Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2
The summary for the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2 grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2: 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).
Federal Grant Title: | Boating Infrastructure Grant Program - Tier 2 |
Federal Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
Grant Categories: | Community Development Transportation |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | FWS-BIG-11 |
Type of Funding: | Grant |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.622 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act |
Current Application Deadline: | Sep 22, 2010 |
Original Application Deadline: | Sep 22, 2010 |
Posted Date: | May 17, 2010 |
Creation Date: | May 18, 2010 |
Archive Date: | Oct 22, 2010 |
Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $1,500,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 10 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | 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.
- Link to Full Grant Announcement
- Information not provided
- 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
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