Florida Boating Improvement Program (FBIP)
The Florida Boating Improvement Program provides funding through competitive grants for boating access projects and other boating-related activities benefitting motorized vessels in Florida. Eligible program participants include county governments, municipalities and other governmental entities of the state of Florida.
Eligible uses of program funds include:
- Boat ramps; lifts and hoists; marine railways; and other public launching facilities
- Piers, docks, mooring buoys, and other mooring facilities
- Recreational channel marking and other uniform waterway markers
- Boating education
- Economic development initiatives that promote boating
- Other local boating-related activities that enhance boating access for recreational boaters
Application Period
Closed. The next application period will be February 3, 2025 through April 8, 2025.
Technical Assistance
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will hold four online technical assistance sessions for potential applicants interested in the Florida Boating Improvement Program and the Boating Infrastructure Grant Program. To participate, click the link for the date and time of the session you wish to attend:
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)
Below is a technical assistance session recording. Also, the presentation from the sessions is available below in the Related Documents. For more information, email FBIP@MyFWC.com or call (850)488-5600.
Submitting Proposals
Applicants must deliver one physical application with attachments, and one electronic application with attachments on or before the last day of the announced submission period, no later than the close of business to the following address:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Boating and Waterways Section, Room #235
Attn: FBIP Administrator
620 South Meridian Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1600
For more information, email FBIP@MyFWC.com or call (850) 488-5600.
If you have any questions, send email to FBIP@MyFWC.com or call 850-488-5600.