Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (15.622)
Program
15.622 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act
Federal Agency
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Authorization
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act, Title VII, Subtitle D, Section 7404, Public Law 105-178, 16 U.S.C. 777g-1.
Program Number
15.622
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To award grants to States to pay the cost of constructing, renovating, or maintaining tie-up facilities for transient, nontrailerable recreational vessels.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Program authorizes matching funds on a competitive basis for constructing, renovating, or maintaining tie-up facilities for transient, nontrailerable recreational vessels.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Available to all States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Columbia, and American Samoa.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries include eligible States, Territories, Commonwealths, the District of Columbia, and municipalities and private marinas within those eligible States.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments." Section 12.62 (of the common rule) identifies Federal cost principles for determining allowable costs.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires when applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
Participating States will submit a narrative statement describing the need, objectives, benefits, approach, amount and source of matching funds, and fees for use of facility. The narrative statement as identified in 50 CFR Part 86 must be submitted to the appropriate Regional Office when applying for a grant. After approval, the standard application forms furnished by the Federal agency and required by 43 CFR Part 12, Subpart C, "Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments," must be used. Environmental assessment is required where actions will significantly affect the human environment.
Award Procedure
The Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service will select projects to be funded based on established criteria. Regional Offices make awards to approved applicants.
Deadlines
50 CFR 86.50 contains all due dates for this program.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Differences of opinion about eligibility of proposals are considered by the Regional Directors. Final determination rests with the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Renewals
Funding of projects selected for multiple-year financing is contingent on the availability of funds in future fiscal years.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
The Federal share of project costs is not to exceed 75 percent.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Projects are normally funded through annual segments.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
A performance report for each annual segment within 90 days after the end of the segment.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Cost records must be maintained separately for each project. Records, accounts, and supporting documents must be retained for 3 years after submission of final request for reimbursement.
Program Accomplishments
The Service has awarded $24,000,000 for improving boating infrastructure.
Financial Information
Account Identification
14-8151-0-7-303.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $8,000,000; FY 03 est $8,000,000; and FY 04 est $8,000,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$10,000 to $1,200,000; $300,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
50 CFR Part 86.
Related Programs
15.605, Sport Fish Restoration; 15.618, Administrative Grants for Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Appendix IV of The Catalog for addresses.
Headquarters Office
Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Contact: Chief, Division of Federal Aid. Telephone: (703) 358-2156.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
None.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
An agency of the State with authority from the State government must submit all projects. The purpose of these projects must be consistent with the purpose and conditions of the Act. The criteria for selecting proposals are based upon the extent the project will contribute to constructing tie-up facilities according to the State's approved plan; upon the extent the project will contribute to public/private and public/public partnerships; upon the innovative approaches to increasing availability and use of tie-up facilities; that include private, local, or other state funds in addition to the 25 percent match; that are cost efficient; that provide a significant link to prominent destination way points such as those near cultural or natural sites; that provide access to recreational, historic, cultural, natural, or scenic opportunities of local, regional, or national significance; that provide significant economic impacts to a community; and that include multi-state efforts that result in coordinating location of tie-up facilities.
