50 CFR § 86.56 - What does the Service consider when evaluating a project that includes more than the minimum match?

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title: "50 CFR § 86.56 - What does the Service consider when evaluating a project that includes more than the minimum match?"
title_number: 50
title_name: "Wildlife and Fisheries"
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section_name: "What does the Service consider when evaluating a project that includes more than the minimum match?"
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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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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# 86.56 What does the Service consider when evaluating a project that includes more than the minimum match?

(a) When we evaluate a project under the criterion for match at § 86.51(b)(1), we consider how much cash the applicant and partners commit above the required minimum match of 25 percent of project costs.

(b) The contribution may be from a State, a single source, or any combination of sources.

(c) We will award points as follows:

| Percent cash match | Points |
| --- | --- |
| 26-30 | 1 |
| 31-35 | 2 |
| 36-40 | 3 |
| 41-45 | 4 |
| 46-50 | 5 |
| 51-80 | 6 |
| 81 or higher | 7 |

(d) We must waive the first $200,000 in match for the entities described at § 86.32(a). We will determine the required match by subtracting the waived amount from the required 25 percent match and award points using the table at paragraph (c) of this section.