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State Recreational Boating Safety Program Pavlo Oborski Grants Management Branch Chief March 2012
State Recreational Boating Safety Program
Pavlo Oborski
Grants Management Branch Chief
March 2012
FY 2012 ALLOCATION STATUS• CR through March 31, 2012
• Waiting for DHS approval for full apportionment
• Full amount expected to be $113 million ($7 million less than estimated)
• Advising States to apply for funds based on full year funding
• Application Deadline of April 1, 2012
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RECENT CHANGES TAKING PLACE
• New Financial Award Agreements (DHS Mandated)
• Current Award Agreements still being used– No witness signature, reference to DHS Terms and
Conditions, clearer indication of overmatch
• All applications must be submitted via Grants.gov
• All payments are processed through ASAPStates get paid within 24-48 hours
• Financial Training held on September 2011 in Washington, D.C.37 States Participated
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DHS MANDATED FINANCIAL AWARD AGREEMENT
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FINANCIAL AWARD AGREEMENT (CONT.)
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FINANCIAL AWARD AGREEMENT (CONT.)
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FINANCIAL SITE VISITS
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As of February 28, 2012, 38 States have been visited since creation of the Branch
Visited (not listed) Puerto RicoGuamCNMIVirgin Islands
Not VisitedHawaiiAlaskaSamoa
GRANTS.GOV SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
• Obtain a DUNS Number (completed)
• Register with CCR (completed)
• Username & Password
• AOR Authorization
• Track AOR StatusSIDE NOTE- Make sure you have the
correct version of Adobe Reader . . . .
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HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION NETWORK
(HSIN)
• National secure and trusted platform for information sharing and collaboration between federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private sector, and international partners
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HSIN GOALS
• Provide a protected environment for the sharing of information pertaining to Financial Information for the State RBS Grant Program
• Provide a portal for the development and delivery of training associated with administration of the State RBS Grant Program
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HSIN USAGE
• Financial Reports and other documents related to the State RBS Grant Program
• Reference Material
• Training Material
• Who will use HSINFinancial POC’s in each stateBLA’s ?
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HSIN IMPLEMENTATION
• Currently seeking volunteers for proof of concept phase (March 2012- Sept 2012)
• Fully implement sometime in FY 2013?
• Depends on user feedback
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QUESTIONS?
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