Recreational Boating Safety Grants Update Pavlo Oborski Grants

Recreational Boating Safety Grants Update Pavlo Oborski Grants Management Branch Chief (BSX-22) October 10, 2017

FY 2017 Final Numbers $105, 517, 694 Distributed Among the States (94%) $5, 260, 505 available for the National Non-Profit Organization Grant Program (5%) $1, 494, 738 Survey Grant Program Year 1 (1%) ◦ RTI International FY 2018 Estimated Numbers $97, 555, 364 Distributed Among the States $5, 134, 493 available for the National Non-Profit Organization Grant Program $1, 499, 999 Survey Grant Program Year 2 RTI International Sequester and Recoveries not taken into consideration 2

FY 2017 Non-Profit Organization Awards 52 applications received totaling $15. 7 million 37 proposals funded totaling $5, 260, 505 Largest Grant Allocations ◦ ◦ ◦ NASBLA -$1, 149, 237 (22%) National Safe Boating Council - $760, 000 (14%) US Power Squadrons - $710, 000 (13%) Water Sports Foundation - $585, 000 (11%) American Canoe Association - $500, 000 (10%) 3

Non-Profit Organization IBWSS Mandatory Attendance Grant condition for the past several years Present grant project/deliverables to the public IBWSS costs are allowable under the award Low attendance at the non-profit organization breakout sessions Looking to remove the condition Thoughts on public awareness of grant projects and deliverables 4

FY 2018 National Non-Profit Organization Grants Part 1 Areas of Interest included Risk Assessment of applicants Updated score sheets and change in reviewers Project narrative better explained; page limits incorporated for specific sections ◦ 1 page for executive summary ◦ 1 page for agency description ◦ 10 pages for narrative Deadline of January 26, 2018 5

FY 2018 National Non-Profit Organization Grants Part 2 Change in review process ◦ More in-house reviewers ◦ Grant reviewers discuss as a group and one Divisional recommendation to BSX No mandatory IBWSS condition ◦ Project narratives to explain roll-out process for program deliverables ◦ Funds may still be used for IBWSS attendance with GTM approval CG-5 PC remains final program approval authority 6

FY 2017 Grant Trainings 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements (2 day class) 4 classes held ◦ Tallahassee, FL class moved to November 2017 (5 th) 94 students attended ◦ 31 States ◦ 14 non-profit organizations Trainings continue in FY 2018 ◦ Managing grants for Federal Recipients (3 days) ◦ Waiting for feedback on locations. 7

Questions? Contact Information: Pavlo Oborski, Branch Chief (BSX-22) 202 -372 -1055 Pavlo. Oborski@uscg. mil 8