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Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 2

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Assistance Listings
  • 15.622 -- Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Recreational boating is a popular activity; there are approximately 11.8 million registered motor boats in the United States. Of this total, an estimated 575,000 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...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • State governments

Additional information

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Grantor contact information

Description

Brad Gunn brad_gunn@fws.gov

Email

brad_gunn@fws.gov

brad_gunn@fws.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Tier_2_Foa_Content_of_F21AS00003.pdf
Tier 2 Foa_Content_of_F21AS00003.pdf
Jun 4, 2020 03:42 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closed: September 14, 2020

Application process

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Award

$10,000,000

Program Funding

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Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

F21AS00003

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

June 4, 2020

Archive date:

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