Grants / Department of Homeland Security / United States Coast Guard

DHS-USCG-2022-001: National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program

Closed Closed February 11, 2022 Opportunity DHS-USCG-2022-001 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of United States Coast Guard notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$700,000
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$6.0 million
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Please carefully review the full applicant eligibility criteria before submitting an application.

More grants for nonprofits.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Boating Safety Financial Assistance awards averaged $1.6 million; this notice allows up to $700,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (95% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Applicant Eligibility Criteria 46 U.S.C. 13104 authorizes federal financial assistance for "national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations." The USCG has developed the following eligibility criteria based on federal law and regulations, legal rulings and interpretations, and guidance from other federal agencies. Organizations do not need to be boating related. Applicants must be a nongovernmental organization. Applicants must be designated as a nonprofit organization with tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 501(c) (3). Applicants are required to submit a copy of their letter from the IRS specifying the organization’s status. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide recreational boating safety services that are national-in-scope. National-in-scope means the organization must demonstrate the ability to provide recreational boating safety services in all regions; is currently providing recreational boating services in all regions; or proposes a specific plan and timeline to partner and/or contract with other national, state, and/or local organizations across all regions to provide recreational boating safety services. A national membership base does not suffice. For more information regions, please see Appendix B: Grant Regional Map. Applicants must demonstrate that one of their primary functions is to provide services to the public.

Category: Other.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.