ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS · COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
State Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program
Accepting applications. The agency is taking applications now through Grants.gov.
- Deadline
- Oct 30, 2026 (6 days left)
- Who can apply
- State governments
- Award range
- $400,000 to $12 million
- Expected awards
- 55
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Your own money required
- Yes, cost sharing or matching is required
- Opportunity number
- DHS-USCG-STATE-2027
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
- Assistance listing
- 97.012
What it funds
This program is not open to the public. Eligibility is determined by federal statute. Applications can only be accepted from the designated state authority or agency.
Open the official notice on Grants.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on Grants.gov and download the full announcement (the NOFO) and any attachments.
- Check you can apply: the eligible applicants above, and any detail in the notice's eligibility section.
- Register your organization in SAM.gov (choose "all awards") and create a Grants.gov account; allow several weeks the first time.
- Apply through Grants.gov exactly as the notice says, before Oct 30, 2026. Late applications are usually not accepted.
New to this? Applying for a federal grant, step by step · Register to apply · How to read the notice · Write the narrative · Build the budget · Agency contact: cynthia.m.dudzinski@uscg.mil
From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. The notice on Grants.gov and its attachments are what count. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.