Opportunity Information: Apply for F22AS00017
FY 2022 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 1 (Opportunity Number F22AS00017) is a discretionary grant program run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA 15.622 that helps states and certain U.S. territories pay for boating infrastructure projects that serve larger transient recreational boats. The program comes out of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-178), which created the Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) Program in federal law (16 U.S.C. 777g-1) and amended the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777). Funding is supported through continued authorizations that allow spending from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, keeping the BIG Program active over time.
The purpose of the grant is to support the construction, renovation, and maintenance of facilities that accommodate transient recreational vessels that are at least 26 feet long and are used primarily for pleasure (including boats that are operated, leased, rented, or chartered for recreation). The opportunity is framed around the scale of recreational boating in the U.S., citing about 11.8 million registered motorboats nationwide and estimating that roughly 584,000 of them are 26 feet or longer. In practice, the program is aimed at improving the ability of marinas and similar facilities to serve traveling boaters who need safe, functional places to dock and access essential services while moving from place to place.
In this program, "boating infrastructure" is defined broadly. It can include structures, equipment, accessories, and services that are necessary or simply desirable for a facility to accommodate the eligible boats. The emphasis is on facilities that support transient use, meaning vessels that are passing through or stopping temporarily, typically for stays of up to 15 days. While the facilities supported by BIG funds can be publicly or privately owned, a key condition is that completed projects must provide public access, ensuring the improvements benefit the broader boating public rather than restricting access to a closed membership or private group.
Eligibility is limited and is a central feature of this specific NOFO. Applicants must be governor-designated state agencies (or the equivalent designated agency for eligible jurisdictions). That includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia (through a mayor-designated agency), the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Individuals, local governments, nonprofits, and private marina operators cannot apply directly to this federal opportunity; they would typically need to work through the eligible state or territorial agency that submits the application on their behalf or manages the state program.
For FY 2022 BIG Tier 1, the notice lists an award ceiling of $200,000. The opportunity was posted with a creation date of 2021-06-03 and an original closing date of 2021-09-20. Overall, the grant is designed to expand and improve dockage and related amenities for larger recreational boats traveling between destinations, strengthening access, safety, and convenience for the transient boating public while leveraging state-level administration and oversight.Apply for F22AS00017
- The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2022 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 1" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.622.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-06-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-09-20. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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