The Department of the Interior offers the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program to support the construction, renovation, and maintenance of facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long. The program is established under the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act to provide funding to states and territories for boating infrastructure projects. Eligible projects must provide public access and can be publicly or privately owned. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 BIG Tier 2 National grants is now open for applications until September 16, 2019. For more details and to apply, search for Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00202 on Grants.gov.
Opportunity ID: 316613
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F19AS00202 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Community Development Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.622 — Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 31, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 31, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 16, 2019 This due date allows applications to be received prior to the FBMS blackout period. It allows State applicants 109 days to review the NOFO, prepare their application(s) and submit them. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 16, 2019 This due date allows applications to be received prior to the FBMS blackout period. It allows State applicants 109 days to review the NOFO, prepare their application(s) and submit them. |
| Archive Date: | Oct 01, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Recreational boating is a popular activity; there are approximately 11 million registered motor boats in the United States. Of this total, an estimated 578,000 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) 2020 BIG Tier 2 National grants. You can locate it by doing an advanced search for Funding Opportunity Number F19AS00202 at Grants.gov. The NOFO for FY 2020 BIG Tier 1 State grants is a separate announcement at Grants.gov. Note that the FY2020 BIG Tier 1 State NOFO (F19AS00201) may be published at a later date. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Biologist (Grants) Brad Gunn 703-358-2009
brad_gunn@fws.gov Email:brad_gunn@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 316613 Full Announcement-BIG Tier 2 NOFO -> FY 2020 BIG Tier 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity (F19AS00202).pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Biologist (Grants) Brad Gunn 703-358-2009 brad_gunn@fws.gov Email: brad_gunn@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.622 | PKG00251530 | Sep 16, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
316613 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
316613 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
316613 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
316613 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
316613 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
316613 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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