The grant could provide up to $1,500,000.
The Boating Safety Data Collection and Analysis Grant is designed to collect data nationwide and produce a National Recreational Boating Safety Survey (NRBSS) and provide consultancy services to measure recreational boating activity utilizing the data collected from this effort. This grant will produce two deliverables along with associated methodologies, datasets, ad hoc analyses, and other material. All deliverables must be approved by the USCG.1) Participation Survey: a survey estimating overall public participation and demographics of recreational boating in the United States2) Exposure Survey: a survey estimating exposure hours and metrics for recreational boats on the water by state