Federal grant programs / Consumer Product Safety Commission

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (87.002)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.8 million
• Grant awards30
• Typical award$200,000
• Awarded in FY 2025-$784,957
• Size rank1,571 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• It is the 1571st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 13 states and territories.

What the program funds

To reduce the number of drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas by providing assistance for prevention education and safety standard enforcement.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

A. Eligible Applicants are entities that fall within one of the three definitions below. Eligible applicants can contract with other entities, including civic organizations, to achieve some aspects of their proposal. 1. The 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Midway Island, Wake Island, Kingman Reef, Johnston Island and Canal Zone. 2. Local Governments- political subdivisions of a state, which may include a county, municipality, city, town, township, local public authority, school district, special district, intrastate district, council of governments, or any agency or instrumentality of a local government. 3. Indian Tribes- any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Award funds must be for the following activities to implement enforcement and education programs to prevent the drowning and drain entrapments of children in pools and spas: 1) To hire and train enforcement personnel for implementation and enforcement of standards under the state or local swimming pool and spa safety law. At least 50 percent of funding must be used for this purpose. 2) To educate: a. pool construction and installation companies and pool service companies about the standards; and b. pool owners, pool operators, and other members of the public about the standards under the swimming pool and spa safety law and about the prevention of drowning or entrapment of children using swimming pools and spas. 3) Defray administrative costs associated with such training and education programs. 4) At least 25 percent of grant funds must be used to hire and train enforcement personnel for implementation and enforcement of standards under the state or local swimming pool and spa safety law. At least 50 percent of award funds must be used to hire and train personnel for implementation and enforcement. Refer to the specific Funding Opportunity Announcement for any additional restrictions. ;

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Florida and Texas.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.