John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2025-27629
- Agency
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Department of Commerce
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 11.439 Marine Mammal Data Program
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Categories
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- Environment
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking applicants for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program. This program provides federal assistance to eligible members of the U.S. National Marine Mammal Stranding Network and Entanglement Response Network. The grant supports activities such as the recovery, care, and treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals; emergency response to stranding events; data and sample collection for research; facility operating costs; and capacity building for stranding networks. Eligible applicants must be part of the national stranding or entanglement response networks, and researchers may apply but must collaborate with a network member. Proposals will be evaluated based on their potential impact, scientific merit, and the applicant's qualifications and resources. The application deadline is October 30, 2024.
Awards may be up to $150,000 for 1-year projects or up to $200,000 for 2-year collaborative projects. The grant program is authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and funded through the NMFS Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), which provides nondiscretionary grants to support the collection and analysis of information on marine mammals that interact with state-managed fisheries and resources. Places of performance are expected to span coastal areas across the United States, with an emphasis on Alaska, Hawaii, and the continental U.S. coasts.
Synopsis
NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) is mandated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to facilitate collecting and disseminating reference data on stranded marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds, excluding walrus) and the health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild. The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program is administered by NMFS to provide federal assistance to eligible members of the U.S. National Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the U.S. National Entanglement Response Network, and their collaborators to provide for: (A) the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals; (B) responses to marine mammal stranding events that require emergency assistance; (C) the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or assessments regarding marine mammal health; (D) facility operating costs that are directly related to activities described in (A), (B), or (C); and (E) development of stranding network capacity, including training for emergency response, where facilities do not exist or are sparse. This document describes how to submit proposals for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and how NMFS will determine which proposals are selected for funding.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Individual_SF424D-V1.1.pdf | ||
| SF424C_2_0-V2.0.pdf | ||
| Project_Abstract_1_2-V1.2.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2025-27629.pdf |
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