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F23AS00377 - FY 2023 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 1

ID: F23AS00377 • Type: Posted
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Description

Recreational boating is a popular activity; there are approximately 11.8 million registered motor boats in the United States. Of this total, an estimated 584,000 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 package is the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 BIG Tier 1 State grants.
Background
The Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program to provide funding for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long that are operated primarily for pleasure. The Act amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act and allows expenditures from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.

Grant Details
Eligible activities include but are not limited to constructing boat slips, piers, mooring buoys, dinghy or courtesy docks, fuel stations, restrooms, showers, utilities, lighting, communications, buoys, beacons, signals, markers, floating or fixed breakwaters, wave attenuators, sea walls, planning, permitting, engineering studies or assessments necessary to construct boating infrastructure. Projects completed using BIG funds must provide public access and may be publicly or privately owned. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 BIG Tier 1 – State grants is available for download at Grants.gov.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants are the Governor-designated State agencies in the United States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and the Mayor-designated agency in the District of Columbia. The maximum Federal award per State under BIG Tier 1 – State is 75 percent of the total allowable project cost up to $200,000. In-kind services, materials, and other contributions may be used to satisfy the required minimum non-Federal match of 25 percent of project costs.

Period of Performance
Expected award funding approvals are anticipated during March or April 2023 with grants being awarded as compliance and permitting efforts are completed over the following 12 months.

Grant Value
$4,000,000 is estimated as total funding with expected awards ranging from $30,000 - $200,000 per award. The program expects to make approximately 25 grant awards.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed in all U.S. states including Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands as well as territories such as Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Overview

Agency
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [DOI]
Category of Funding
Natural Resources
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
15.622 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 6/15/22 Fish and Wildlife Service posted grant opportunity F23AS00377 for F23AS00377 - FY 2023 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 1 with funding of $4.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.622 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act.

Timing

Posted Date
June 15, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Sept. 22, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date.    State agency applicants must submit applications through GrantSolutions or Grants.gov by the deadline. The Service recommends that you submit your application early enough to address any unforeseen technical complications. We also recommend that you verify that all documents have been received with your Regional WSFR Office before the deadline. The Service will not consider applications received after the deadline. Applicants requesting comments or assistance with their applications are encouraged to submit applications to their Regional WSFR Office (see Section C1) at least 4 weeks prior to the due date. Although there is no guarantee that the Regional WSFR Office will provide comments, feedback may include recommendations to improve the application.
Last Updated
June 15, 2022, 12:33 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
March 1, 2023

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
State governments
Additional Info
Eligible applicants are the Governor-designated State agencies in the United States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and the Mayor-designated agency in the District of Columbia. You may not apply directly if you are not one of these entities. If you are uncertain of your eligibility, please contact the national contact in Section G. or your Regional WSFR Office (below).  State-specific Regional WSFR Office Contacts: American Samoa, Hawaii: Chris Swenson, Chris_Swenson@fws.gov. 503 231-6758   Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam: Ruth Utzurrum, Ruth_Utzurrum@fws.gov, 503-231-2083   Idaho, Oregon, and Washington: Heidi Nelson, Heidi_Nelson@fws.gov, 503-231-2096   Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas: Brian Hobbs, Brian_Hobbs@fws.gov, 505-248-7476   Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin: Craig Kelling, Craig_Kelling@fws.gov, 612-713-5385   Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the United States Virgin Islands: Scott Meister, Howard_Meister@fws.gov, 404-679-7180   Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia: Bill Perry, Bill_Perry@fws.gov, 413-253-8302   Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming: Michael Cotter, Michael_Cotter@fws.gov, 303-236-8179   Alaska: Cary Myler, Cary_Myler@fws.gov, 907-351-7989 California and Nevada: Larry Riley, Lawrence_Riley@fws.gov, 916-978-6182

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$200,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$4,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact Email
brad_gunn@fws.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
22041-3803

Documents

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