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U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program

Federal program · program number 97.135 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “Nonprofit RBS Program”

Key facts

Open now
None right now
Closed for this year
1 grant, next round estimated
Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement)
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Closed for this year

This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.

What it pays for

The mission of the National RBS Program is to ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreational boating experience by implementing programs designed to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts via cooperative agreements to nonprofit organizations.

Who can apply

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 must demonstrate the ability to provide recreational boating safety services via one of the definitions of national-in-scope published in the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applicants must demonstrate that one of their primary functions is to provide services to the public.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website