SCDNR hosting Boating Infrastructure Grant Workshop

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, administers the National Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG) in South Carolina. The BIG program provides grant funding to construct, renovate, and maintain tie-up facilities with features for transient boaters in vessels 26 feet or more in length. Examples of eligible infrastructure that may be funded include floating docks, fixed piers, breakwaters, fueling stations, and dockside utilities. In an effort to educate and inform potential grant recipients on the goals of the program, grantee eligibility, program deadlines, and allowable projects, SCDNR staff will be hosting a Boating Infrastructure Grant Workshop on March 20, 2018, from 1-4pm. The workshop will be held at the SCDNR Marine Center located at Ft. Johnson in Charleston, South Carolina. Although the workshop is free, the SCDNR asks that those interested in attending please register. Participants are asked to review the published rules and requirements of the program prior to the workshop. If you have any questions, or would like to register, contact Scott Meister at 843-953-9062 or [email protected].