The proposed project prescott grant category is B2: "support basic and enhancement needs of organizations that have previously applied for or received prescott funding for response, treatment,…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $147,814 project grant to the National Aquarium, Inc. under the Marine Mammal Data Program. The grant will support the aquarium's efforts to improve capacity for responding to stranded or entangled marine mammals along the Atlantic coast through July 2024. Specifically, the funding will enhance the organization's ability to conduct necropsies, sample analyses, short- and long-term care of live animals including temporary facilities, and tagging to assess post-release success of rehabilitated animals. Data collected will be timely reported to NOAA Fisheries and archived to investigate overall health parameters, prey types, diseases, and human interaction records for coastal marine mammals in the region. The grant addresses national priorities around building response capabilities for mass strandings and other situations requiring marine mammal triage or rehabilitation.

The proposed project prescott grant category is B2: "support basic and enhancement needs of organizations that have previously applied for or received prescott funding for response, treatment, rehabilitation and data collection from living and dead stranded or entangled marine mammals." IT meets national funding priority B2.1.C. "improve capacity for responses such as mass strandings, hazardous material spills, umes, natural disasters, out-of-habitat situations, and disease outbreaks. Responses may include necropsy and sample analyses, live animal triage, treatment, short- and long-term care (including temporary facilities), and tagging to assess, monitor, and analyze post-release success of rehabilitated animals" and greater atlantic region priority B2.2.BI) "increase capacity to collect, provide timey reports to nmfs, archive, and analyze data from stranded marine mammals to investigate overall health parameters, prey types, diseases, and…