Group Gains Highly Competitive Grant Funding

The Michigan B.A.S.S. Federation based in Waterford, Michigan, has received a Grassroots Grant from the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water. The highly competitive, annual grant program is designed to help nonprofit groups, associations, organizations and other waterway users to help spread the message about safe and clean boating practices at the grass roots level.

This year the safety grant program attracted 150 applications from around the country and The Michigan B.A.S.S. Federation was one of only 11 that received funding. The group/organization will use the funds to create a brochure and display about engine cut-off switches.

“Working with small local boating nonprofits like this enables us to focus on issues specific to local waterways,” said Alanna Keating, Grant Coordinator for the BoatU.S. Foundation. “We rely on enthusiastic volunteers like these to help expand our reach.”

Since 1988, the Foundation has awarded over $1,000,000 in grants to fund projects that promote responsible boating on a local level. A list of all 11 recipients, as well as grant applications and guidelines are available online at www.BoatUS.com/Foundation.

The BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit education and research organization primarily funded by the voluntary contributions of the 600,000 members of BoatU.S. The Foundation operates more than a dozen programs including the only accredited, free, online general boating safety course, a low-cost EPIRB rental program, the “Help Stop the Drops” national clean fueling campaign, a free kid’s Life Jacket Loaner Program, and has awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for nonprofit groups for boating safety and environmental projects.

The Michigan B.A.S.S. Federation was awarded a $4,000 grant from Boat U.S. to promote the use of engine cut-off switches. With this grant, we will produce a brochure and a display of the engine cut-off switch. We will also purchase lanyards to distribute to the public at the boat shows from our show booths.

Michigan B.A.S.S Federation Nation

Contact :Mark Brantmeyer State Conservation Director - Project Creator

P:(734)327-4084; email: mbrantme@gmail.com

BoatU.S. Foundation Contact: Alanna Keating P: 703-461-2878 ext. 8354; AKeating@BoatUS.com