Division of Boating and Waterways Offers Grants to Improve Recreational Boating Access
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SACRAMENTO — California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is providing public agencies with two opportunities to apply for Boat Launching Facility grant funding that can be used to design, engineer, permit and construct improvements to existing public recreational boat launch facilities or create new facilities for recreational boating access.
The grant opportunities include:
- Approximately $6 million of one-time Waterway Connections Initiative (WCI) funding is available to expand inland waterway-related outdoor access in regions with communities of populations of more than 2,500 located near a river or other inland waterway. Funding can be used for improvements for both motorized and non-motorized boating access. Projects meeting the WCI criteria are encouraged to be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Dec. 2.
- Public agencies with facilities in coastal waterways or other areas that do not meet the WCI criteria are encouraged to apply for DBW’s Boat Launching Facility (Motorized), Non-Motorized Boat Launching Facility or Ramp Repair and Modification grants. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 3, 2025.
Eligible facility components for both grant opportunities include boat launch ramps, slope protection, gangway and boarding floats, associated boater parking, restrooms, fish cleaning station, boat wash stations, ADA-compliant access, and lighting for both motorized and non-motorized boating facilities.
Interested applicants should first review the application ranking criteria on DBW's website to determine if the proposed project meets eligibility requirements. Grant applications must be submitted through the DBW’s online grant application system.
Since 1988, DBW has awarded approximately $254 million from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund for construction of recreational boating facilities throughout California.
Silver Lake’s new launch ramp and boarding float completed in 2023.
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