CLEAN VESSEL GRANT PROGRAM

The summary for the CLEAN VESSEL GRANT PROGRAM 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:	CLEAN VESSEL GRANT PROGRAM
	CFDA Number:	15.616
	CFDA Description:	Clean Vessel Act
	Federal Agency Name:	Fish and Wildlife Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Environment Natural Resources Other Transportation
	Category Explanation:	Recreational Boating
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-WSFR-CVA-2009
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 22, 2008
	Creation Date:	Dec 22, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 30, 2009 Proposals are due to the Regional U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) offices by January 30, 2009, 5:00 PM local time of the Regional Office. Electronic proposals must be received by Grants.gov on or before January 30, 2009, 11:59 pm local time of the Regional Office. Late proposals will not be considered. The announcement of awards is expected to be in April 2009.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 30, 2009 Proposals are due to the Regional U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR) offices by January 30, 2009, 5:00 PM local time of the Regional Office. Electronic proposals must be received by Grants.gov on or before January 30, 2009, 11:59 pm local time of the Regional Office. Late proposals will not be considered. The announcement of awards is expected to be in April 2009.
	Archive Date:	Mar 01, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$14,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible activities for funding from the Clean Vessel Act Grant Program depend upon whether the applicant is a coastal or inland State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, and territory. Eligible activities for all States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories include: 1) Programs or projects to educate/inform recreational boaters about the environmental pollution problems resulting from sewage discharges from vessels and to inform them of the location of pumpout and dump stations. 2) Programs or projects to construct, renovate, and operate and maintain pumpout and dump stations, including floating restrooms used solely by boaters. Eligible grant activities also include any activity necessary to hold and transport boaters' sewage to treatment plants, such as holding tanks, piping, hauling costs, and any activity necessary to get sewage treatment plants to accept sewage, such as installing bleed-in facilities. Eligible grant activities-coastal States: 1) Programs or projects that identify all operational pumpout and dump stations, and surveys of recreational vessels in coastal waters with holding tanks or portable toilets, and the areas where those vessels congregate in the coastal zone. In addition, eligible are costs of developing a list, including chart coordinates, of all operational pumpout and dump stations in the coastal zone of the State, for submission to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2) Plans for construction and renovation of pumpout and dump stations in the coastal zone of the State necessary to ensure that these stations are adequate and reasonably available to meet the needs of recreational vessels using the coastal waters of the State. Completed Stated-funded plans may be submitted after the technical guidelines appear in the Federal Register.
Grant Description: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting applications for the Clean Vessel Grant Program (CVA) for Fiscal Year 2009. The CVA provides funding for all States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories Federal grant funds to assist with their efforts in preventing aquatic pollution that could occur by disposing of recreational boaters' waste into public waterways and other ecosystems.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/subpages/grantprograms/cva/cva.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Steve Jose Branch Chief-Programs

Branch Chief-Programs [steve_jose@fws.gov]
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