Boating Safety Grant Program

The summary for the Boating Safety Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Boating Safety Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	97.012
	CFDA Description:	Boating Safety Financial Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Homeland Security
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Coast Guard - Boating Safety
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-06-CG-012-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 22, 2005
	Creation Date:	Nov 22, 2005
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 23, 2006 COMPLETED applications MUST be received by 3:00 PM Eastern Time on the due date indicated above in order to be considered for funding. * Post-marked applications mailed prior to the due date, which arrive after the 3:00 PM deadline will not be considered.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jan 24, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	50
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,750,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$500,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$5,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: The contact information at the bottom of this screen shot, is NOT the administering program office. *** . ****Any questions concerning the grant program (such as: eligibility requirements, application deadlines, background information, or similar issues) must be directed to the administering program office. The office which administers this grant program is the Office of Boating Safety. Contact Vicki Hartberger, e-mail: vhartberger@comdt.uscg.mil (e-mail contact preferred), 202-267-0974.
Grant Description: The contact information at the bottom of this screen shot, is NOT the administering program office. *** * The Coast Guard will fund projects on various subjects promoting recreational boating safety at the national level. Please indicate on your application "which" funding opportunity you are applying for. The Coast Guard will accept grant applications on several specific studies/projects such as: Develop and Conduct a National Annual Safe Boating Campaign; Develop and Conduct a National Recreational Boating Safety Outreach and Awareness Conference; Federal/State Cooperative Partnering Efforts; Develop and Conduct Boating Accident Investigation Seminars; National Estimate of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) Wear Rate; Develop New National Boating Survey Instrument and Methodology; Voluntary Standards Development Support. * Potential grantees should focus on partnership, i.e., exploring other sources, linkages, in-kind contributions, cost sharing, and partnering with other organizations or corporations. We encourage proposals addressing other boating safety concerns. The primary goal of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program is to reduce fatalities to specified levels for each upcoming year. Grant applicants are encouraged to list and describe the tools they will use to measure their performance toward achieving their objectives in support of the fatality-reduction goal.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: FY 06 Boating Safety Grant Program
http://www.uscgboating.org/
Grant Announcement Contact: Edwards, Bruce, Grant Management Officer, Phone 202-205-9193, Fax 202-772-9730, Email bruce.edwards@dhs.gov bruce.edwards@dhs.gov Edwards, Bruce
Similar Government Grants: • Non-Profit Boating Safety Program; • 2010 NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM; • FY2009 Boating Safety Grant Program; • FY 2008 Boating Safety Grant Program; • 2007 Boating Safety Federal Financial Assistance - Nonprofit Organizations; • National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organization; • National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organizations