Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

Safe States Alliance received a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Coast Guard under the National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program (CFDA 97.135), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this award, Safe States Alliance will leverage enhanced recreational boating data to improve prevention efforts for drownings and near-drownings through integration of quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources. The project applies the public health child death review model to develop actionable insights for drowning prevention, thereby bridging the public health and recreational boating sectors.

The initiative emphasizes real-time data collection and analysis to reduce boating-related fatalities. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with 30 years of experience in injury and violence prevention across state and local health departments and community-based organizations, Safe States Alliance is well-positioned to execute this national-scope boating safety project. This award complements prior Coast Guard funding the organization received in 2023 and 2024 under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program, demonstrating the continuity and expansion of the organization's drowning prevention research and analysis capabilities.