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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FWS-CVA-10
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Sep 18, 2009
Creation Date:
Sep 18, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 08, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 08, 2010
Archive Date:
Feb 07, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
35
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$13,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$1,500,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
15.616
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Clean Vessel Act
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are the Governor-designated State agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. The designated agency is often a State natural resource or fish and wildlife agency.
Agency Name
Fish and Wildlife Service
Description
Recreational boating is a popular activity in the U.S. There are approximately 13 million registered boats in the U.S., and each year approximately 70 million people enjoy a host of water-based recreational opportunities, such as fishing, cruising, waterskiing, and spending time with family and friends. Many recreational boats are equipped with on-board toilets and wastewater holding tanks. Proper disposal of recreational boat-related sewage is important in preserving and improving water quality in the country’s vital aquatic ecosystems. CVA provides States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories with federal funding to support their ongoing efforts to improve recreational boating opportunities and provide boaters with the clean, efficient facilities to preclude disposing of waste into public waterways and other ecosystems.
CVA is one of the Service’s “user pay, user benefit” grant programs. Excise taxes paid for fuel taxes attributable to recreational boating and sport fishing equipment go into the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. Approximately two percent of the trust fund is available for CVA grants each fiscal year. This year, we expect CVA to fund approximately $13 million in grants.
Each year pumpouts and dump stations funded through CVA and matched with State, local, and/or private funds have a large impact on reducing the amount of potential waste in our nation’s waters. CVA has had tremendous benefits from improving public drinking water, restoring river ecosystems, keeping coastal waters conveniently serviced, and informing boaters in popular reservoirs how best to dispose of vessel sewage. Since the inception of CVA, over 4000 pumpouts and dump stations have been built and are in use. Through dedication of the States, private marinas, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, States Organization for Boating Access, environmental groups, and the boating public, millions of gallons of sewage have been diverted from polluting U.S. waters each year. These groups have also been instrumental in maintaining and operating the facilities in working order and providing information for the boating public regarding the importance of keeping our waters clean and using pumpout and dump stations whenever possible.
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