Cooperative Agreement NA22NMF4390178

This $213,520 cooperative agreement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration supports the Aleut Marine Mammal Commission's oversight, management, research, and co-governance activities related to the subsistence harvest of marine mammals for food by Alaska's indigenous populations. Through September 2023, the Commission will work collaboratively with NOAA as the trusted federal agency to co-manage marine mammal resources important as local food sources. Specifically, the...

The Indigenous Peoples Council for Marine Mammals (IPCOMM) was awarded a $218,034 Cooperative Agreement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439). The grant will fund IPCOMM's collaborative efforts to develop education, outreach, and mentoring programs related to marine mammals and associated research, subsistence harvest, and co-management. Key activities will prioritize actions identified in Endangered Species Act...

Through a $103,925 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), the St. George Traditional Council will address issues of common concern related to marine mammals. The Council will work collaboratively to develop education, outreach, and mentoring programs and materials focused on marine mammals, subsistence harvest, and co-management. Specific activities include northern fur seal and Steller sea...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $400,510 cooperative agreement to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023 to support co-management of Alaska Native subsistence harvest of the bowhead whale. Under the Marine Mammal Data Program, the funding will support the collection and analysis of information on marine mammals that interact with Alaska Native subsistence fisheries, including the bowhead whale. The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game was awarded a $179,540 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Alaska Subsistence Management program (CFDA 15.636) to document contemporary salmon harvest and use patterns in Manokotak, Alaska. Over the three-year period from April 2022 to December 2025, ADF&G will collaborate with the Bristol Bay Native Association and Manokotak Nunaniq School to administer a comprehensive household harvest survey, conduct key respondent...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) provides $194,365.00 in funding to the Aleut Marine Mammal Commission (AMMC), a tribally-owned, minority-owned non-profit organization in Akutan, Alaska. The funding will support the AMMC's ongoing objectives under the AMMC/NMFS Section 119 Co-Management Agreement, including completing priorities identified in the AMMC/NMFS Action Plan for 2024 and...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $154,352 Cooperative Agreement to the Hoonah Indian Association under the Alaska Subsistence Management Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.636). The purpose of this award is to establish a program focused on the user side of subsistence salmon management, ensuring the Hoonah Indian Association has robust social and biological data to utilize in federal subsistence regulatory processes. The key products and services to be...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 15.683) provides $101,180 to the North Slope Borough in Alaska to maintain a marine mammal harvest monitoring and stranding program for key subsistence species, including walrus and polar bears. The program aims to monitor and investigate sources of morbidity and mortality affecting these marine mammal populations in the...

This $134,896 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) supports the continued strengthening of the Alaska marine mammal stranding program. Key activities include: Maintaining a statewide stranding coordinator to lead Level A-C response efforts, perform high-quality necropsies, and manage sample collection and storage. This will improve data and sample management, as well as surveillance and...

This $1,999,470 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program aims to expand community-based monitoring efforts and create a regional "Guardians" network in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The project will be implemented by The Nature Conservancy and focus on activities such as training opportunities, incorporating Indigenous and local knowledge into natural resource management...