Assistance Listing 87.002
Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and SPA Safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission · Consumer Product Safety Commission
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 21 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $200,000. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 62%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $200K
- $195K – $355K middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 10
- $2.5M committed to them
- Usually posts
- May
- annual · 63-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Department of Health | Government | FL | 6 | $1,230,150 |
| Dupage County Health Department | Government | IL | 2 | $655,097 |
| City of Columbus | Government | OH | 2 | $586,000 |
| District of Columbia, Government of | Government | DC | 2 | $112,707 |
| Seattle, City of | Government | WA | 1 | $399,358 |
| Pima County | Government | AZ | 1 | $396,315 |
| New Orleans City Human SVC | Government | LA | 1 | $395,240 |
| Harris County | Government | TX | 1 | $387,192 |
| City of North Richland Hills | Government | TX | 1 | $319,486 |
| City of Waterbury | Government | CT | 1 | $261,671 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | $640K | $117K | $55K – $143K |
| 2022 | 5 | $809K | $173K | $61K – $242K |
| 2023 | 11 | $2.6M | $291K | $124K – $384K |
| 2024 | 10 | $2.5M | $200K | $195K – $355K |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | 2026-07-13 | 53 d | CP-VGB-26-001 · POOL SAFELY GRANT PROGRAM (PSGP) 2026 |
| 2024-05-10 | 2024-07-12 | 63 d | CP-VGB-24-001 · POOL SAFELY GRANT PROGRAM (PSGP) 2024 |
| 2023-02-15 | 2023-04-30 | 74 d | CPSC-23-001 · POOL SAFELY GRANT PROGRAM (PSGP) |
| 2022-03-30 | 2022-06-20 | 82 d | CPSC-22-001 · POOL SAFELY GRANT PROGRAM (PSGP) |
| 2021-10-27 | 2021-10-28 | 1 d | CP-VGB-21-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program |
| 2021-05-27 | 2021-08-16 | 81 d | CPSC-21-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) |
| 2020-07-13 | 2020-07-14 | 1 d | CP-VGB-20-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program |
| 2020-02-24 | 2020-06-09 | 106 d | CPSC-20-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program |
| 2019-09-10 | 2019-09-11 | 1 d | CP-VGB-19-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) |
| 2019-03-25 | 2019-06-05 | 72 d | CPSC-19-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program (PSGP) |
| 2018-01-02 | 2018-04-02 | 90 d | CPSC-18-001 · Pool Safely Grant Program |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 87.002?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 21 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $200,000. Expect about 63 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and SPA Safety award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $200K; the middle half ran from $195K to $355K. 10 new awards were made, with $2.5M committed to them.
When does 87.002 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in May with about 63 days to apply. The most recent round posted May 21, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Consumer Product Safety Commission (Consumer Product Safety Commission). Assistance Listing 87.002 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.