State recreational boating safety program

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $1,477,017 Formula Grant to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant will support Maine's State Recreational Boating Safety Program, with the Department delivering boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities. As the designated state agency and recipient of the subaward, the Department will work to reduce boating accidents, injuries and deaths on Maine waterways by gathering important data on recreational boating and ensuring greater participation in uniform boating safety initiatives. The funding will permit Maine to assume responsibility for these efforts and further develop, carry out and finance its recreational boating safety programs, in line with the goals of the U.S. Coast Guard program to encourage safety and stewardship within the domestic boating community.