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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