The Seacoast Science Center, Inc. in Rye, New Hampshire was awarded a $123,000 project grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program to improve marine mammal stranding response and community education from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Key deliverables include workshops for community members, developing outreach strategies, printing educational materials, establishing a paid internship, collaborating with pathologists on disease...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) provides $128,323 to the Seacoast Science Center, Inc. to support marine mammal research, conservation, and public education initiatives. The key objectives of this one-year grant, which begins on January 1, 2025, are to: (1) maintain consistent disease surveillance and data collection, (2) enhance community outreach and educational opportunities,...
The National Marine Life Center, a non-profit organization, received a $133,334 Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439). This 1-year award, effective August 1, 2023, supports the Center's objectives to: 1) continue and restore capacity for rehabilitating live-stranded pinnipeds, 2) enhance the efficiency of marine mammal stranding data management and sharing, and 3) improve the...
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC), a non-profit organization, has been awarded a $118,680 project grant from the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439). This funding supports the MMSC's efforts to provide rescue, rehabilitation, and data collection services for stranded marine mammals in the state of New Jersey. Specifically, the grant enables the MMSC to enhance its basic operations,...
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $147,558 to the National Marine Life Center under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) federal grant program. The project grant funding supports the center's mission to rehabilitate marine mammals and ensure an inclusive work environment. Specifically, the award will aid in caring for hundreds of seals and cetaceans that strand annually in Massachusetts, especially Cape Cod, where rehabilitation...
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center received a $159,299 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program to provide critical operational support, enhance diagnostic monitoring, and increase community outreach efforts for pinniped and cetacean stranding response and rehabilitation in New Jersey. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. As the sole sub-awardee, the Stranding Center will utilize the funding to...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $184,488, was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439). The grant supports the National Marine Life Center, a non-profit organization in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, to: Continue a rehabilitation program for live-stranded pinnipeds (seals) in the New England region; Enhance the quality, consistency, and sharing of marine mammal stranding data through diagnostic sampling,...
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, New Jersey will receive $339,030 under a one-year Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation services in the state. Specifically, the funding will enhance the Center's basic operations to respond to, care for, treat, and collect data on stranded marine mammals living or dead. It will also upgrade the rehabilitation facilities and response equipment to exceed...
This Project Grant award of $119,542 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration supports the New York Marine Rescue Center's marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation program through August 31, 2023. The funding will assist the Center's collection, reporting and sharing of stranded marine mammal data from New York State under NOAA's $11.439 Marine Mammal Data Program. Specifically, the grant will help enhance live animal triage, treatment and care for...
The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $149,825 Project Grant to Marine Mammals of Maine, a non-profit organization, to support marine mammal stranding response, rehabilitation, and outreach services in mid-coast and southern Maine. This funding is provided through NOAA's Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), which supports state agencies in collecting and analyzing information on marine mammals interacting with state-managed fisheries and...