Increasing awareness of safe boating practices

The Water Sports Foundation, Inc., doing business as Water Sports Foundation, received a $310,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Coast Guard under the Boating Safety Financial Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 97.012) to increase awareness of safe boating practices. The one-year project running from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 will support the Water Sports Foundation's efforts to reduce accidents, injuries and deaths on domestic waterways by developing and carrying out recreational boating safety programs and gathering data on boating participation and safety. As a nonprofit organization in the watersports industry, the Water Sports Foundation is well positioned to assume responsibility for boating safety education, outreach and research that allows the Coast Guard to support greater uniformity and participation in safe boating across the United States.