John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
The summary for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant grant is detailed below.
This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants.
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John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) is authorized 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 under this competition and how NMFS will review and determine which proposals are selected for funding.
| Federal Grant Title: | John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant |
| Federal Agency Name: | DOC NOAA - ERA Production (DOC-DOCNOAAERA) |
| Grant Categories: | Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863 |
| Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
| CFDA Numbers: | 11.061 |
| CFDA Descriptions: | Information not provided |
| Current Application Deadline: | December 1st, 2026 |
| Original Application Deadline: | December 1st, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | September 23rd, 2026 |
| Creation Date: | September 23rd, 2026 |
| Archive Date: | December 31st, 2026 |
| Total Program Funding: | |
| Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $150,000 |
| Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $1 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Cost Sharing or Matching: | Yes |
| Last Updated: | September 23rd, 2026 |
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - Individuals - For-profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- All applicants must submit a Prescott Letter of Eligibility with the application in order to be considered for an award. The Prescott Letter of Eligibility states that you and/or your organization are either a Stranding or Entanglement Response Network participant in good standing, or collaborating with a Stranding or Entanglement Response Network member. New Applicants: The Letter of Eligibility must state that youare a new applicant who has never had a Prescott application reviewed during the technical reviewprocess of a previous Prescott competition.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Mackenzie Griffin,
Acting Prescott Program Manager
NOAA/NMFS/Office of Protected Resources (F/PR)
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13604
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Ph: (301) 427-8418)
Email: [email protected]
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