Project Grant 80NSSC26K0888
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cascadia Research Collective received a $133,847 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) for the period January 1 – December 31, 2026. The award supports expanded whale entanglement response operations throughout the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, and Northern California) to address the critical issue of fishery-related entanglements affecting endangered species...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cascadia Research Collective received a $133,667 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) for the period January 1 – December 31, 2026. The award supports Cascadia's marine mammal stranding response operations across key regions in Washington State, including inland waters, outer coastal areas, and large whale responses statewide. Primary deliverables include rapid response and...
- This $232,276 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Broad Agency Announcement (CFDA 11.015) program will support small boat-based surveys in 2024 to follow up on sightings made during a planned NOAA research cruise. The grant recipient, Cascadia Research Collective, will gather photographic identifications and collect samples primarily from humpback and blue whales to prepare for abundance estimations. The project will also...
- This Project Grant award of $213,612 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding through the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to support the ongoing marine mammal stranding response and large whale disentanglement efforts of Cascadia Research Collective in Washington State. As the primary responder covering large portions of southern Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and the Washington outer coast, including Olympic National Park, Cascadia will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $157,010 project grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) on December 3, 2025, with a completion date of December 2, 2028. The research project aims to improve mechanistic understanding of physical-biogeochemical interactions at the ocean eddy scale and across diverse forcing events to better estimate regional-scale carbon export in dynamic mesoscale regimes....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Sofar Ocean Technologies, Inc. received a $373,206 Project Grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), effective January 7, 2026, with completion targeted for January 6, 2030. The award supports the execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration priorities and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) received a $166,204 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), with an award date of February 1, 2026, and completion date of January 31, 2030. The award supports NWRA's execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, as well as administration priorities...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Oregon State University received a $104,308 project grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the Science program (CFDA 43.001), awarded on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The award supports execution of a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, while aligning with NASA administration...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Washington received a $188,391 project grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the Science program (CFDA 43.001) with an award date of April 6, 2026, and a completion date of April 5, 2029. Under this three-year award, the university will execute a balanced science program developed in accordance with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, while...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Northwest Research Associates, Inc. (NWRA) received a $161,963 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through the Science program (CFDA 43.001) for the period of April 7, 2026, through April 6, 2029. The award supports NWRA's execution of a balanced science program aligned with discipline-specific guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional...
Cascadia Research Collective received a $204,868 Project Grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science program (CFDA 43.001) awarded May 5, 2026, with completion by May 4, 2030. Based on the awardee's established expertise and federal grant portfolio, this award likely supports marine mammal research activities aligned with NASA's Science Mission Directorate objectives. Cascadia Research Collective, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Olympia, Washington, specializes in cetacean research, marine mammal conservation, and environmental services with extensive experience delivering marine science research to federal agencies. The grant funds research activities conducted at the awardee's Olympia, Washington location. Given Cascadia Research Collective's demonstrated capabilities in marine mammal population studies, whale entanglement response operations, cetacean tagging and acoustic monitoring, and collaborative research on whale abundance estimation and movement patterns, the funded project likely encompasses marine science research activities that advance NASA's strategic objective of expanding human knowledge through scientific discoveries. The four-year project award supports the organization's continued engagement in specialized marine research and data analysis services that contribute to federal marine resource management and conservation planning initiatives.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $204.9k | 6/4/26 |