National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program

Objective

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

• Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)

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.

Who Benefits

• Anyone/general public

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)

Program Contact

Pavlo.Oborski@uscg.mil
2023721055