The purpose of the state recreational boating safety program is to encourage greater state participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the states to assume the…

The Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard awarded the Colorado Department of Natural Resources $1,169,562 on October 1, 2025, under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012), a formula grant supporting recreational boating safety activities statewide.

The award funds boating safety education, law enforcement infrastructure, and emergency response capabilities across Colorado. Allowable uses include facilities, equipment, and supplies for boating safety education and law enforcement; personnel training in boating safety and enforcement; public boating safety education programs for the boating community and public schools; acquisition, construction, or repair of public access sites for recreational boaters; boating safety inspections and marine casualty investigations; establishment and maintenance of emergency and search and rescue facilities; waterway markers and navigation aids; and recreational vessel numbering and titling programs.

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, doing business as Executive Director's Office, is a state government entity that receives and manages federal grants for water resource management, wildlife conservation, and environmental remediation. Work is performed statewide through Colorado Parks and Wildlife regional offices and divisions, with administrative oversight from the Executive Director's Office in Denver.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The obligated amount is $1,169,562.

The purpose of the state recreational boating safety program is to encourage greater state participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the states to assume the greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities. Federal funds provided for a state's boating safety program may be used for any of the following expenses. 1. Providing facilities, equipment, and supplies for boating safety education and law enforcement, including purchase, operation, maintenance, and repair. 2. Training personnel in skills related to boating safety and to the enforcement of boating safety laws and regulations. 3. Providing public boating safety education, including educational programs and lectures, to the boating community and the public school system. 4. Acquiring, constructing, or repairing public access sites used primarily by recreational boaters. 5. Conducting boating safety inspections and marine casualty investigations. 6. Establishing and maintaining emergency or search and rescue facilities, and providing emergency or search and rescue assistance. 7. Establishing and maintaining waterway markers and other appropriate aids to navigation. 8. Providing state recreational vessel numbering and titling programs.