Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National)
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistance Listings
- 15.622 -- Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: September 21, 2015
- Closed: September 18, 2015
Award details
- Expected project funding: $12,000,000
- Expected awards: 10
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$1,500,000
- Funding opportunity number:F15AS00278
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Community development
- Natural resources
- Environment
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: June 22, 2015
- Archive date: September 21, 2015
- Version: 2
Summary
Jump to documentsRecreational boating is a popular activity;
there are approximately 12 million registered boats in the United States.
Of this total, an estimated 560,000 are at least 26 feet long. The
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178)
established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program (16 U.S.C.
777g-1) 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 U.S. Virgin Islands (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. The Act
amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777).
Subsequent reauthorizations of the Act allow expenditures from the Sport
Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and the continuation of the BIG
Program.
Boating infrastructure means the structures, equipment, accessories, and
services that are necessary or desirable for a facility to accommodate
eligible vessels. Transient vessels are those passing through or by a
place, staying up to 15 days. Projects completed using BIG funds must
provide public access, but may be publicly or privately owned.
This is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016
BIG Tier 2 ⿿ National grants. The NOFO for FY 2016 BIG Tier 1 ⿿ State
grants is a separate announcement.
Eligibility
Government
- State governments
Additional information on eligibility
Not specified
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| big_fy16_tier_2_nofo-final-v1.pdf | FY 2016 Boating Infrastructure Grants Tier 2 - National Notice of Funding Opportunity (includes application instructions) | Jun 22, 2015 04:56 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: paul_vanryzin@fws.gov
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Paul
VanRyzin, Fish and Wildlife Administrator, 703-358-1849
paul_vanryzin@fws.gov
