The City of Harlingen received a $192,732 Project Grant from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Program (CFDA 87.002). The grant will fund a two-year initiative to reduce drowning and drain entrapment incidents among children in Harlingen, Texas. Key activities include providing free year-round swimming and water safety lessons, enhancing enforcement of local pool and drain inspection ordinances, and conducting community workshops to...
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...
The City of Huntington Beach received a $141,837 Project Grant award from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The grant, awarded on September 13, 2023, will support the city's initiatives to reduce drowning and drain entrapment-related injuries and deaths of children associated with pools and spas. The funding will be used for prevention education campaigns, training programs, inspection regimes, 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...
The Pima County Health Department received a $396,314.66 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 funds will support the Pima County Aquatic Safety Education and Enforcement Enhancement Project from August 2024 to August 2026. The project aims to enhance pool safety in Pima County through a two-pronged approach of enforcement and education programs. Key activities include aligning...
The City of Yuma was awarded a $154,447 Project Grant from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The grant funding will support the city's efforts to enhance water safety education and drowning prevention within the Yuma community. Specifically, the grant will provide resources for certified pool instructor training, certified pool operator training, online safety courses, American Red Cross lifeguard instructor...
The City of Delray Beach was awarded a $140,205 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 funding supports the city's comprehensive water safety initiative, which includes: Hiring part-time enforcement personnel to conduct pool safety inspections and enforce safety standards Certifying all staff as Water Safety Instructors to enhance training and education capabilities Adding an...
The City of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Public Health (CPH) has been awarded a $200,000 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). This grant funding will enable CPH to enhance pool and spa safety enforcement, education, and compliance efforts within the cities of Columbus and Worthington over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. Specifically, the grant will support...
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 City of Seattle received a $399,358 Project Grant award from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety program (CFDA 87.002). The grant will fund the Swim Seattle initiative, which aims to expand access to swim lessons and culturally responsive water safety education, particularly for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and low-income communities in Seattle. Key components of the initiative include providing free beginner...