Marine Trades Program
National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (NBIG)
Since 2001, the New Jersey Department of Transportation's Office
of Maritime Resources (NJDOT/OMR) has accepted Proposals for funding
under the National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (NBIG).
NBIG was initially authorized by Section 7404 of the Sportfishing
and Boating Safety Act of 1998. The program was reauthorized by
Congress in the FY 2005 transportation legislation, “SAFETEA-LU.”
NBIG funds are provided through the US Department of the Interior,
US Fish and Wildlife Service to states “to construct, renovate,
and maintain tie-up facilities” for transient, recreational
vessels 26 feet or more in length, and are distributed annually.
Some examples of development and programs allowed under NBIG include
navigational aides, one time dredging, breakwaters, dockside utility
service, recycling and trash receptacles, marketing materials, and
other services that serve to increase transient boating nationally.
To ensure that each state gets a share, funding is provided on
a two-tiered basis. For Tier 1 grants, all states are allotted $100,000
per grant cycle as long as their proposals meet the program’s
guidelines. Tier 2 projects are designated for larger, more expensive
projects, and are awarded on a nationwide competitive basis. In
New Jersey, federal funding focused on transient boating is a welcome
addition to the increasing scope of maritime and marine trade development
provided through NJDOT.
NJDOT/OMR is currently accepting Letters of Interest (LOI) for FY 2014 NBIG funding.
NJDOT/OMR has obtained
over $3 million in NBIG
funds for:
| FY 2002 |
| Borough of Belmar
Municipal Marina |
Tier 1 |
$54,375.00 |
| Farley State Marina |
Tier 1 |
$45,570.75 |
| FY 2003 |
| Seaview Harbor
Marina |
Tier 1 |
$12,788.89 |
| Grassy Sound Marina |
Tier 1 |
$81,750.00 |
| Borough of Belmar Municipal
Marina |
Tier 2 |
$1,500,000.00 |
| FY 2005 |
|
|
Tier 1 |
$40,500.00 |
| FY 2006 |
| Key Harbor Marina |
Tier 1 |
$46,875.00 |
| Key Harbor Marina |
Tier 2 |
$321,582.00 |
| FY 2007 |
| NJDOT Office of Maritime Resources |
Tier 1 |
$25,000.00 |
| Belmar Seaport |
Tier 2 |
$295,815.00 |
| FY 2008 |
| NJDOT Office of Maritime Resources |
Tier 1 |
$100,000.00 |
| FY 2009 |
| Molly Pitcher Inn Marina |
Tier 1 |
$93,581.00 |
| FY 2010 |
|
|
| Palisades Interstate Park Commission |
Tier 1 |
$73,946.11 |
| Trader's Cove Marina |
Tier 2 |
$807,051.00 |
| FY 2011 |
| Molly Pitcher Inn Marina |
Tier 1 |
$93,141.00 |
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