Pavlo Oborski Grants Management Branch Chief

 Title 46 USC Part 131  5% of total State Financial Assistance may be set aside  Encourage great Non-Profit Organization participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts  Purpose: To reduce number of accidents, injuries and deaths 2

 Application Package Posted- 12/23/15  $5,354,409 Available  Application Due Date- 3/25/2016  Submit via Grants.gov  Performance Period just over a year 3

 Nongovernmental Organization  501 (c) (3) tax exempt status  Must be National in scope  Must provide Public Service 4

 Conduct Elements of a Year- Round Safe Boating Campaign  Outreach and Awareness Conference  Standardize Statutes and Regulations  Accident Investigation Seminars 5

 Life Jacket Wear Rate Study  Voluntary Manufacturing Standards Development  Targeted Boating Safety Knowledge and Skills Awareness Training  BUI Detection and Enforcement Course  Media Toolbox 6

 Grants.gov Registration  Required federal forms on Grants.gov site  PDF Documents  Get applications in early  Ensure all required documents are submitted 7

 Grants.gov  Grant Application Completeness and Eligibility  Risk Assessment  Evaluation of Proposals 8

 Does Project specifically match Areas of Interest?  Does Project Meet at least one of the RBS Strategic Plan Goals? 9

 Likelihood of proposal leading to results  Competence of Staff  Reasonable Timelines and Milestones  Adequate Measures of Milestones  Probability to reduce death, injuries, or accidents  Monitoring of Project 10

 Do costs appear reasonable?  Does Project have capability to spur similar initiatives? 11

 Scores and recommendations ranked  Recommendations of funding sent to Director of Prevention Policy  Director has final say 12

 Grantees notified and assigned Grant Technical Manager (GTM)  GTM negotiates any budget changes  Budget cleared by Grant Branch  Award Agreements signed by grantee and Coast Guard 13

 ASAP Payments  Only request what you need!  Quarterly Financial Reports  SF-425  SF-424A  Due 30 days after fiscal quarter ends  Programmatic Reporting  Extensions Must be in writing and received 30 days prior  Modifications  Closeout 14

 Review of Reporting  Site Visits  Office Based Reviews 15

Carlin Hertz

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