Description
The Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program provides funding to support the construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of pumpout stations and waste reception facilities for recreational vessels. The goal of the program is to provide adequate recreational boater pumpout and waste disposal facilities where recreational vessels normally operate. 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. Key aspects of the job include:
* Constructing, renovating, operating, and maintaining pumpout stations and waste reception facilities
* Providing funding for eligible activities such as inspection or monitoring programs to ensure pumpouts are in working order
* Creating and/or revising a Coastal State's plan
* Including cost categories such as personnel services, contracts for services, travel, equipment, supplies, and construction costs in the application budget
* Maintaining pumpouts or dump stations built with CVA funds according to grant award documents and guidance from the Regional CI Office
* Charging usage fees of $5 or less for CVA-funded facilities, with the option to request an increase in fees with Service approval