Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Energy Minerals & Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), a division of the State of New Mexico, $997,636 under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This Formula Grant supports New Mexico's recreational boating safety program by funding a comprehensive array of state-level boating safety activities designed to enhance public safety on waterways and reduce loss of life, personal injury, and property damage.

The funding supports eight core categories of boating safety products and services: facilities, equipment, and supplies for boating safety education and law enforcement; personnel training in boating safety and enforcement; public boating safety education programs and lectures; acquisition, construction, and repair of public recreational boating access sites; boating safety inspections and marine casualty investigations; establishment and maintenance of emergency and search-and-rescue facilities and services; waterway markers and navigation aids; and state recreational vessel numbering and titling programs. The award enables New Mexico to assume greater responsibility for boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities, consistent with the program's objective of encouraging state participation and uniformity in recreational boating safety efforts.