Formula Grant 70Z02326MO0007065

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Tennessee's Wildlife Resources Agency a Formula Grant of $2,291,205 under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance program (CFDA 97.012) on October 1, 2025, for the three-year performance period through September 30, 2028. This cooperative agreement supports the state's recreational boating safety initiatives designed to minimize loss of life, personal injury, and property damage on Tennessee waterways. The funding enables the agency to deliver comprehensive boating safety products and services, including provision of facilities, equipment, and supplies for boating safety education and law enforcement; personnel training in boating safety skills and regulatory enforcement; public boating safety education programs for the boating community and public schools; acquisition and maintenance of public recreational boating access sites; boating safety inspections and marine casualty investigations; establishment of emergency and search-and-rescue facilities; installation and maintenance of waterway markers and navigation aids; and administration of state recreational vessel numbering and titling programs.

The award supports Tennessee's capacity to assume greater responsibility for boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities throughout the state. As a formula-based grant distributed to all 50 states and U.S. territories, this funding reflects state-specific factors including registered vessel counts and prior-year expenditures. The Coast Guard's Grants Management Branch reviewed and approved the application prior to award issuance, and the agency is required to submit quarterly financial reports and annual performance reporting to document compliance with national boating safety objectives.