Pump Out Station Funding/Clean Vessel Act
This nationwide competitive grant provides funding to states and private marinas or businesses for the construction, renovation, operation and maintenance of floating restrooms or pump-out and dump stations used solely by boaters or educational materials to help keep the nation’s waterways clean.
Organization
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Eligibility
For-Profit Business
Government and Tribes
Focus
Education
Maintenance and Stewardship
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Conservation Alliance Grant Program
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