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Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (Tier 2 - National)

Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Assistance Listings: 15.622 -- Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

Last Updated: May 13, 2026
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

National Lead - BIG, Boating Access, CVA Brad Gunn 703-358-2009 brad_gunn@fws.gov

Email

Contact Email

brad_gunn@fws.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY_2018_BIG_Tier_2_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_NOFO_F17AS00215.pdf
FY 2018 BIG Tier 2 NOFO
May 18, 2017 02:09 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Grants.gov website

Archived: September 25, 2017

Application process

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Award

$8,000,000

Program Funding

10

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

F17AS00215

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Natural resources

Community development

Environment

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

May 18, 2017

Archive date:

September 25, 2017

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