Description
The Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program provides funding to States for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of boating infrastructure facilities for transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet long. The goal of the program is to maintain, renovate, and increase boating infrastructure facilities dedicated for the use of transient recreational vessels 26 feet and longer in length. Eligible activities include boat slips, piers, mooring buoys, and other amenities, as well as planning, permitting, and engineering studies. The maximum Federal amount available per State under BIG Tier 1 is $300,000, with a minimum of $0. The program requires a 25% cost share or match, which can be met through in-kind services, materials, and other contributions.
• Eligible applicants are 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 has a total estimated funding of $4,000,000, with an expected award amount of $300,000.
• The program requires applicants to submit a Project Abstract Summary form, a Project Narrative, and other supporting documents.
• The program has a submission deadline of September 18, 2024, and awards are expected to be made in July 2025.