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North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program is sponsored by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Coastal Management (DCM) (funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund). This program provides competitive grant funding to construct, renovate, and maintain boating infrastructure that serves transient recreational vessels 26 feet or longer.
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REMINDER: State invites applications for fiscal year 2027 North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant Program; Deadline Aug. 28 | NC DEQ The NC Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is accepting applications for FY2027 funding through the North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program.
The BIG Program provides competitive grant funding to construct, renovate and maintain boating infrastructure serving transient recreational vessels 26 feet or longer. The BIG Program in North Carolina was administered by the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) from 2002 to 2024.
Administration of the program has since transitioned to the Division of Coastal Management (DCM), which has been awarded federal funding to develop and implement the program in North Carolina. Funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, the BIG Program helps improve public access to North Carolina's coastal waters while supporting recreational boating, tourism and local economies.
Eligible applicants include public and private marina owners and operators, local governments, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education and other entities that own or operate eligible boating facilities within North Carolina's 20 Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) counties .
Eligible projects may include transient docks, piers, gangways, mooring buoys, breakwaters, wave attenuators, utilities, restrooms, showers, pump-out facilities, dinghy docks, signage and other boating infrastructure that directly benefits eligible transient recreational vessels. The application deadline is Friday, Aug. 28, by 5 p.
m. Applicants should review the Request for Applications (RFA) for eligibility requirements, application instructions, submission information and additional program information on the North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant Program website. DCM hosted an informational webinar to review the application process, eligible projects, program requirements, evaluation criteria and answer questions on July 15.
The meeting recording can be found on DEQ’s YouTube channel here . For questions about grants issued prior to 2024, please contact th e Division of Marine Fisheries .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Public and private marina owners and operators, local governments, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other entities that own or operate eligible boating facilities within Nor…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $300,000 for Tier 1 awards (in North Carolina); up to $1.5 million for Tier 2 awards (nationally competitive). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program are due August 28, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
North Carolina Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program is funded by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Coastal Management (DCM) (funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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