FLORIDA BOATING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION OF GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION PERIOD AND TRAINING SESSIONS

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces the anticipated availability of grant funds under the Florida Boating Improvement Program (FBIP). Eligible projects must serve the needs of boaters and boating-related activities on coastal and/or inland waters within the State of Florida.

Eligible participants include county governments, municipalities and other governmental entities of the State of Florida. Applications for grant funding for fiscal year 2007-2008 will be accepted beginning February 2, 2007. Applications must be received by FWC before close of business on April 27, 2007. Applications received after the deadline will be ineligible for consideration.

Program policies and guidelines and application forms may be downloaded from the web site http://MyFWC.com/boating/ grants/fbip.htm

Training sessions for potential applicants will be held in the following locations:

DATE AND TIME: February 28, 2007, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (EST)

PLACE: Bryant Building, Auditorium, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 620 South Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL

DATE AND TIME: March 9, 2007, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (EST)

PLACE: Second Floor, Conference Room, Department of Environmental Protection, 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite B200, Jacksonville, FL

DATE AND TIME: March 16, 2007, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (CST)

PLACE: Classroom 128 & 131, Gulf Coast Community College, North Bay Training Center, 637 Highway 2300, Panama City, FL

DATE AND TIME: March 23, 2007, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon (EST)

PLACE: Lakeland Police Department, 219 N. Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, FL

DATE AND TIME: March 30, 2007, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (EST)

PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, 400 North Congress Avenue, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL

Please RSVP for the training session that is in your area within 10 days of the scheduled date at fbip@MyFWC.com

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these training sessions is asked to advise the FWC at least five calendar days before the meeting by contacting ADA Coordinator, (850)488-6411. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the FWC by calling (850)488-9542.

For more information, email fbip@MyFWC.com or call (850)488-5600.