The Florida Department of Health received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The grant will fund efforts to: (1) increase state capacity and enhance training of enforcement personnel for implementing pool and spa safety standards; (2) conduct and support swim lessons and education programs to prevent drowning and drain entrapments of children; (3) collaborate with partners...
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The grant will fund DOH's efforts to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas in Florida over a 2-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. The grant supports DOH's prevention education initiatives and enforcement...
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (CFDA 87.002) program. This two-year grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, supports the DOH-Broward Drowning Prevention Program's efforts to reduce drowning and drain entrapment incidents among children in Broward County. Key activities and outputs under this grant include:...
The City of Delray Beach received a $140,205 Project Grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety (CFDA 87.002) program. The grant aims to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas through prevention education and safety standard enforcement. The city's proposed 3-part plan includes hiring part-time enforcement personnel, certifying all staff as water safety...
The County of Tulare Health Department received a $173,095.92 Project Grant award from the Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety federal grant program (CFDA #87.002). The funding supports the Pool Safely Grant to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas through prevention education and safety standard enforcement efforts. As the direct awardee, the County Health Department will...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) awarded a $394,870 Project Grant under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002) to Harris County, Texas. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 13, 2023, will support the county's efforts to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas. The funding will enable Harris County to implement prevention education initiatives and enforce safety standards around...
This $395,240 Project Grant award from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CFDA 87.002 - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program) to the New Orleans Health Department will support a two-year Sustainable Drowning Prevention Initiative in New Orleans, LA. The initiative will employ a multi-pronged approach, including: Enforcing local pool safety ordinances through a contract with the New Orleans Office of Code Enforcement to conduct at least 50 pool and hot tub inspections...
The City of Harlingen, Texas was awarded a $192,732 federal Project Grant under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002), administered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The grant funding will support the city's initiative to enhance water safety education and infrastructure in Cameron County, which has experienced several recent drowning fatalities. Specifically, the grant will enable Harlingen to provide free year-round swimming and water safety...
The City of Amarillo was awarded a $107,853.92 Project Grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The funding, provided for the period from September 13, 2023 to September 12, 2025, will support the city's efforts to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas. The grant will enable the city to implement prevention education initiatives and...
The City of North Richland Hills, TX has been awarded a $319,485.91 Project Grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Program (CFDA 87.002). The funding will support the city's efforts to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas. Specifically, the grant will fund local pool and spa safety education initiatives, training programs, inspection regimes, and...