Fiscal Year 2018 Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 1 - State)
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistance Listings
- 15.622 -- Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
Important dates
- Archived: September 25, 2017
- Closed: September 11, 2017
This due date allows applications to be received and evaluated prior to the FBMS blackout period. It is 117 days after the estimated posting date.
Award details
- Expected project funding: $5,000,000
- Expected awards: 30
Award min.
$0
Award max.
$200,000
- Funding opportunity number:F17AS00214
- Cost sharing or matching requirement:Yes
- Funding instrument type:
- Grant
- Opportunity Category:Discretionary
- Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
- Category of Funding Activity:
- Natural resources
- Community development
- Environment
- Category Explanation:Not specified
History
- Posted date: May 18, 2017
- Archive date: September 25, 2017
- Version: 1
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 document is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 BIG Tier 1 â¿¿ State grants. The NOFO for FY 2018 BIG Tier 2 National grants is a separate announcement at Grants.gov(F17AS00215).
Eligibility
Government
- State governments
Additional information on eligibility
Not specified
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FY_2018_BIG_Tier_1_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_NOFO_F17AS00214.pdf | FY 2018 BIG Tier 1 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) F17AS00214 | May 18, 2017 01:04 PM UTC |
Agency contact information
Email: brad_gunn@fws.gov
Contact email
National Lead - BIG, Boating Access and CVA Brad Gunn 703-358-2009
brad_gunn@fws.gov
