Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure

Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure
 

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal 2013. 

 

BIG is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of costs for projects that construct, renovate or maintain tie-up facilities and related amenities for recreational transient vessels that are at least 26 feet long. The grant program was authorized by Congress in 1998 and is funded by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel.

 

The state Division of Marine Fisheries serves as the liaison between projects in North Carolina and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the BIG Program. Proposals must be submitted to the division to be considered for this funding opportunity.

 

Some examples of potentially eligible activities include transient slips, mooring buoys, day-docks, floating and fixed piers and breakwaters, dinghy docks, restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, retaining walls, bulkheads, dockside utilities (water, electric, telephone, Internet), sewage pump-out stations, recycling and trash receptacles, navigational aids and marine fueling stations.

 

BIG funds are distributed each year. Grants are available on a two-tiered basis. For Tier 1 (Basic) grants, all states may receive up to $100,000 per grant cycle as long as proposals meet the program’s guidelines. Tier 2 (Competitive) grants are reserved for large-scale, more expensive undertakings and are awarded on a nationwide competitive basis. For fiscal 2013, applicants may apply for up to $88,000 under Tier 1 and up to $1.5 million under Tier 2.

 

For information about grant availability, project eligibility and proposal development, please visit the division’s website at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf, or contact Kelly Price, the division’s federal aid coordinator, at 252-808-8168 or 800-682-2632 (in North Carolina only) or Ke*********@nc****.gov. The deadline for applications to be received by the division is Aug. 16. Electronic submission is preferred.
 

Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure

 

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal 2013. 

 

BIG is a program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of costs for projects that construct, renovate or maintain tie-up facilities and related amenities for recreational transient vessels that are at least 26 feet long. The grant program was authorized by Congress in 1998 and is funded by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel.

 

The state Division of Marine Fisheries serves as the liaison between projects in North Carolina and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the BIG Program. Proposals must be submitted to the division to be considered for this funding opportunity.

 

Some examples of potentially eligible activities include transient slips, mooring buoys, day-docks, floating and fixed piers and breakwaters, dinghy docks, restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, retaining walls, bulkheads, dockside utilities (water, electric, telephone, Internet), sewage pump-out stations, recycling and trash receptacles, navigational aids and marine fueling stations.

 

BIG funds are distributed each year. Grants are available on a two-tiered basis. For Tier 1 (Basic) grants, all states may receive up to $100,000 per grant cycle as long as proposals meet the program’s guidelines. Tier 2 (Competitive) grants are reserved for large-scale, more expensive undertakings and are awarded on a nationwide competitive basis. For fiscal 2013, applicants may apply for up to $88,000 under Tier 1 and up to $1.5 million under Tier 2.

 

For information about grant availability, project eligibility and proposal development, please visit the division’s website at http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/mf, or contact Kelly Price, the division’s federal aid coordinator, at 252-808-8168 or 800-682-2632 (in North Carolina only) or Ke*********@nc****.gov. The deadline for applications to be received by the division is Aug. 16. Electronic submission is preferred.

 

Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure

 

Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure
 
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating
Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal year 2011. 
 
BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of projects that provide dockage and other facilities for recreational transient vessels that are at least 26 feet long. It was authorized by Congress in 1998 and is funded by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel.
 
The division serves as the liaison between projects in North Carolina and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the BIG program.
 
Some examples of potentially eligible activities include transient slips, mooring buoys, day-docks, safe harbor facilities (including temporary safe anchorage or a harbor of refuge during a storm), floating and fixed piers and breakwaters, dinghy docks, restrooms, retaining walls, bulkheads, dockside utilities, sewage pump-out stations, recycling and trash receptacles, dockside electric, water and telephone capabilities, one-time dredging, navigational aids and marine fueling stations.
 
BIG funds are distributed each year. Grants are available on a two-tiered basis. For Tier 1 grants, all states receive $100,000 per grant cycle as long as proposals meet the program’s guidelines. Tier 2 grants are reserved for large-scale, more expensive undertakings and are awarded on a nationwide competitive basis.
 
This past year, Beaufort Harbor Marina and Yacht Club of Beaufort competed successfully at the Tier 2, national level. They are scheduled to receive more than $455,000 toward the development of a full-service marina in Beaufort’s Town Creek. Cypress Cove Marina in Columbia will receive a Tier 1 grant award.
 
For information about grant availability and proposal development, please visit the division’s website at http://www.ncdmf.net/grants/BIG.html or contact Kelly Price, Federal Aid coordinator for the division, at P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C.  28557-0769. You may also contact Price at (252) 808-8168 or 800-682-2632 (in North Carolina only). You may contact Price by e-mail at Ke*********@nc****.gov. The deadline for applications to be received by the division is July 29. Electronic submission is preferred.

 

Grant Money Available for Recreational Boating Infrastructure

 

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting proposals for the Boating

Infrastructure Grant, or BIG, Program for federal fiscal year 2011. 

 

BIG is a grant program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that reimburses up to 75 percent of projects that provide dockage and other facilities for recreational transient vessels that are at least 26 feet long. It was authorized by Congress in 1998 and is funded by excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuel.

 

The division serves as the liaison between projects in North Carolina and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the BIG program.

 

Some examples of potentially eligible activities include transient slips, mooring buoys, day-docks, safe harbor facilities (including temporary safe anchorage or a harbor of refuge during a storm), floating and fixed piers and breakwaters, dinghy docks, restrooms, retaining walls, bulkheads, dockside utilities, sewage pump-out stations, recycling and trash receptacles, dockside electric, water and telephone capabilities, one-time dredging, navigational aids and marine fueling stations.

 

BIG funds are distributed each year. Grants are available on a two-tiered basis. For Tier 1 grants, all states receive $100,000 per grant cycle as long as proposals meet the program’s guidelines. Tier 2 grants are reserved for large-scale, more expensive undertakings and are awarded on a nationwide competitive basis.

 

This past year, Beaufort Harbor Marina and Yacht Club of Beaufort competed successfully at the Tier 2, national level. They are scheduled to receive more than $455,000 toward the development of a full-service marina in Beaufort’s Town Creek. Cypress Cove Marina in Columbia will receive a Tier 1 grant award.

 

For information about grant availability and proposal development, please visit the division’s website at http://www.ncdmf.net/grants/BIG.html or contact Kelly Price, Federal Aid coordinator for the division, at P.O. Box 769, Morehead City, N.C.  28557-0769. You may also contact Price at (252) 808-8168 or 800-682-2632 (in North Carolina only). You may contact Price by e-mail at Ke*********@nc****.gov. The deadline for applications to be received by the division is July 29. Electronic submission is preferred.