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Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Assistance Listings
  • 15.622 -- Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Recreational 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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • State governments

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

Brad Gunn 703-358-2009 brad_gunn@fws.gov

Email

National Lead for Boating Grant Programs

brad_gunn@fws.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY_2019_Boating_Infrastructure_Grant_BIG_Tier_2_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_F18AS00161.pdf
FY 2019 BIG Tier 2 NOFO
Jun 8, 2018 06:48 PM UTC

Link to additional information

http://www.grants.gov/

Archived: October 1, 2018

Application process

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Award

$8,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

F18AS00161

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Environment

Community development

Natural resources

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

June 8, 2018

Archive date:

October 1, 2018

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