Description
The Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 established the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program 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 for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long. The program aims to support the development of facilities that provide public access and accommodate eligible vessels. 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 program requires a minimum of 25% non-Federal match, and the maximum Federal award is $1,500,000.
• The program supports the construction, renovation, and maintenance of boating infrastructure facilities, including boat slips, piers, mooring buoys, and other amenities.
• Eligible applicants must provide a minimum of 25% non-Federal match.
• The program requires that all projects provide public access and accommodate eligible vessels.
• The maximum Federal award is $1,500,000.
• The program encourages applicants to provide more than the minimum required match.
• The program supports climate change mitigation and resilience through the inclusion of scoring criteria that reflect resiliency, innovation, and reduction in the carbon footprint of the BIG-funded facility.