Boating Facility Grants

Emergency Boating Access Program - Application deadline is November 20, 2009. Available in MSWord [379k]. For more information, contact Phil Miller, 614-265-6497.

Cooperative Boating Facility Grant - Application deadline is April 1. You must use the revised packet (PDF [181k] or MSWord [576k]). For more information, contact Julie McQuade, 614-265-6443.

Recreational Harbor Evaluation Program - Application deadline is April 1. You must use the revised packet (PDF [80k] or MSWord [458k]). For more information, contact Phil Miller, 614-265-6497.

Recreational Marine Loan Program - This program is available to any privately owned marina planning a project that serves the boating public. Applications are accepted at any time. The application and guidelines are available in PDF [84k] or MSWord [491k]). For more information, contact Phil Miller, 614-265-6497.

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG Program) - For the construction of transient mooring facilities for recreational boats 26' and over in length. Application deadline is August 1.

Clean Vessel Act Grant - For construction and renovation of waste reception facilities for recreational vessels. Application deadline is October 1.

 

Boating Safety Education Grant

The deadline for 2010 grant applications was October 23, 2009. Applications currently are being scored. For reference: 2010 grant application: [PDF; 975K] [DOC; 1.8 Meg]. Forms IRS W-9 and OBM 5657 are required and available in the sidebar. For more information, download the Fact Sheet (PDF; 161K) or contact Mary Hughes, 614-265-6674.

 

Navigational Aids Grant Program

Buoys and signs to mark Ohio's waterways can be provided to political subdivisions at no charge. Application deadline is November 1. You must use the revised packet (PDF [86K] or MSWord [237K]). For more information, contact Carl Miller, 614-265-6446. If you are requesting to place buoys or signage on federal waters, you will need US Coast Guard permit CG-2554 [PDF; 219k] which gets mailed to ATTN: PATON; Command OAN; 9th Coast Guard District; Private Aids Rm 2083; 1240 East 9th St; Cleveland, OH 44199-2060. Call Dan Armstrong (216-902-6073) for questions.

 

Marine Patrol Grants

For the establishment or operation and maintenance of marine patrols. Application deadline is December 31. Here is the grant packet for 2010: [DOT; 2.4Meg] Contact Cindy Bellar, 614-265-6503, for more information. Reference and revised materials:

  • 2009 Marine Patrol Year End Reports [DOT; 656K]
  • Marine Patrol Daily Activity Report [DOC; 58K]

List of Grant Recipients

NOTE: All of the links below are one-page PDF files

Specs on Boat Ramp Construction for Ohio

Ohio Boating Facility Standards and Guidelines [1.4 Meg; PDF]

Other Forms You May Need

  • Taxpayer ID - IRS W-9 [72K; PDF]
  • Vendor Information (Ohio Shared Services) - OBM 5657 [368K; DOC]
  • Authorization for Direct Deposit - OBM 1234 [39K; PDF]

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