F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding 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. ยง 1322 Note) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. ยง 777 et seq.), as amended. More information is available at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's CVA Home Page.
Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service
CFDA: 15.616
Eligible Applicants: 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").
Applicant Types: State governments
Cost Sharing: Yes
Contact: Fish and Wildlife Service
Email: nicholas_popoff@fws.gov
About This Opportunity
This is a grants contract in the environment and climate sector. Located in United States, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of USD 1.5 million. Proposals must be submitted before July 22, 2026.
Published through Grants.gov, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for grants in the environment and climate sector. Grant applications generally require a detailed project proposal, a clear results framework, and evidence of the applicant's capacity to deliver the proposed activities. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.