[Federal Register: October 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 193)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[USCG-2004-19253]
National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National
Nonprofit Public Service Organizations
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks applications for fiscal year 2005 grants
and cooperative agreements from national, nongovernmental, nonprofit,
public service organizations. These grants and cooperative agreements
would be used to fund projects on various subjects promoting
recreational boating safety on the national level. This notice provides
information about the grant and cooperative agreement application
process and some of the subjects of particular interest to the Coast
Guard.
DATES: Application packages may be obtained on or after October 18,
2004. Proposals for the fiscal year 2005 grant cycle must be received
before 3 p.m. eastern time, January 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Application packages may be obtained by calling the Coast
Guard Infoline at 800-368-5647. Submit proposals to: Commandant (G-OPB-
1), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Room 3100,
Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available from the Coast
Guard Infoline and on the Internet at http://dms.dot.gov in docket
USCG-2004-19253 or at the Web Site for the Office of Boating Safety at
http://www.uscgboating.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vickie Hartberger, Office of
Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard (G-OPB-1/room 3100), 2100 Second
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001; (202) 267-0974. The points of
contact for the ten project areas are listed at the end of the
description of each project area.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 46, United States Code, section 13103,
allocates funds available from the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund for
boating safety grants. The majority of funds are allocated to the
States, and up to 5 percent of these funds may be distributed by the
Coast Guard for grants and cooperative agreements to national,
nonprofit, public service organizations for national recreational
boating safety activities. It is anticipated that up to $2,950,000 will
be made available for fiscal year 2005. Thirty awards totaling
$2,950,000 were made in fiscal year 2004 ranging from $7,000 to
$465,000. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as
committing the Coast Guard to dividing available funds among qualified
applicants or awarding any specified amount.
It is anticipated that several awards will be made by the Director
of Operations Policy, U.S. Coast Guard. Applicants must be national,
nongovernmental, nonprofit, public service organizations and must
establish that their activities are, in fact, national in scope. An
application package may be obtained by writing or calling the point of
contact listed in ADDRESSES on or after October 18, 2004. The
application package contains all necessary forms, an explanation of how
the grant program is administered, and a checklist for submitting a
grant application. Specific information on organization eligibility,
proposal requirements, award procedures, and financial administration
procedures may be obtained by contacting the person listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Prospective grantees may propose up to a 5-year grant with 12-month
(fiscal year) increments. In effect, an award would be made for the
first year and thereafter renewal is optional. Each annual increment
would not be guaranteed. Under a continuation (multi-year) grant type
of award the Coast Guard agrees to support a grant project at a
specific level of effort for a specified period of time, with a
statement of intention to provide certain additional future support,
provided funds become available, the achieved results warrant further
support, and are in support of the needs of the government. Award of
continuation grants will be made on a strict case-by-case basis to
assist planning certain large scale projects and ensure continuity.
Procedures also provide for awarding noncompetitive grants or
cooperative agreements on a case-by-case basis. This authority is
judiciously used to fund recurring annual projects or events which can
only be carried out by one organization, and projects that present
targets of opportunity for timely action on new or emerging program
requirements or issues.
The following list includes items of specific interest to the Coast
Guard, however, potential applicants should not be constrained by the
list. We welcome any initiative that supports the organizational
objectives of the Recreational Boating Safety Program to save lives,
reduce the number of boating accidents, injuries and property damage,
and lower associated health care costs. Some project areas of
continuing and particular interest for grant funding include the
following:
1. Develop and Conduct a National Annual Safe Boating Campaign. The
Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop and conduct the year 2006
National Annual Safe Boating Campaign that targets specific boater
market segments and recreational boating safety topics. This year-round
campaign must support the organizational objectives of the Recreational
Boating Safety Program and the nationwide grassroots activities of the
many volunteer groups who coordinate local media events, education
programs, and public awareness activities, as well as complement the
Coast Guard ``You're In Command'' campaign. The major focus of the
campaign will be to affect the behavior of all boaters with special
focus on boat operators being responsible for their own safety as well
as the safety of their passengers. A significant emphasis should be
placed on life jacket wear, safety and security issues, and the dangers
of carbon monoxide, as well as boating under the influence of alcohol
or a dangerous drug. Efforts will also be coordinated, year-round, with
other national safety activities and special media events. Point of
Contact: Ms. Jo Calkin, (202) 267-0994.
2. Develop and Conduct a National Recreational Boating Safety
Outreach and Awareness Conference. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee to
plan, implement, oversee, and conduct a National Recreational Boating
Safety Outreach and Awareness Conference that supports the
organizational objectives of the Recreational Boating Safety Program.
The overall conference focus should have promotional strategies with
special focus on boat operators being responsible for their own safety
as well as the safety of their passengers. Significant emphasis should
be placed on offering multiple subject
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matter areas that afford the participants professional development
opportunities and educational enhancement. Areas should focus on, but
not be limited to: life jacket wear, safety and security issues, the
dangers of carbon monoxide, boating education, vessel safety, as well
as boating under the influence of alcohol or a dangerous drug. Point of
Contact: Ms. Jo Calkin, (202) 267-0994.
3. State/Federal/Boating Organizations Cooperative Partnering
Efforts. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee to provide programs to
encourage greater participation and uniformity in boating safety
efforts. Applicants would provide a forum to encourage greater
uniformity of boating laws and regulations, reciprocity among
jurisdictions, and closer cooperation and assistance in developing,
administering, and enforcing Federal and State laws and regulations
pertaining to boating safety. Point of Contact: Ms. Audrey Pickup,
(202) 267-0872.
4. Voluntary Standards Development Support. The Coast Guard seeks a
grantee to carry out a program to encourage active participation by
members of the public and other qualified persons in the development of
technically sound voluntary safety standards for boats and associated
equipment. Point of Contact: Mr. Richard Kanehl, (202) 267-0976.
5. Develop and Conduct Boating Accident Investigation Seminars. The
Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop, provide instructional material,
and conduct training courses nationwide for boating accident
investigators, including three courses at the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia. Point of Contact: Mr. Rick Gipe,
(202) 267-0985.
6. National Estimate of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) Wear
Rate. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop a statistically valid
national estimate and evaluation of wear rates of PFDs by recreational
boaters. Wear rate should be determined by actual observation of
boaters. Point of Contact: Mr. Bruce Schmidt, (202) 267-0985.
7. Flotation Foam Study. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee to conduct
short and long-term testing on marine-rated flotation foam products to
include the following: foam chemistry; blowing agents; manufacturing
and process control; freeze-thaw cycles; mechanical vibration;
biological/bacterial agents; salt/fresh water; and solvents. Point of
Contact: Mr. Po Chang, (202) 267-0986.
8. Navigation Lighting on Barges. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee
to research and analyze the danger posed to recreational boaters by
barges, both under tow and being pushed, under the conditions of
reduced visibility. The grantee would provide recommendations for
additional lighting or other means to increase the visibility of the
barges. Any lighting recommendations must be consistent with Rule 20 of
the Navigation Rules (33 U.S.C. 2020), that is, additional lights
cannot be mistaken for the lights specified in the Rules and do not
impair their visibility or distinctive character. Point of Contact: Mr.
Dick Blackman, (202) 267-6810.
9. Propeller Injury Protection. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee to
conduct a market survey of available propeller injury mitigation
technology, access the technical characteristics of each, and prepare a
report summarizing available options and the advantages and
disadvantages of each in various boating activities such as
watersports, fishing, cruising, etc. Point of Contact: Mr. Richard
Blackman, (202) 267-6810.
Potential grantees should focus on partnership, i.e., exploring
other sources, linkages, in-kind contributions, cost sharing, and
partnering with other organizations or corporations. We encourage
proposals addressing other boating safety concerns.
Please note: This will be the final year our office will be
publishing a notice of availability of funding for national nonprofit
public service organizations in the Federal Register. Under Department
of Homeland Security policy, we will announce future availability of
funding electronically, at the Web site: http://www.grants.gov. Please
visit this Web site for our future announcements.
The Boating Safety Financial Assistance Program is listed in
section 97.012 of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Dated: September 30, 2004.
James W. Underwood,
Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Director of Operations Policy.
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