for Applications for FY 2011 BIG Tier 1 is in a separate announcement on Grants.gov. You can locate it by doing an advanced search for funding opportunity FWS-BIG-11-T1. The final rule establishing the requirements for participation in BIG (50 CFR 86) was published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2001 (66 FR 5282).Additional information about the Boating Infrastructure Grant program is on the internet at http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/GrantPrograms/BIG/BIG.htm.New in the FY 2011 Request for Applications:- Expanded examples of information to include in your application (see page 7)- 20 page narrative limit (see page 7)- Suggested arrangement of forms and documents in your application package (see page 8)- Clarification of the rules regarding dredging, including a cap of 10% of total BIG project costs, including match, per application (see pages 9-10)- New ranking criteria clarifications (see pages 12-14, 18-20).
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Grant Announcement Contact: Christy Vigfusson Biologist - Grants National Program Questions Only For Project Specific Questions, or Questions on Applying, Contact the Regional Coordinator listed in the attachment (RFA) Phone 703-358-1748

Christy Vigfusson [christy_vigfusson@fws.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 1, Basic; • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2, Competitive; • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 1; • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Tier I; • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Tier II; • Fiscal Year 2005 Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Request for Proposals; • Fiscal Year 2007 Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Request for Proposals; • Fiscal Year 2008 Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Request for Proposals; • Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Request for Proposals - FY 2009