Boating Safety & Enforcement Equipment Grant Program (BSEE)
BOATING SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT 2025/2026 GRANT APPLICATION AND WORKSHOP
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY 2025/26 BOATING SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND EQUIPMENT (BSEE) GRANT CYCLE WILL BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN MID-MARCH 2025 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2025.
DBW hosted a virtual workshop in March 2024 to provide an overview of the grant application and scoring criteria/matrix as well as recommendations for writing a competitive application. The workshop is posted in the online grant application sidebar on this webpage.
To learn more about the BSEE grant application or to sign up for a future BSEE grant application workshop, email Johanna Naughton at johanna.naughton@parks.ca.gov.
ABOUT THE BSEE GRANT
Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) provides grants to local government agencies to purchase boating safety and law enforcement equipment through the Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program (BSEE).
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Local government agencies who can demonstrate a need for boating safety and law enforcement equipment pursuant to the application assessment criteria. Grants are for local boating safety and law enforcement only.
EXAMPLES OF ALLOWABLE MARINE PATROL ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT:
·Law Enforcement Patrol Boats
·Marine Patrol Equipment
·Personal Watercraft (PWC)
·Search and Rescue Equipment
·Engines, repowers and replacements
Level of Assistance: Up to 100% of eligible costs. Based on the portion of time the equipment will be used for boating safety and enforcement activities.
| Grantee | Equipment Funded | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amador County Sheriff's Office | Waterproof Radios, Dive Drysuits, Swiftwater Rescuer Equipment and Sonar Laptop | $24,129 |
| American Canyon Fire Protection District | Patrol Boat, Lighting, Navigation System and Starter Battery | $44,934 |
| Blyth Police Department | Code-3 Emergency Signaling Equipment, Drone and Sonar System | $40,058 |
| El Dorado County Sheriff's Office | Handheld GPS Navigator, Image Stabilization Waterproof Binoculars, Marine Thermal Handheld Camera, MyFAK Pro and Boat First Aid Kits | $18,675 |
| Fresno County Sheriff's Office | Patrol Boat | $133,416 |
| Imperial County Sheriff's Office | Patrol Boat | $150,000 |
| Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department | Fire Protection Equipment, Rescue Dive Equipment and Medical Aid Equipment | $39,177 |
| Madera County Sheriff's Office | Patrol Boat, Mobile Radio Interfaces and Water Pumps | $62,028 |
| Oceanside Fire Department - Lifeguards | Repower | $90,000 |
| Orange County Sheriff-Coroner | Firefighting Nozzles, Fire Hose, Search and Rescue Spotlights, Hard Mounted EPIRBS and Gyro Stabilizing Binoculars | $74,000 |
| Redding Police Department | Patrol Boat | $97,500 |
| Sacramento County Sheriff | Electronic Navigation Suite | $24,000 |
| San Francisco Police Department | Vessel Repower and Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices | $84,600 |
| San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department | Patrol Boat | $150,000 |
| San Rafael Police Department | RADAR Systems, Navigation/GPS/Chart Plot, VHF Radios and RDF | $76,099 |
| Santa Cruz Port District | Simrad Halo Radar and Screen | $9,500 |
| Shasta County Sheriff | Patrol Boat | $150,000 |
| Solano County Sheriff | Vessel Repower | $85,878 |
| Sonoma County Sheriff's Office | Navionics Package and Seats | $24,500 |
| Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department | Jet Skis and Trailer | $47,409 |
| Truckee Police Department | Patrol Boat | $113,086 |
| Yolo County Sheriff's Office | Inflatable Patrol Boat | $31,546 |
| Total Funded | $1,570,535 |
| Grantee | Equipment Funded | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Blythe, City of | Night Optical/Observation Device and Shock Mitigating Seating | $23,667 |
| Colusa County Sheriff | Dive Gear | $32,423 |
| Contra Costa County Sheriff | Outdoor Boat Motor Package | $97,251 |
| Fresno County Sheriff | Two Personal Watercrafts and Trailer with Emergency Equipment | $59,585 |
| Humboldt County Sheriff | FLIR M364C & Control Unit | $30,509 |
| Kings County Sheriff | Patrol Boat and Trailer | $127,500 |
| Los Angeles County Sheriff | FLIR M364C Thermal Camera | $79,296 |
| Marin County Sheriff | ICOM M330 Marine Class D, Raymarine AIS700 Class B and Sponson | 34,391 |
| Napa County Sheriff | Patrol Vessel Electronics / Navigational Suite, FLIR M364C Thermal/Low Light Color Camera and Raymarine AIS 5000 Class A Transponder Bundle | $51,934 |
| Nevada County Sheriff | Patrol Boat and Trailer | $150,000 |
| Orange County Sheriff-Coroner | Motorola APX8500 Radios | $140,000 |
| Redding Police Department | Rescue & Safety Equipment | $5,167 |
| San Francisco Police Department | Replacement Boat Seats and Remote Rescue Devices | $60,000 |
| San Joaquin County Sheriff | Two Personal Watercrafts and Trailer with Emergency Equipment | $65,000 |
| Solano County Sheriff | FLIR Thermal Imaging Camera, Raymarine Navigation/ Electronics Suite for Almar Pacific Sounder and Raymarine Navigation/ Electronics Suite for SAFE Boat Defender | $72,105 |
| Sonoma County Sheriff | Safeboat Windows and Doors and Safeboat Collars | $138,715 |
| Trinity County Sheriff | Patrol Boat and Trailer | $148,627 |
| Total Funded | $1,316,169 |