Closed · DHS-USCG-NONPROFIT-2026 · CFDA 97.135 · Discretionary

National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by United States Coast Guard, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$50K-$600K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 7, 2026
Close date
30
Expected awards

The verdict

National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from United States Coast Guard that offered $50,000 -- $600,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 21 other opportunities from United States Coast Guard.

$50K-$600K
award range
Closed
application status
30
expected awards
97.135
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 7, 2026. CFDA 97.135 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $50,000 -- $600,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 7, 2026

Posted Jun 5 Closes Jul 7

Est. Total Funding

$6,592,499

Expected Awards

30

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The mission of the National RBS Program is to ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreational boating experience by implementing programs designed to minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts via cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Other

The printed eligibility set for National Nonprofit Organization Recreational… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the United States Coast Guard book (17 peers, 77% of 22).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Cynthia Dudzinski Lead Grants Management Specialist Phone 5716082233

What to do next

National Nonprofit Organization Recreational… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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