Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded the Massachusetts Environmental Police a Formula Grant of $2,384,107 under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This funding supports the State Recreational Boating Safety Program, which enables Massachusetts to expand its capacity in boating safety education, law enforcement training, and regulatory compliance activities. The grant funds eight primary categories of boating safety services: public education programs and lectures; personnel training in boating safety and law enforcement skills; provision of facilities, equipment, and supplies for education and enforcement; boating safety inspections and marine casualty investigations; emergency and search-and-rescue operations; waterway markers and navigation aids; and state recreational vessel numbering and titling programs.

The award reflects the Coast Guard's mission to minimize loss of life, personal injury, and property damage in recreational boating through enhanced state participation and uniformity in safety efforts. The three-year grant period aligns with the program's objective of enabling states to assume greater responsibility for boating safety assistance and enforcement activities, with Massachusetts Environmental Police—operating as the Office of Law Enforcement—serving as the designated state agency recipient for this recurring formula grant.