50 CFR § 86.31 - How does the Service know how much money will be available for BIG grants each year?

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title: "50 CFR § 86.31 - How does the Service know how much money will be available for BIG grants each year?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
section_number: "86.31"
section_name: "How does the Service know how much money will be available for BIG grants each year?"
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE—WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "86"
part_name: "BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 777c, g, and g-1."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 26161, May 6, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 86.31 How does the Service know how much money will be available for BIG grants each year?

(a) We estimate funds available for BIG grants each year based on the revenue projected for the Trust Fund. We include this estimate when we issue a NOFO at *http://www.grants.gov.*

(b) We calculate the actual amount of funds available for BIG grants based on tax collections, any funds carried over from previous fiscal years, and available unobligated BIG funds.