FY 2008 Boating Safety Grant Program

The summary for the FY 2008 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:	FY 2008 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:	Homeland Security - Preparedness
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	DHS-08-CG-012-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jan 08, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jan 08, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 22, 2008 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained in the FY2008 Boating Safety Full Announcement
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 22, 2008 Applicants are advised to carefully review the submission requirements contained in the FY2008 Boating Safety Full Announcement
	Archive Date:	Mar 01, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	100
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,400,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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: Eligible applicants for the Boating Safety Activity include nongovernmental organization, tax-exempt status by the IRS in accordance with 26 U.S.C.501(c)(3), it must be national in scope and its application should benefit boating safety nationwide. May not be a school or university, hospital or religious organization. It may not limit membership to a specific geographic locale nor can it confine its activities to a limited or local area.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Boating Safety Grant Program is to provide financial assistance for selected "national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations." Section 13103(c) of Title 46, United States Code, provides that up to 5% of the funds made available each fiscal year for State Recreational Boating Safety Programs may be used to support nonprofit organization's boating safety projects with the amount of funding being determined by the needs of the Coast Guard, budget limitations and negotiations between the Coast Guard and potential grantees. The amount of funding available for grants this fiscal year is anticipated to be up to $5,400,000. The national nonprofit public service organization grant program has been successful. It has enabled numerous national boating safety activities to be carried out. The program has been instrumental in getting many more national organizations involved in boating safety.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety (CG-54221) 2100 2nd Street SW Washington, DC 20593 Tel: 1-202-372-11060 Fax: 1-202-372-1932
vickie.l.hartberger@USCG.mil [vickie.l.hartberger@USCG.mil]
Similar Government Grants: • Non-Profit Boating Safety Program; • 2010 NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM; • FY2009 Boating Safety Grant Program; • 2007 Boating Safety Federal Financial Assistance - Nonprofit Organizations; • Propeller Injury Protection; • Boating Safety Grant Program; • National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organization; • National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National Nonprofit Public Service Organizations