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Clean Vessel Act

Program Information

Popular name

CVA

Program Number

15.616

Program objective

This program provides funding to States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealths, and territories for the construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of sewage pumpout stations, waste reception facilities, and pumpout boats for recreational boaters and for educational programs that inform boaters of the importance of proper disposal of their sewage.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    The program received 32 applications and anticipates issuing all awards at approximately 99% of requested funds. The program received 33 applications and funded all of them at 90% of the requested funds.

  2. 2018

    In FY18 the program received 31 applications and issued 31 awards.

  3. 2019

    In FY19 the program received 39 applications and issued 39 awards.

  4. 2020

    In FY20 the program received 34 applications and issued 34 awards.

  5. 2021

    In FY21 the program received 22 applications and issued 22 awards.

  6. 2022

    Program received 37 applications and issued 37 awards.

  7. 2023

    Program received 32 applications and issued 32 awards.

  8. 2024

    Program anticipates receiving 26 applications and issuing 26 awards.

  9. 2025

    Program anticipates receiving 30 applications and issuing 30 awards.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

50 CFR Part 85; Final Technical Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; final Grant Guidelines published in the Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 47, March 10, 1994; and final Pumpout Symbol Guidelines published in the Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 166, August 27, 1997.

  1. Section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act—Grant program (33 U.S.C. §1322 note); and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, 16 U.S.C. §777 et seq.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • State
  • U.S. Territories

Additional resources