Estimated Project Budget Guide
The definitions and allowable expenses that are provided below are to help complete the Clean Vessel Act Grant Application ‘Estimated Project Budget’ table.
The following instructions should be used to complete the Clean Vessel Act Grant Application ‘Hourly Rate of Pay for Grant Reimbursement’ table.
Note: This table should be filled out only if the proposed project will be using in-house labor to complete any task listed in the ‘Estimated Project Budget’ table of the CVA grant application.
How many hours should be entered?
Clean Vessel Act Grant Program recipients are required to display signs to inform boaters about a pumpout facility. All facilities awarded CVA funding are required to display a minimum of two signs:
Please email Clean.Vessel.Act@FloridaDEP.gov to request the logo files to download that are to be placed on your signs.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Clean Vessel Act (CVA) Grant Office is accepting applications for pumpout projects statewide. The CVA grant program is a great way to upgrade your marina's waste-handling facilities and provide customers with a quick and convenient option for proper disposal.
The Clean Vessel Program can fund up to 75% of eligible project costs relating to site preparation, equipment purchase, installation, operations, maintenance, sewage hauling and educational outreach.
All CVA grantees are required to submit quarterly progress reports and quarterly pumpout gallon reports as follows:
The main objective of the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) of 1992 is to reduce raw sewage discharge into national waterbodies by providing pump out and dump out stations for boaters to properly dispose of their waste in an environmentally safe manner.
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