SAFETY EQUIPMENT REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM OVERVIEW

ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
  1. Eligible applicants are Owners of vessels that the State of California, Department of Fish & Wildlife has issued a valid California Commercial Fishing Boat Registration; who's Owner or Operator holds a current California Commercial Fishing License; and is used for Commercial Fishing Activities. Such use shall be evidenced by proof that the vessel has Commercial Fish Landings worth at least five thousand dollars ($5,000) in 2017 and/or 2018. Gross earnings of fish sales shall be evidenced by State Landing Receipts.
  2. In addition, the home port of the qualifying vessel must be Morro Bay, California or Port San Luis, California.
REIMBURSEMENT GRANT POLICIES
  1. The qualifying expenditures to be reimbursed shall be made in calendar year 2018 (between January 1 and December 31, 2018), except applicants may carry forward into 2018 any remaining expense from the purchase of a New Life Raft that was not reimbursed in a prior year of this program, up to an annual limit of $1,500.
  2. The final deadline for submission of grant requests to the Committee Office is 15 January 2019, 5:00 p.m.
  3. As a condition of receiving a Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant the vessel Owner agrees to allow inspection of the purchased Approved Reimbursable Safety Equipment.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
  1. All Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant applications will be screened for relevance, accuracy, completeness and compliance with eligibility requirements and grant policies.
  2. A Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant Sub-Committee will meet to review and approve or deny applications. Applications received by June 30, 2018 will be reviewed and approved/denied by July 31, 2018. Applications received after June 30, 2018 will be reviewed and approved/denied by January 31, 2019.
  3. If the grant funds for this project are exhausted before all valid applications are paid, those applicants that still have valid approved applications, but have not been reimbursed, will be reimbursed in 2019 with funds from the 2019 Commercial Fishing Industry Improvement Fund
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for a Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant, complete the attached form and deliver the completed form with all of the required documentation to the Committee Office prior to the final submission date. Include all of the following documentation:
  1. Photocopy of vessels current 2018 California Commercial Fishing Boat Registration
  2. Photocopy of vessel Owner or Operators current 2018 California Commercial Fishing License
  3. Photocopy(s) of $5,000 of State Landing Receipts for 2017 and/or 2018
  4. Photocopy or original paid in full receipts(s) for Approved Safety Equipment. The receipt must be legible [preferably machine typed], must verify that the purchase price for approved items is paid in full, and, must verify that the eligible applicant has received the approved items.
Use one of the following two methods to submit a Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant Application
VIA U. S. MAIL:
Central California Joint Cable/
Fisheries Liaison Committee
P.O. Box 2033
Morro Bay, California 93443
DIRECT DELIVERY TO:
CCJCFLC Office
525 Harbor Street
Morro Bay, California 93442
* Drop slot in back door
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
For more information or questions about this RFP, please contact:
Christopher Kubiak, CCJCFLC Liaison Officer
By Phone; (805) 771 - 9637 * By Mobile Phone; (805) 441 - 4838 * By Email; fiberfish@sbcglobal.net
APPROVED REIMBURSABLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT PURCHASES
THE FOLLOWING PURCHASED ITEM IS APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT UP TO AN ANNUAL LIMIT OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($3,500).
  1.   (One) New Replacement Life Raft * **
       a.    When an authorized service agent declares a life raft that the applicant has previously
              had re-packed unserviceable, or the life raft is lost, the Committee may grant up to an
              annual limit of $3,500 for the purchase of a New Replacement Life Raft. To receive
              reimbursement for the new replacement life raft purchase, applicants must include
              with their application:
  • A certificate of failure from an authorized service agent, or a statement describing the circumstances of the life raft's loss, and, a receipt from an authorized service agent for previous re-packing of the condemned/lost life raft.
THE FOLLOWING PURCHASED ITEM IS APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT UP TO AN ANNUAL LIMIT OF ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,200)
  1.   (One) Annual Life Raft Re-pack/Hydrostatic Release **
       a.    In order to receive reimbursement for the re-pack, applicants must include a receipt for
              re-packing from an authorized service agent. The amount of reimbursement is limited
              to the cost of re-packing as shown on the receipt from the authorized service agent
              (includes one hydrostatic release).
THE FOLLOWING PURCHASED ITEMS IN AGGREGATE ARE APPROVED FOR REIMBURSEMENT UP TO AN ANNUAL LIMIT OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500).
  1. (One) New Life Raft * ** ***
  2. (One) New EPIRB *
  3. (One) EPIRB Battery Replacement/Maintenance
  4. (One) EPIRB Hydrostatic Release
  5. (One) D.S.C. VHF Marine Radio
  6. (One) VHF Marine Radio Antennae
  7. (One) Satellite Communication Phone
  8. (One) FCC Vessel Radio License
  9. (One) Bilge Pump
 10. (One) Bilge Alarm
 11. (One) Watch Alarm
 12. (One) Smoke Alarm
 13. (One) Carbon Monoxide Alarm
 14. (One) Man Overboard Alarm
 15. (One) New RADAR
 16. (One) RADAR Repair
 17. (One) Automatic Identification System (AIS)
 18. (One) Onboard Drill Conductor Training Course
 19. Fire Suppression Equipment **
 20. Flares and Smoke Signal Devices **
 21. Survival Suits & Associated Appurtenances **
 22. Life Rings & Associated Appurtenances **
 23. Navigation Lights **
 24. Personal Floatation Devices & Associated Appurtenances

* Serial number documentation required
** Per U.S. Coast Guard Requirement for Vessel
*** Applicants may carry forward into 2017 any remaining expense from the purchase of a 
      New Life Raft that was not reimbursed in a prior year of this program.

IMPORTANT DATES

The Final Deadline for submission of 2018 Safety Equipment Reimbursement Grant Applications is January 15, 2019, 5:00 p.m.