Project Grant NA23NMF4390305

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides $286,592 to Oregon State University to support activities under the Marine Mammal Data Program. The funding will facilitate response to, treatment of, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals found along the Oregon coast through November 2023. Specifically, the university will continue investigations of dead animals including diagnostics and tissue...

The Marine Mammal Center received a $138,819 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. This feasibility study will assess the potential for creating a private association to unify and strengthen the U.S. Marine Mammal Stranding Response Network (MMSRN), which comprises approximately 130 organizations coordinating marine mammal...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $129,257 Project Grant to the California Academy of Sciences under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to enhance marine mammal stranding response from May 1, 2021 to October 31, 2022. The grant will support collaboration with an established citizen science network to link iNaturalist observations to the marine mammal stranding network, allowing for improved data collection on stranded marine mammals in California waters....

This Project Grant award of $339,584 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute in enhancing data collection, analysis, and reporting related to stranded marine mammals in California and the mid-Atlantic region from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2023. Specifically, the awardee will work to improve the quality, quantity, and sharing of data from stranded marine mammals under the NOAA Marine Mammal Data...

This $200,107 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) will support Portland State University's efforts to: 1) Provide comprehensive response, diagnostic analysis, and archival sampling of dead marine mammals in their stranding area to document cause of death and contribute to regional and national databases; 2) Conduct outreach and education on stranding network activities and issues; 3) Document...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CFDA 11.439 Marine Mammal Data Program) provides $158,972.00 to the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (HSWRI), a non-profit scientific research organization, to enhance the quality, quantity, and sharing of data collected from stranded marine mammals. Key objectives include providing post-Unusual Mortality Event (UME) surveillance in areas with repeated UMEs, enhancing data collection and...

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...

The Marine Mammal Center was awarded a $257,290 project grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program federal grant program (CFDA 11.439). The grant will support enhancing pinniped stranding response in Central and Northern California from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Nondiscretionary funding under the Marine Mammal Data Program provides support for the collection and analysis of information on marine...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $135,083 to the California Academy of Sciences under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) on October 1, 2025, for a 12-month project period ending September 30, 2026. The award, issued through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, funds staffing to enhance marine mammal stranding response and data collection operations across Northern California,...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) provides $101,500.00 to Atlantic Marine Conservation Society LTD, a non-profit organization, for the period of Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Continued implementation and updating of the Long Island Sound Large Whale Response Plan to enhance response capabilities, in...