Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) Program

2026-27 BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT

DBW is accepting Letters of Intent to apply for the BIG program through 5:00pm PDT Friday June 13, 2025. 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. To submit a Letter of Intent, download the BIG FY26 LOI Guidance and Instructions from the link below. A sample LOI is also provided for reference. Letters of Intent must be submitted by the deadline via email to ethan.tratner@parks.ca.gov.

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.

For additional information or to discuss the potential project regarding eligibility, please contact Ethan Tratner at (916) 902- 8823 or ethan.tratner@parks.ca.gov.

• Guidance and Instructions
• Sample Letter of Intent