FY2026 Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Tier 1 for sportfishing and boating safety projects
The Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program provides cost-sharing funding to eligible U.S. states and territories to maintain, renovate, or build public boating facilities and related amenities for transient pleasure vessels (typically 26+ feet, staying up to 15 days). BIG Tier 1 awards can provide up to $300,000 in the federal portion, with at least 25% non-federal match required from the …
The Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program (16 United States Code (U.S.C.) 777g-1) provides cost-sharing awards to eligible agencies of 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…
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Eligible applicants are the governor-designated agencies of the United States, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the mayor-designated agency of the District of Columbia. You may not app…
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