The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $200,549 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to Sea Research Foundation Inc., doing business as Mystic Aquarium, for a one-year period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Ensuring 7-day-a-week coverage for hotline response, rehabilitation care, and improved data collection for marine mammals in Connecticut, Rhode...
The Sea Research Foundation, Inc., doing business as Mystic Aquarium, received a $246,102 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program. The grant will support the aquarium's animal rescue program and marine mammal stranding response efforts from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. Specifically, the funding will enable the aquarium to hire a part-time animal rescue technician to ensure daily coverage for its animal rescue...
The Mystic Aquarium received a $121,467 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program to provide operational support for its animal rescue program and train state agencies and volunteers in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York. The grant period runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022. Under this award, the Mystic Aquarium - operating through its sub-awardee, the Sea Research Foundation - will enhance and support...
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...
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 Audubon Nature Institute, Inc., doing business as Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, will receive $157,400 through a Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue building capacity for the Northern Gulf of Mexico Stranding Network. Funded under NOAA's Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), which provides support for the collection and analysis of marine mammal data in state waters, Audubon Aquarium will execute essential stranding activities...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $244,854 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute in San Diego, California. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, will enhance data collection, diagnostic analyses, and reporting for stranded marine mammals, particularly in areas with a history of unusual mortality events. Key activities include strengthening live animal response...
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 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...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $177,723 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to Marine Mammals of Maine, a non-profit organization based in Brunswick, Maine. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, supports the organization's efforts to respond to stranded marine mammals in mid-coast and southern Maine, provide triage and rehabilitation services for pinnipeds, and enhance data collection and reporting on stranded marine mammals,...