News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2003

2003 BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION GRANTS
COUNTY	APPLICANT	AMOUNT
Allen	Girl Scouts of Appleseed Ridge, Inc.	$6,905
Allen	Lima Power Squadron	$4,875
Ashtabula	Ashtablula County Educational Service Center	$6,467
Butler	Camp Campbell Gard YMCA	$11,739
Cuyahoga	Greater Cleveland Safety Council	$18,550
Cuyahoga	Girl Scouts of Lake Erie Council	$19,270
Cuyahoga	City of Broadview Heights	$5,416
Cuyahoga	Rocky River Power Squadron	$7,750
Cuyahoga	Cleveland Sight Center	$9,740
Delaware	Alum Creek Sailing Association	$6,260
Delaware	Central Ohio Safe Boating Council	$2,145
Franklin	Leo Yassenoff Jewish Center	$17,160
Franklin	Nautical Knowledge	$8,300
Franklin	The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition	$24,030
Franklin	Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Ohio	$10,832
Franklin	Direct Instructional Support Systems, Inc.	$12,800
Greene	Greene County Recreation & Parks	$7,523
Hamilton	U.S.C.G. Auxiliary, Division 5 (8ER)	$13,514
Hamilton	U.S.C.G. Auxiliary, Flotilla 53	$5,046
Lake	Spirit of America Foundation	$12,167
Lake	City of Mentor	$13,675
Lake	Lake Metroparks	$17,292
Licking	U.S.C.G. Auxiliary, Flotilla 18-4	$13,050
Lorain	U.S.C.G. Auxiliary, Flotilla 9-4	$5,700
Lorain	Educational Service Center of Lorain County	$6,875
Ottawa	Port Clinton Power Squadron	$5,600
Richland	Mohican School in the Out of Doors, Inc.	$24,299
Richland	Mansfield Power Squadron	$15,352
Sandusky	U.S.C.G. Auxiliary, Flotilla 10-03	$2,866
Sandusky	Fremont Power Squadron	$5,955
Summit	Akron Power Squadron	$12,400
Summit	City of Barberton	$4,700
Trumbull	Mosquito Lake Power Squadron	$5,260
Tuscarawas	Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District	$9,500
TOTAL		$353,015

BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION GRANTS AWARDED BY ODNR

COLUMBUS, OH - Thirty-four organizations across the state have been awarded a total of $353,000 by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to conduct and promote safe boating education programs this year. The awards ranged from $2,145 to $24,299.

The grants are funded through the state’s Waterways Safety Fund, which consists of watercraft registration and titling fees, a percentage of the state gasoline sales tax, and funding from the U.S. Coast Guard. The grants are awarded and administered annually by the ODNR Division of Watercraft to help local boating organizations increase boating education, and younger boaters meet provisions of the mandatory boater education law enacted three years ago.

Ohio law requires anyone born on or after January 1, 1982 to show successful completion of the state’s Ohio Boater Education Course, or other boater education courses, which are approved by the National Association of State Law Boating Administrators.

More than 12,000 Ohioans successfully completed an approved boater education course last year. Among this total were 6,888 people who were required by Ohio law to complete a course because of their age. Since the mandatory boater education law became effective three years ago, more than 16,000 people affected by this law have completed their boater education requirement.

The Division of Watercraft, U.S. Power Squadrons, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and other boating partners will offer more than 100 boating education classes throughout Ohio this year. Additional information on boating education and other boating-related programs can be obtained by calling toll-free 1-877-4BOATER or visiting the ODNR web site at ohiodnr.com

Last year, 31 organizations were awarded a total of $356,961 in boating safety education grants.