Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc.
Lewes, DE
- UEI
- LBT9YJMC8489
- CAGE
- 6LKU2
- Primary NAICS
- Not on record
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 801 Pilottown Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, USA
- Website
- merrinstitute.org
- Employees
- 1-10
- Estimated annual revenue
- $0-$1M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Specialized Consumer Services
- SIC code
- 86 Membership Organizations
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc., a woman-owned nonprofit based in Lewes, Delaware, is a federal grant recipient operating exclusively under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439), with all eight recent awards as prime recipient (100% of portfolio) and no federal contract work or subcontractor engagements in the source data.
The organization delivers marine mammal stranding response, wildlife rehabilitation, and workforce development services concentrated on two coasts. Its core capability portfolio centers on operational support for marine mammal stranding networks, including staffing of stranding coordinators and technicians, 24-hour reporting hotlines, necropsy analysis, disease surveillance, beach surveys, and emergency response for live cetacean strandings and large-whale euthanasia operations. On the Delaware coast, MERI operates its own stranding response program with NOAA funding supporting seal rescue, research on emerging pupping colonies, and regional education and outreach. On the California coast, MERI partners with the University of California, Santa Cruz and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories to staff stranding networks, expand the Survey Slug educational program, and deliver a yearlong paid internship in stranding and wildlife health in collaboration with the Marine Mammal Center.
NOAA's Department of Commerce represents 100% of recent NOAA grant awards in the source data (7 awards, combined obligated value $778 thousand across the full portfolio), anchored by recent project grants: $133,962 for Central California operations (September 2025 through August 2026), $101,225 for Delaware stranding response (September 2023 through August 2024), and $248,980 for Delaware expansion (August 2022 through July 2023). Activity has remained flat at one award per year across 2020–2023, with the most recent award dated September 2025; one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through January 28, 2027.
What is Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Marine Education Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is (1) support the basic needs of both the LML and mlml stranding networks and sustain collection of high-quality level… (NA26NMFX439G0029), from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on September 1, 2025.
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