Division of Boating and Waterways Boating Infrastructure Grant

The Division of Boating and Waterways is inviting Letters of Intent for the 2026-27 Boating Infrastructure Grant until June 13, 2025. This grant, funded federally, targets improvements for transient recreational vessels over 26 feet. Projects must ensure public accessibility and can be publicly or privately owned. The program aims to enhance recreational access, strengthen community ties to water, promote partnerships, and raise awareness of transient boating opportunities.

2026-27 Boating Infrastructure Grant
Letters of Intent will be competitively reviewed and only those selected will be invited to move forward with submitting a full proposal. Selected applicants will be notified approximately two weeks after the submission deadline. Full proposals will only be accepted from applicants who are invited through the Letter of Intent process.
Boating Infrastructure Grants (BIG) are federally funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. These federal grants are for boating infrastructure improvements that serve transient recreational vessels at least 26 feet in length. Transient vessels are those “passing through”, staying 15-days or less.
Projects completed using BIG funds may be publicly or privately owned, but must be publicly accessible.
Boating Infrastructure Grant projects are intended to:
Enhance access to recreational, historic, cultural and scenic resourcesStrengthen community ties to the water’s edge and economic benefitsPromote public/private partnerships and entrepreneurial opportunitiesProvide continuity of public access to the shorePromote awareness of transient boating opportunities