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

The Clean Vessel Act program provides cost-sharing grants for pumpout stations, dump stations, related sewage handling facilities, boater education, and state-level program administration to prevent waste from entering public waterways. Only state-designated agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands may apply; third parties like privately owned marinas may only participate through a recipient. The announcement says $15 million is estimated for about 34 awards, with an award ceiling of $1.5 million, or up to $3 million for eligible applicants in Coastal States, split between coastal and inland activities. Cost sharing is required: in the continental States, Hawai'i, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, the federal share may not exceed 75 percent of total project cost, while this match requirement is waived for the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Coastal States include states bordering the Atlantic, Pacific, or Arctic Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, Long Island Sound, or the Great Lakes, and Inland States include the District of Columb