This Project Grant award of $213,612 from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding through the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to support the ongoing marine mammal stranding response and large whale disentanglement efforts of Cascadia Research Collective in Washington State. As the primary responder covering large portions of southern Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and the Washington outer coast, including Olympic National Park, Cascadia will...
This $100,092.00 federal Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) supports enhanced marine mammal stranding response, data collection, public education, and conservation efforts in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. The award aims to: 1) Improve stranding data collection in underserved areas; 2) Increase training for professional staff and volunteers; 3) Provide community outreach and...
This Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) program (CFDA 11.015) provides $232,276 to Cascadia Research Collective, a non-profit marine research organization, to conduct small boat-based surveys in 2024 to study the spatial-temporal distributions, abundance, demographics, and feeding ecology of humpback and blue whales along the U.S. West Coast. The key objectives are to gather photographic identifications,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), will fund $177,595.00 in personnel, supplies, and services to support the response, treatment, and data collection related to living and dead stranded marine mammals along the Oregon coast. Key activities include continued investigations of dead animals, response to entangled pinnipeds and whales, recruitment and training of volunteer...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC). The purpose of this 4-year grant, with a period of performance from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, is to support pinniped management, monitoring, and research activities in the Columbia River Basin. PSMFC, an interstate compact agency representing several western states, will leverage its expertise...
The Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $259,746 Project Grant to the Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439). The grant will fund increased marine mammal stranding response and postmortem examination along eastern Puget Sound in Washington through July 2023. Specifically, the grant will create a tri-organizational collaboration to improve data collection, sharing, and management regarding...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded Portland State University $266,668 under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) Project Grant from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. The university will use the funding to support its comprehensive response to stranded marine mammals in its region, including complete diagnostic sampling and archiving of cetaceans and pinnipeds to document cause of death and ongoing monitoring of gray whales and Guadalupe fur seals. It will also...
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 supports the organization's efforts to respond to stranded marine mammals in mid-coast and southern Maine, providing triage and rehabilitation services for pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) in the Northeast U.S. region. Key objectives include conducting high-quality...
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $172,242 Project Grant under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to Whale & Dolphin Conservation, Inc. to build capacity for rapid responses and investigations related to marine mammal strandings in Massachusetts. This funding will enable Whale & Dolphin Conservation to expand the stranding coverage area and support activities such as live animal triage/rehabilitation and examinations of dead stranded marine...