PHOTO COURTESY CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF BOATING AND WATERWAYSCalifornia’s Division of Boating and Waterways is accepting applications from public and private marina owners for federal boating infrastructure grants.
A total of $18 million is available for grants at the national level. The grants can pay for up to 75% of total project costs, with a maximum award of $1.5 million. Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1.
The grants are funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program. In a statement, the Division of Boating and Waterways said the program is “open to publicly and privately owned marinas to renovate or construct visitor docks, restrooms, gangways and dockside utility hookups to serve transient boaters with vessels measuring at least 26 feet planning to stay less than 15 days.”
Approved grant projects would provide the following resources to boaters:
• enhance access to recreational, historic, cultural and scenic resources
• strengthen community ties to the water’s edge and increase economic benefits
• promote public/private partnerships and entrepreneurial opportunities
• provide continuity of public access to the shore
• promote awareness of transient boating opportunities
The Fish and Wildlife Service ranks and scores grant requests according to need, access, cost efficiency, matching funds and innovations that improve user access to the waterways. Email Ethan Tratner at ethan.traner@parks.ca.gov for an application packet or call (916) 902-8823.
