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F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity

Fish and Wildlife Service

Administered by Fish and Wildlife Service, this agriculture & rural grant invites applications from eligible applicants, with applications due Jul 22, 2026. It provides awards up to $1.5M.

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Deadline
Jul 22, 2026
Award amount
Up to $1.5M
Expected awards
34
Posted
Apr 24, 2026
Opportunity number
F26AS00013
CFDA
15.616

Opportunity 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.

Who can apply

  • State governments

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").

Funding

Award ceiling
$1.5M

Agency contact

Fish and Wildlife Service

Nick Popoff nicholas_popoff@fws.gov

nicholas_popoff@fws.gov

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