Appendix D. Timeline Template.docx

Appendix D is a timeline template document for the National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety Grant Program. The template provides a structured format for applicants to outline project tasks and their corresponding timeframes, with numbered rows (1-5) for task identification and columns for task description and detailed information across multiple timeframe periods. This template is designed to help grant applicants from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations demonstrate project planning and scheduling as part of their cooperative agreement applications to the U.S. Coast Guard. The timeline tool aligns with the program's requirements for national-scope recreational boating safety initiatives, which address priorities such as life jacket promotion, boating education, research on boater behavior, law enforcement training, media outreach, and technology modernization. Applicants selected for the program typically receive awards ranging from $75,000 to $525,000 with performance periods running from October 1 through September 30 (generally one-year or three-year terms), and the most recent funding opportunity announced in May 2025 targeted approximately $6.2 million in total awards across 25-35 cooperative agreements.