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

Fish and Wildlife Service · Department of the Interior

At a glance

F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 22, 2026. Individual awards are listed as up to $1.5M, with about 34 awards expected and $15M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments. Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.616 (Clean Vessel Act).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted
Apr 24, 2026
Close date
Jul 22, 2026
Archive date
Dec 31, 2030
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$1,500,000
Est. total funding
$15,000,000
Expected awards
34
Cost sharing
Required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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").

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.616

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$14.7M
FY25$9.2M
FY26$15.4M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.616. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Fish and Wildlife Service
nicholas_popoff@fws.gov
22041-3803

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $15,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 34 awards.

How do I apply for “F26AS00013 FY 2026 Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Notice of Funding Opportunity”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F26AS00013), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.