The Seacoast Science Center, Inc. received a $100,319 two-year project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Marine Mammal Data Program to ensure safe and reliable response and transport for marine mammals in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts through September 2023. The grant funding will support the collection and analysis of information on marine mammals that interact with state-managed fisheries and other marine resources, as well as...
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, 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 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 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 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...
The federal Project Grant award of $177,723.00 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) supports the efforts of Marine Mammals of Maine, a non-profit organization based in Brunswick, Maine. The grant funds will be used to: 1) Conduct high-quality response, treatment, and data collection from live and dead stranded marine mammals, including biological sampling, necropsies, and diagnostic screening; 2) Enhance organizational...
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...
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...
This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides $305,000 to Marine Mammals of Maine to support stranding response services and capacity building activities under the Marine Mammal Data Program from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The funding will allow the organization to improve pinniped rehabilitation capacity through new supplies and minor facility modifications, as well as support ongoing operational costs associated with responding to and...