Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act

 

This program provides funding to States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of docking, mooring, and other facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater in length.

Active 15.622 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 The program received 65 applications and funded 49. Anticipated accomplishments include funding approximately 400 new, renovated or protected slips, plus other amenities—including restrooms, showers, wave attenuators, and navigational aids—for the use and enjoyment of the transient recreational boating public.
Fiscal Year 2018 The program received 60 applications and funded 43 of them.
Fiscal Year 2019 The program received 64 applications and funded 56 of them.
Fiscal Year 2020 The program received 44 applications and funded 36 of them.
Fiscal Year 2021 The program received 42 applications and anticipates funding 37 of them.
Fiscal Year 2022 The program received 45 applications and funded 36 of them.
Fiscal Year 2023 The program received 40 applications and anticipates funding 37 of them.
Fiscal Year 2024 The program anticipates receiving 45 applications and funding 35 of them. Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act—Boating infrastructure (16 U.S.C. §777g-1); and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. §777 et seq.) Agencies from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa may submit grant proposals to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. General Public, specifically owners and/or users of transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater in length, and municipalities and private marinas within those eligible States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories. Applicants must be a governor-designated State agency eligible to apply to the program. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Environmental impact statement not required to apply. However, sometimes one is required before an award can be made. For further information, please contact the regional office. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, or territory for more information on this process when applying for assistance if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Regional Offices make awards to approved applicants. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Regional Directors will consider differences of opinion concerning the eligibility of proposals. Final determination rests with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Not applicable. The Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects for funding based on established criteria included in the NOFO and available funding. This program authorizes matching funds on a competitive basis for constructing, renovating, or maintaining docking, mooring, and other facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or more in length and to produce and distribute information and educational materials about the program. Performance Reports: Performance reports are required. Recipients must monitor and report on project performance in accordance with the requirements in 2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR Part 170. Final performance reports and final SF-425, Federal Financial Reports are due within 120 calendar days of the award period of performance end date, unless the awarding program approves a due date extension. The FWS details all reporting requirements including frequency and due dates in Notices of Award. Not applicable. Cost records must be maintained separately for each grant. Records, accounts, and supporting documents must be retained for three years after final submission of the final Federal Financial Report. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. The annual program funding comes from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. It and the Clean Vessel Act Program (15.616) receives a combined total of four percent of the funds in the Trust Fund. Trust funds are derived from excise taxes on fishing equipment, motorboat and small engine fuels, import duties, and interest accrued by the fund. The Federal share of the project costs cannot exceed 75 percent for the 50 States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. The first $200,000 of match must be waived for the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Funds must be obligated into a grant within the first 3 fiscal years that it is available. Grant period of performance is also 3 years. The program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award. 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: Lia McLaughlin, Lia_Mclaughlin@fws.gov, 503-724-8017. 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: Amanda Horvath, Amanda_Horvath@fws.gov, 303 236-4414. Alaska: Cary Myler, Cary_Myler@fws.gov, 907-351-7989. California and Nevada: Julie Hana, Julie_Hana@fws.gov, 916-414-6507. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Policy and Programs Division, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: WSFR
Falls Church, VA 22041 USA
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Phone: (703) 358-2156 https://www.fws.gov/program/boating-infrastructure 14-8151-0-7-303 (Project Grants (Discretionary)) FY 22$18,377,445.00; FY 23 est $20,341,753.00; FY 24 est $17,999,999.00; - Tier 1 grants are $200,000 or less and average $182,234; Tier 2 range from $100,000 to $1,500,000; Average $1,048,261. 50 CFR Part 86. Fiscal Year 2017 Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that include: construction of tieup facilities for nontrailerable, recreational vessels of 26 feet or greater in length; development of amenities for eligible boaters, such as restrooms or other facilities; development of utilities or other services for eligible vessels. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office proposes to work with the Port of Friday Harbor to renovate Seventy-six guest moorage slips that accommodate transient recreational vessels 26’- 40’ and support guest moorage services. Renovation includes full water system replacement, new power pedestals, supports for the power pedestals, and a new guest services check-in kiosk. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proposes to work with the Aransas County Navigation District to construct dockage and marina amenities for forty-two transient recreational boats 26 feet or longer in order to provide access to recreational opportunities along the Texas Gulf Coast. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources proposes to work with the Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission on the creation of a new state of the art docking facility accommodating twenty-six transient recreational boats 26’ and over in length and a Boater Services Building providing high quality transient boater amenities including showers, restrooms, laundry and lounge space. The facility will provide dockside utilities for transient boaters, including Wi-Fi, electricity, water, and pump-out services.
Fiscal Year 2018 The Illinois Department of Natural Resources proposes to benefit transient recreational boaters by assisting NPM Venture LLC with the construction of state-of-the-art boating facilities, featuring up to 132 transient slips, on the Lake Michigan coastline. This will include a 100% transient slip layout, deep water for super yachts and landside amenities including a boaters services building. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission proposes to work with Rose Marina to construct two new concrete floating docks that will accommodate up to 21 transient recreational vessels 26 feet and larger. The docks will have full utilities including 30 and 50 Amp service at all slips, with 100 Amp service also on the T Head, and the ability to fuel & pump-out at every slip. The Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife proposes to assist New England Boatworks construct over 336 feet of additional dockage reserved for transient recreational boats 26 foot or longer. Project also includes dredging.
Fiscal Year 2019 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will partner with Las Olas SMA, LLC to provide 672 linear feet of side-tie dockage that allows for the flexibility of berthing up to 25 transient vessels 26 to 200 feet in length. The transient dockage area of the marina will provide all utility components required to support all eligible vessels up to 200 feet in length. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will partner with Cleveland Metroparks to construct 12 day-use slips at Heritage Park. These slips at Heritage Park will be 30 feet in length in order to accommodate eligible vessels.
Fiscal Year 2020 The Maine Department of Transportation will partner with Great Island Boat Yard to expand and replace existing slips with 24 well‐appointed boat slips dedicated to eligible transient vessels. The new slips will be longer and wider than the existing slips, in line with modern design guidelines, allowing the marina to cater to a wider range of vessel sizes and types and provide reliable, state‐of‐the‐art shore power, potable water, and better lighting for visiting transient boaters. The new layout will also provide approximately 292 foot of dinghy dockage dedicated solely for use by transient visitors. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will partner with Marina del Ray to replace three existing docks and dedicate them to transient boaters and add an additional six covered wet slips. They will also refit to meet electrical code, repair and upgrade the bathhouse and laundry facilities, make two gangways compliant with ADA requirements, and add new marine pedestals providing utilities, fast internet, and Wi-Fi. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office will partner with the Port of Poulsbo to construct 3,420 linear feet of dedicated transient moorage creating dockage for 86 transient vessels. Replace the existing fixed breakwater, which offers no transient moorage and limits room for expansion of the marina, with a new floating breakwater specifically designed to provide transient moorage for larger vessels.
Fiscal Year 2021 Florida - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will partner with Camachee Island Company Inc. to purchase and install 2 new 12 foot wide concrete floating docks complete with utilities, water and electric. The north dock will be 270 feet long and the south one will be 330 feet in length. The combination will provide 600 linear feet of transient dockage for up to 20 transient vessels, 26 feet and longer, for durations of 15 days or less. Maine - The Maine Department of Transportation will partner with Fore Points Marina to construct two new heavy duty floating concrete finger piers which will provide 650 additional linear feet of transient berthing space; a new floating aluminum finger pier within the marina basin that will provide 150 additional linear feet of transient berthing space (and associated slip utilities); and upgrades to allow for berthing larger transient vessels. Washington - The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office will partner with the City of Mercer Island to renovate and expand a fixed pier dedicated to eligible transient vessels. It will result in 279 linear feet of usable moorage and extend the useful life of the pier by at least 20 years.
Fiscal Year 2022 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission partnered with Lofton Island Partners, LLC to construct slips and side-tie dockage for 70 transient recreational vessels. They will also provide boater amenities including utilities. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources partnered with the Discovery Center to construct 350 feet of dockage to accommodate approximately 26 transient recreational vessels. They will also provide boater amenities including utilities and restrooms. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department partnered with Surfside Marina to construct 760 feet of dockage for transient recreational vessels. They will also provide boater amenities including utilities, fueling and bathhouse facilities. The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office partnered with the Port of Port Townsend to replace the existing dock with 911 feet of dockage, and 26 slips for transient recreational vessels. They will also provide boater amenities including utilities.
Fiscal Year 2023 Program has not finalized projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects that include construction of tie-up facilities for non-trailerable, recreational vessels of 26 feet or greater in length; development of amenities for eligible boaters, such as restrooms or other facilities; development of utilities or other services for eligible vessels.
Fiscal Year 2024 Program has not yet selected projects for funding. Program anticipates funding projects with similar objectives as those in FY23.