1. Pavlo Oborski Grants Management Branch Chief 202-372-1055 1

2.  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

3.  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

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

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

6.  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

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

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

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

10.  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

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

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

13.  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

14.  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

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

16. Carlin Hertz Carlin.R.Hertz@USCG.MIL 202-372-1060 16

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