The grants will go to nonprofit organizations.
The six-member team utilized a large amount of data to help provide information during Colorado floods last year.
Panelists in the Oct. 21 event will discuss countermeasures that could reduce the risk of drowsy driving crashes.
Before 2010, certain uninspected commercial vessels, including barges and sailing vessels, were not covered by the statute requiring the Coast Guard to regulate lifesaving devices on uninspected vessels -- the devices were required on such commercial vessels only if they carried passengers for hire.