Funds under this grant award will be used to construct and maintain pumpout stations and recreational vessel sewage reception facilities to safely dispose of recreational boater sewage in coastal…

This Project Grant award of $323,276.00, issued on July 1, 2025, by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) program (CFDA 15.616), provides funding to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to construct, operate, and maintain sewage pumpout stations and recreational vessel waste reception facilities throughout coastal Georgia. The award specifically supports the installation of two new pumpout systems at marinas in Savannah, Georgia, and the ongoing maintenance of existing pumpout facilities across the coastal region. Additionally, the grant funds personnel costs for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division to administer the program.

The two-year project performance period, extending through June 30, 2027, aligns with the CVA program's objective of reducing water pollution by providing proper marine sanitation waste disposal infrastructure for recreational boaters. As a state-level environmental agency, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is an eligible applicant under the CVA program, which provides federal funding to states for construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of pumpout facilities and related infrastructure serving coastal and inland waterways.

Funds under this grant award will be used to construct and maintain pumpout stations and recreational vessel sewage reception facilities to safely dispose of recreational boater sewage in coastal georgia. Specifically, this grant will support the installation of two new pump out systems at two new marinas in savannah, georgia, and maintain existing pumpouts throughout coastal georgia. Additionally, this grant will support gadnr-CRD personneladministering the program.