F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity
Cost-shared grants fund designated state, territorial, and D.C. agencies to install and manage boater waste-pumpout and related facilities that keep boat sewage out of public waterways.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV
⚑ Cost sharing required/implicit as a grant to designated agencies · Eligible applicants are limited to governor-designated agencies of states/territories and the mayor-designated agency of D.C. · Third parties such as privately owned marinas may participate only via subaward at recipient discretion; they cannot receive awards directly
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 25 weak | prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
Description
The Clean Vessel Act Grant Program (CVA) provides cost sharing awards to designated agencies of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to provide recreational boaters with facilities to prevent waste disposal into public waterways and improve recreational boating opportunities. Funding for CVA comes from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and is authorized by the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. § 1322 Note) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq.), as amended. More information is available at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's CVA Home Page.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are the governor-designated agencies of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and the mayor-designated agency of the District of Columbia (hereafter, applicants). Third parties such as privately owned and operated marinas may partner with a recipient to receive funding through a subaward at the recipient's discretion but are not eligible to directly receive an award. Marina owners or managers or other third-party representatives may contact the recipient for information on partnership opportunities. For more information, contact your Regional Office of Conservation Investment (see Regional Program Contacts in this Notice under "Basic Information").
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Fish and Wildlife Service <nicholas_popoff@fws.gov>
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