State Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated

Award range: $400,000 – $12,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Application deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Posted: Sep 10, 2026
Last verified: Yesterday

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

Other

Official description from grants.gov

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.

Who can apply

State governments

Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 97.012 · Boating Safety Financial Assistance

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (97.012), not just this notice.

Fiscal year	Awards	Median award	Middle half
FY 2026 (so far)	56	$1,720,950	$1,099,879 – $2,828,448
FY 2025	56	$1,606,446	$1,051,602 – $2,716,967
FY 2024	68	$1,348,454	$869,643 – $2,337,960
FY 2023	73	$1,195,185	$796,618 – $2,224,765
FY 2022	89	$1,018,197	$503,525 – $1,682,120
FY 2021	86	$887,478	$157,377 – $1,866,328

For comparison, this notice advertises $400,000 – $12,000,000.

Who wins it State government (337), Nonprofit (91) of 428 awards — categories can overlap.

Top states FL (26) · KY (23) · VA (20) · MD (8) · NC (8)

Largest recent awards

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION $12,054,713 · FY 2026
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES $7,368,925 · FY 2025
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION $6,500,733 · FY 2023
STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES $6,078,445 · FY 2023
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER $6,000,000 · FY 2023

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 11, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it

Sep 12, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced