F25AS00428 - FY 2025 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) | F25AS00428

Opportunity Information: Apply for F25AS00428

F25AS00428 is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) FY 2025 funding opportunity for the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Program, a discretionary grant program tied to the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (codified at 33 U.S.C. 1322). The CVA was created by amending the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (also known as the Wallop-Breaux Act, 16 U.S.C. 777). Its central purpose is practical and environmental: reduce pollution from recreational boating by helping states provide safe, convenient ways for boaters to properly dispose of sewage and related waste.

The funding is intended to support on-the-ground infrastructure and the day-to-day capability to keep that infrastructure working. Specifically, CVA funds can be used to construct and renovate pumpout stations and waste reception facilities, and to operate and maintain those facilities once they exist. In addition to physical facilities, the program also supports outreach and boater education efforts that inform the public about the location, availability, benefits, and proper use of pumpout stations and waste reception services. In other words, the program is not only about building equipment at marinas and ports, but also about ensuring those services are usable and actually used by recreational boaters.

Eligibility is limited to government entities at the state or equivalent level. Applicants must be the Governor-designated state agency for each of the 50 states, as well as the designated agencies for the District of Columbia (Mayor-designated), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Individuals, local governments, nonprofits, and private marina operators cannot apply directly under this notice unless they are applying through the eligible state or territorial agency. If eligibility is unclear, the notice directs potential applicants to contact the appropriate FWS national contact or their Regional Clean Vessel Act contact.

From the opportunity details provided, the offering is administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service under CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 15.616, categorized under Natural Resources. The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity is listed as discretionary. The opportunity number is F25AS00428, with an original application closing date of 2024-11-25. The listed award ceiling is $1,500,000. The notice also lists an expected awards field, but no number is provided in the source excerpt.

For practical coordination, the announcement includes regional points of contact covering different states and territories. These contacts are intended to help eligible agencies navigate questions about the program and submission, including state-by-state coverage (for example, separate contacts for Alaska; California and Nevada; the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states plus DC; and other multi-state regions), as well as contacts for Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Applicants are encouraged to use these regional contacts as their first stop for guidance on program requirements and process expectations.

• The Fish and Wildlife Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "F25AS00428 - FY 2025 Clean Vessel Act (CVA)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.616.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-08-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-11-25. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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