Make Your Application Count: Attend the Boating Safety Education Grant Workshop

Nonprofit Agencies and Political Subdivisions Invited to Attend Education Grant Workshop on Thursday, September 18 at the Alum Creek Learning Center in Delaware… Registration requested.

Every year the Division of Watercraft offers over $350,000 in boating safety education grants to nonprofit organizations with 501.3(c) federal tax status, political subdivisions, conservancy districts, state supported school systems, state departments, U.S. Power Squadrons, and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliaries. Grant amounts range from $1,000 to $30,000.

To help applicants write their grant applications and to make sure applicants are aware of the grant’s requirements, the division offers a free grant workshop. This year’s workshop is on Thursday, September 18, at the Alum Creek Learning Center, in Delaware, Ohio, and it runs from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Optional help is available after the workshop until 5:00pm. The Alum Creek Learning Center is adjacent to the Alum Creek Watercraft and GeoSurvey offices, at 3305 South Old State Road, in Alum Creek State Park.

“The most successful grant applicants attend this workshop,” according to Mary Hughes, grant program coordinator. “We explain the Division’s priorities and go over the details of the application process. It helps our applicants a lot – plus we answer their specific questions.”

While the 2009 grant packet is not yet available, Hughes suggested looking over last year’s grant guidelines to determine whether the proposed program fits well with the Division’s goals. The 2009 Education Grant Guidelines and Application book will be posted on the Division’s website by August.

To register for the workshop, contact Teri Crace at (614) 265-6534 or teri.crace@dnr.state.oh.us. Please include the agency planning to apply for a grant, the name of the person(s) who will be attending for that agency, and a phone number where those persons can be reached.