2016-2020 Funded Prescott Grant Proposals
Prescott Grants support a core mission of NOAA Fisheries – the conservation and recovery of protected marine species – by helping to improve our national marine mammal stranding response capabilities.
The tables below, organized by the State where the recipient is located, list the applicant's name, project title, and funding amount awarded.
Learn more about the Prescott Grant Program.
2020, 43 awards for $3,709,981
| State | Applicant | Project Title | Federal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science (Alaska SeaLife Center) |
Live Marine Mammal Response for Alaska and Training Additional Responders in Alaska's Remote Areas | $99,988 |
| AK | Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak | Transportation Support to Improve Marine Mammal Stranding Response on Kodiak Archipelago | $49,996 |
| AK | University of Alaska Anchorage |
Strengthening Alaska's Marine Mammal Stranding Program through a Statewide Stranding Coordinator for Level A-C Response with Improved Data and Sample Management | $74,985 |
| AK | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Reporting in Western Alaska | $60,039 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Collaboration with an Established Citizen Science Network to Enhance Marine Mammal Stranding Response: Linking iNaturalist to the Stranding Network |
$96,561 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute |
Vital Staff Support for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties | $99,840 |
| CA | National Marine Mammal Foundation, Inc. |
Combining and Comparing Aging Techniques in Cetaceans | $100,000 |
| CA | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Increase Animal Care Supervision and Improve Diagnostics, Operational Support, and Community Outreach for Pinniped Rehabilitation and Large Whale Disentanglement. | $80,000 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Support for Basic Response to Marine Mammal Strandings in California's Monterey Bay | $60,940 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis |
Diagnostic Testing Support for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Network and Unusual Mortality Events | $99,554 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Operational Support for Mystic Aquariums Animal Rescue Program Including Producing Local Response Gear Caches and Standardized Examination Forms for Volunteer Responders |
$99,996 |
| DE | Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. |
Maximize Quality and Scope of Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Delaware by Providing Essential Personnel, Resources, and Access to Gear and Equipment |
$54,589 |
| FL | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Critical Support for High-Level Cetacean Stranding Response, Sample Analyses, and Network Coordination for Large Whale and Mass Strandings in Southwest Florida | $99,966 |
| FL | Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute |
Providing support for stranding response on an expanded portion of Florida's east coast: An area of increased human interaction and repeated Unusual Mortality event | $99,945 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory |
Rapid detection and response to cetacean strandings and small cetacean disentanglements in central-western Florida and capacity building for large whale recovery, necropsy, and disposal for greater FL | $99,572 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center |
Hawaiian Monk Seal Rehabilitation Program: An Essential Tool for Species Recovery | $100,000 |
| HI | University of Hawaii |
Stranding response, necropsy, and cause of death investigations for Pacific Island cetaceans |
$100,000 |
| IL | Chicago Zoological Society |
Continuation of a National Service Center for Post-Release Monitoring of Small Cetaceans | $99,873 |
| LA | Audubon Nature Institute |
Coastal Wildlife Network: Critical Support for Maintaining and Enhancing Louisiana's Marine Mammal Stranding and Rehabilitation Program | $99,263 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Critical Database Renovation for Stranding Event and North Atlantic Right Whale Mortality Data Curation | $98,974 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Programmatic Support for Pinniped Rehabilitation in Northern New England: Updating and Improving Operational Processes, Data Quality, and Data Usage |
$99,982 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Continuing the Marine Mammal Morphological Parasite Laboratory III | $74,874 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Continued Enhancement of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Stranding Response Program through the Addition of Neurotoxin Analysis and Support of Sample-Centric Inventory Software |
$62,239 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic |
Operational Support for the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Midcoast/Downeast region of Maine, 2020-2021 |
$99,981 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine | Enhancing Coastal Ocean Health and Public Awareness through Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Data Collection and Triage/Rehab Operations in Midcoast and Southern Maine |
$99,723 |
| NH | Seacoast Science Center, Inc. |
Enhancing Expert Marine Mammal Response, Rescue, Data Collection, and Outreach in New Hampshire and Northeastern Massachusetts and Assessing Facility Design Needs for Holding, Rehabilitation, and Necropsy | $44,687 |
| NY | Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Ltd. |
Practice What You Preach: Implementing the Incident Command System during a Critical Response Drill to Prepare for Oil Spills and Major Marine Mammal Stranding Events | $65,560 |
| NY | Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Ltd. |
Marine Mammal Response in NY: Investigating stranding events in response to a changing environment | $100,000 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for the Preservation of Marine Science (New York Marine Rescue Center) | Increasing in-field response efforts for Marine Mammals with an emphasis on pinniped entanglement and human interaction cases in New York | $45,404 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal North Carolina and Inland Sounds with Ongoing and Post-Unusual Mortality Event Surveillance | $99,979 |
| NC | The University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Response to and Coordination of Marine Mammal Strandings in North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Monitoring and Enhanced Ancillary Analyses |
$99,374 |
| OR | Oregon State University |
Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,996 |
| OR | Portland State University |
Investigating Continuing Changes in Marine Mammal Strandings in the Area Covered by the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program | $100,000 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University |
Stranding Response and Diagnostic Testing for the South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Final Transition Year | $72,967 |
| SC | Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: outreach and stranding response | $41,836 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Support for Operations of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network and Increased Capacity for Response and Diagnostic Monitoring |
$99,967 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Investigation into the Prevalence of Brucella sp. in Bottlenose Dolphins Stranded along the Texas Coast | $33,670 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium Foundation |
Virginia Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Coordinating Expert Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection and Analysis |
$98,142 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective |
Cascadia Research Response Activities in Washington State: Coverage of Primary Response Areas and Statewide Effort for Enhanced Large Whale Response 2020-2021 |
$99,891 |
| WA | SR3 Sealife Response, Rehabilitation & Research |
An integrated approach to expanded large whale entanglement training and response on the US West Coast |
$97,669 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife |
Ongoing marine mammal stranding response and investigation of causes of mortality in Washington State | $100,000 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Continued Stranding Response, Disentanglement and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, WA | $99,960 |
| WA | World Vets | Strengthening support for the health needs of stranded and entangled marine mammals in Washington State | $99,999 |
2019, 43 awards for $3,580,206
| State | Applicant | Project Title | Federal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Live Marine Mammal Response for Alaska and Training Additional Responders in Alaska's Remote Areas |
$92,763 |
| AK | Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak | Enhancing Marine Mammal Stranding Response on Kodiak | $47,036 |
| AK | University of Alaska Anchorage | Strengthening of Alaska's Marine Mammal Stranding Program Through a Statewide Stranding Coordinator for Level A-C Response with Improved Data and Sample Management |
$100,000 |
| AK | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Reporting in Alaska | $55,944 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Enhancing Marine Mammal Stranding Response in the San Francisco Bay Area by Improving Cetacean Reporting through Surveillance and Public Outreach and Education |
$95,431 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Evaluating Long Term Trends in Marine Mammal Strandings Using Records from Multiple Data Sources |
$22,852 |
| CA | Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit |
Support for CICRU's Response Activities | $87,330 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute |
Post-Mortem Capability Enhancement and Staff Support for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties |
$74,545 |
| CA | The Marine Mammal Center |
Mitigating Marine Debris and Fisheries Entanglement Mortality of California Sea Lion |
$99,462 |
| CA | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Facility Enhancements, Operational Support, and Community Outreach for Pinniped Rehabilitation and Large Whale Disentanglement |
$95,065 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis |
Diagnostic Testing Support for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Network and Unusual Mortality Events |
$99,086 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles |
Investigating the Role of Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in Leptospira Transmission Dynamics in the Marine Ecosystem |
$99,875 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhanced Stranding Response in Central California through Advanced Training and Improved Public Outreach |
$95,582 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc.(Mystic Aquarium) |
Operational Support for Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Program Including Developing an Internal Pinniped Entanglement Response Procedure |
$100,000 |
| DE | Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. |
Maintain and Improve Essential Stranding Personnel, Resources and Veterinary Capacity for Marine Mammal Strandings in Delaware |
$52,260 |
| FL | Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Inc. |
Fred Howard Park Necropsy Field Station-Enhancing Cetacean Necropsy for Florida's Gulf Coast Region | $66,611 |
| FL | Florida Institute of Technology |
Biotoxin Diagnostic Capabilities for Marine Mammal Stranding Response | $99,972 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission |
Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordination, Response and Sample Analyses in Southwest Florida |
$46,898 |
| FL | Hubbs- SeaWorld Research Institute |
Critical Support for Maintaining High-Level Response Capacity Along Central Florida's East Coast: A region of repeated Unusual Mortality Events and elevated incidence of human interaction |
$99,896 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory |
Cetacean Stranding Response, and Intervention Training and Tool Development Along Florida's Central West Coast |
$77,680 |
| GA | Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Enhance the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$93,510 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center |
Hawaiian Monk Seal Rehabilitation Program: An Essential Tool for Species Recovery |
$100,000 |
| HI | University of Hawaii | Investigating Causes of Mortality and Increasing Stranding Awareness in the Pacific Islands Region | $100,000 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
Enhancing Brucella Surveillance and Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Shortbeaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) on Cape Cod, Massachusetts |
$95,798 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. |
Programmatic Support for Pinniped Rehabilitation in Northern New England: Enhancing Data Quality, Analysis and Publication |
$99,963 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Enhancing the Quality of Level A, B, and C Data Collected by the MD DNR Stranding Response Program, through the Addition of Disease Diagnostics and Enhanced Training Enforcement Agents |
$74,278 |
| MD | National Aquarium, Inc. |
Evaluating the Behavioral Effects of Public Viewing on Seals Undergoing Rehabilitation at the National Aquarium |
$59,649 |
| ME | Acadia Wildlife Services |
A Dedicated Marine Mammal Necropsy Service for the State of Maine | $86,392 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Operational Support for the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2019-2020 | $99,999 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine | Enhancing Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Data Collection, and Triage to Rehab Operations in Mid-coast and Southern Maine, a Region of Ongoing UME Monitoring and Analyses | $99,639 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coast North Carolina and Palmico Sounds with Ongoing and Post-Unusual Mortality Event Surveillance |
$99,979 |
| NH | Seacoast Science Center, Inc. |
Support of Critical Operations for Enhanced Marine Mammal Response, Disease Surveillance, Data Collection, and Archiving, and Outreach in New Hampshire and Northeastern Massachusetts |
$35,617 |
| NY | Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Ltd. |
Continued Support for Mortality and Entanglement Investigations in New York |
$70,025 |
| OR | Oregon State University |
Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,952 |
| OR | Portland State University |
Continuing to Explore Recent Changes in Strandings in the Area Covered by the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) |
$100,000 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University |
The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Stranding Response and Enhanced Diagnostic Testing |
$97,125 |
| SC | Low Country Marine Mammal Network | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: outreach and stranding response | $41,266 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Critical Support for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Stranded Marine Mammals along the Texas Coast |
$100,000 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Coordinating Expert Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection for Stranded Marine Mammals in Virgin | $84,159 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. |
Effects of Environmental Exposure on Wound Vitality Relative to Postmortem Interval, Salinity, and Decomposition in Bottlenose Dolphins |
$37,888 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective |
Enhanced Large Whale Entanglement and Stranding Response Efforts in the Pacific Northwest | $99,914 |
| WA | The State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Ongoing Response and Investigating Causes of Mortality in Washington Marine Mammals |
$100,000 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Continued Stranding Response, Disease Surveillance, and Entanglement Response in San Juan County, WA |
$97,085 |
2018, 36 awards for $2,808,513
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
| AK | Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Live Capture and Disentanglement of Steller Sea Lions in Alaska | $100,000 |
| AK | Alaska Whale Foundation | Enhancing Stranding and Entanglement Response Capacity in Southeast Alaska |
$20,389 |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Live Marine Mammal Response in Alaska and Development of Capabilities in Alaska's Remote Areas |
$99,995 |
| AK | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Reporting in Alaska | $20,573 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Enhancing Capacity for Dead Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Northern California Through Preparedness Remote Training Tools for Rapid Response |
$90,551 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute | Operational Support for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties | $68,770 |
| CA | Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation |
Critical Support for Strengthening Dead Marine Mammal Response and for Enhancing Level A, B, and C Reporting Along Remote Coastlines in Northern California |
$99,897 |
| CA | The Regents of the The University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhanced Stranding Response and Training for the Future on the Central California Coast |
$65,696 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) |
Operational Support for Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Program Including Building Regional Supply Inventory for Large Whale Stranding Response |
$100,000 |
| DE | Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation, Inc. |
Essential Personnel, Supplies, and Resources to Conduct Comprehensive Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Delaware |
$48,940 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Marine Mammal Stranding Response Along Central Florida's East Coast: enhancing program capacity in a region of repeated Unusual Mortality Events and increased human interaction |
$99,966 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory |
Collaborative Training, Small Cetacean Disentanglement, and Continued High-Level Response, Recovery, and Analyses of Stranded Cetaceans in Southwest Florida |
$54,509 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center |
Continued Support for a Hawaiian Monk Seal Rehabilitation Program: An Essential Tool to Species Recovery |
$87,702 |
| HI | University of Hawaii |
Stranding Response and Causes of Mortality in Pacific Island Cetaceans | $90,000 |
| IL | Chicago Zoological Society, Inc. |
Continuation of a National Service Center for Post-Release Monitoring of Small Cetaceans | $99,945 |
| LA | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
Critical Support for Maintaining Louisiana's Marine Mammal Stranding and Rescue Program |
$99,999 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. |
Programmatic Support for Pinniped Rehabilitation in Northern New England: Enhancing Data Collection, Analyzing and Publishing Data | $73,778 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. |
Continuing the Marine Mammal Morphological Parasite Laboratory | $39,702 |
| MD | National Aquarium, Inc. |
Expansion of the Seal Rescue and Rehabilitation Program at the National Aquarium | $38,097 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast region of Maine, 2018-2019 |
$49,996 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine |
Support and Enhancement for Response, Data Collection, and Triage to Rehab Operations for Marine Mammals in Mid-coast and Southern Maine |
$49,669 |
| ME | University of Maine System |
Retrospective Analysis of Marine Mammal Strandings in a Region of Socio-Ecological and Environmental Change | $64,396 |
| NH | Seacoast Science Center, Inc. |
Closing a Gap in Coverage in Northeastern Massachusetts and Advancing Key Personnel Expertise with Targeted Training and Enhanced Conference Participation |
$33,112 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal and Northern Inland North Carolina and Continued Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Surveillance |
$99,982 |
| NC | The University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Microbiome Characterization as a Potential Health Indicator in Tursiops Truncatus and Kogia spp. |
$90,604 |
| NY | Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Ltd. |
Mortality and Entanglement Investigations in New York and the Greater Atlantic Region: A Collaborative Response and Training Initiative to Increasingly Challenging Issues |
$100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,980 |
| OR | Portland State University | Investigating Continuing Changes in Marine Mammal Strandings in the Area Covered by the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program |
$100,000 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University |
The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Stranding Response and Enhanced Diagnostic Testing |
$96,650 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Enhanced Training and Operational Support for Increased Response, Treatment and Data Collection from Living and Dad Marine Mammals along the Texas Coast |
$97,249 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Coordinating Expert Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection for Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia |
$99,621 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective |
Cascadia Research Response Activities in Washington State: Coverage of Primary Response Areas and Statewide Effort for Large Whales, 2018-2020 |
$99,713 |
| WA | SR3 Sealife Response, Rehab & Research | Enhancing Large Whale Entanglement Response in the Pacific Northwest | $96,828 |
| WA | The State of Washington, Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Ongoing Response and Investigating Causes of Mortality in Washington Marine Mammals | $99,999 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Continued Stranding Response and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, WA, and Improved Pinniped Entanglement Response for the West Coast Region |
$90,570 |
| WA | Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center |
Multiple Year Support for Rehabilitation of Live Stranded Pinnipeds and Education in San Juan County and WA State and Facilities Upgrades to Meet and Exceed NMFS Policies and Best Practices |
$41,635 |
2017, 33 awards for $2,830,762
| State | Applicant | Project Title | Federal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science |
Forging Public Connections with Marine Mammals through the Alaska SeaLife Center |
$29,365 |
| AK | University of Alaska Anchorage |
Continued Strengthening of Alaska's Marine Mammal Stranding Program through Collaborative Level B And C Reporting; Diagnostic Support and Continuing Education For Stranding Network Members |
$100,000 |
| AK | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Reporting in Western Alaska | $67,149 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences |
Improving Marine Mammal Stranding Response throughout the West Coast Region: A Collaborative Approach to Strandings on Beaches with Endangered Nesting Birds |
$90,772 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences |
Stable Isotope Signatures in Sea Lion Vibrissae: Searching for Clues to Explain the Recent California Sea Lion Mortality Event |
$22,006 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute |
Facility Enhancements and Operational Support for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties | $74,881 |
| CA | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center |
Going the Distance: Advancing Marine Mammal Response, Data Collection, and Education on the Lost Coast (Humboldt and Del Norte Counties of California) | $74,881 |
| CA | San Jose State University Research Foundation |
Large Whale Readiness and Response in Central and Northern California | $91,458 |
| CA | The Marine Mammal Center |
Investigation and Treatment of Respiratory Disease in California Sea Lions under Rehabilitation | $96,270 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis Campus |
Diagnostic Testing Support for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Network and Unusual Mortality Events | $99,903 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis Campus |
Improving National Capacity for Response to Oiled Marine Mammals Through Training |
$85,482 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz |
Enhanced Stranding Response on the Central California Coast | $99,998 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. |
Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundation's Mystic Aquarium | $100,000 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordination, Response, and Sample Analyses in Southwest Florida | $95,275 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute |
Critical Support for Marine Mammal Stranding Response along the East Coast of Central Florida: A Region of Repeated Unusual Mortality Events and Increased Dolphin Entanglements |
$99,976 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory |
Enhanced Capacity for Ultrasound Imaging and Continued High-Level Response, Recovery, and Analyses of Stranded Cetaceans in Southwest Florida |
$58,476 |
| FL | Florida Institute of Technology |
Multi-Regional HAB Toxin Diagnostics for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
$99,990 |
| GA | Georgia Department of Natural Resources |
Maintain the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $76,380 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center |
Support for a Hawaiian Monk Seal Rehabilitation Program: An Essential Tool to Species Recovery | $98,951 |
| HI | University of Hawaii |
Investigating Causes of Mortality in Pacific Island Cetaceans at the University of Hawaii |
$100,000 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Pharmacological Desensitization of Select Large Whale Entanglement Cases to Improve Disentanglement Efficacy and Safety |
$98,128 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
Enhancing Small Cetacean Field Diagnostics and Treatments | $96,890 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
Maintaining and Enhancing the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Stranding Response Program and Identifying New Pathogens Utilizing Viral Metagenomics |
$78,449 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic |
Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast region of Maine, 2017-2018 |
$99,970 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine |
Increasing Capacity to Understand Marine Mammal Health through Stranding Response, Triage, and Necropsy in Mid-coast and Southern Maine | $99,784 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality |
Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal and Northern Inland North Carolina and Continued Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Surveillance |
$99,950 |
| NC | University of North Carolina at Wilmington |
Response to and Coordination of Marine Mammal Strandings in North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME and Enhanced Diagnostic Monitoring | $99,388 |
| OR | Oregon State University |
Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $99,950 |
| OR | Portland State University |
Documenting Stranding Changes and Issues for the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) |
$100,000 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network |
Support for Live and Dead Marine Mammal Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection along the Texas Coast | $94,391 |
| WA | Sno-King County Marine Mammal Response |
Support and Enhance the Basic Needs of the Sno-King Marine Mammal Response Program in Western Washington |
$26,656 |
| WA | The Whale Museum |
Continued Stranding Response and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, WA, and Improved Disentanglement Capabilities for the West Coast Region | $90,988 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
Ongoing Response and Investigating Causes of Mortality in Washington Marine Mammals | $97,486 |
2016, 32 awards for $2,718,411
| State | Applicant | Project Title | Federal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Preparing for Unusual Events Involving Live Marine Mammals in Alaska & Using Deployable Assets for Rehabilitation (NA16NMF4390143) | $99,991 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | A Collaborative Partnership Focused on Outreach, Education, and Improved Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties, California: An Area with Limited Coverage | $98,205 |
| CA | California Wildlife Center | Enhanced Level A Data Collection and Dead-Animal Stranding Response | $91,356 |
| CA | Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit | Enhancement to CICRU's Bio-Surveillance and Cetacean Health Monitoring Program | $77,257 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute | Support Basic and Enhancement Needs for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties | $99,921 |
| CA | Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation | Expansion of Effort-based Marine Mammal Surveys in northern California and southern Oregon based on Multi-Agency Cooperation and Strategic Planning | $69,574 |
| CA | MAR3INE (on behalf of Marine Mammal Care Ctr/Fort MacArthur) | Veterinary Technician Program at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | $100,000 |
| CA | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center | Operational Support for Northcoast Marine Mammal Center Pinniped and Cetacean Reporting, Response, and Training: Public Outreach and Education in Humboldt and Del Norte County | $33,665 |
| CA | The Marine Mammal Center | Investigation of Neurologic Disease in California Marine Mammals | $90,971 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. | Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundation's Mystic Aquarium | $100,000 |
| FL | Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute | Supporting Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Education and Outreach along the East Coast of Central Florida: A Region of Repeated Unusual Mortality Events and Increased Dolphin Entanglements | $99,989 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory | Enhanced Capacity for Live Animal Response and Transport, and Continued High-Level Response, Recovery, and Analyses of Stranded Cetaceans in Southwest Florida | $96,929 |
| FL | The Florida Institute of Technology | Multi-Regional HAB Toxin Diagnostics for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $49,974 |
| HI | Hawaii Pacific University | Continuing to Investigate Causes of Mortality in Pacific Cetaceans | $100,000 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center | Support for a Hawaiian Monk Seal Rehabilitation Program: An Essential Tool to Enhance Survival of Critically Endangered Seals | $99,730 |
| LA | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Maintaining and Enhancing Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Rescue and Recovery Along the Louisiana Coast | $99,999 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Large Whale and General Necropsy Support, Readiness, and Capacity Building within the Greater Atlantic Region | $45,553 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Programmatic Support for Pinniped Rehabilitation in Northern New England: Building Diagnostic Infrastructure & Enhancing Data Collection | $69,361 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-Coast/Downeast Region of Maine 2016-2017 | $99,972 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine | Support and Enhancement for Response, Data Collection and Outreach for Stranded Marine Mammals for Mid-coast and Southern Maine | $95,565 |
| MS | Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc. | Conduct Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Mississippi to Continue Data and Tissue Collection, Live Animal Rehabilitation, and Coverage of the Coastline and Barrier Islands | $95,565 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal and Inland Northern North Carolina and Continued Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Surveillance | $97,649 |
| NH | Seacoast Science Center | Strengthening Marine Mammal Stranding Response in New Hampshire, Supporting Network Partners, and Closing the Coverage Gap in North Shore Massachusetts | $47,654 |
| NJ | Marine Mammal Stranding Center | New Jersey Marine Mammal Medical Response, Treatment and Outreach Program | $62,656 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Operational Support for Comprehensive Response, Treatment and Data Collection of Live and Dead Marine Mammals in New York State | $100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $99,971 |
| OR | Portland State University | Response to Marine Mammal Strandings by the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Stranding Program (NOSWSP) | $98,675 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Restoring Stranding Response Capacity | $77,737 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Provision for Heightened Response and Analysis of Stranding Events Conducted by the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) Rehabilitation and Research Program along the Texas Coast | $99,364 |
| WA | Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation | Investigations of Marine Mammal Strandings on the Makah Indian Reservation, 2016-2018 | $48,086 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Stranding Response and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, Washington | $77,482 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Response and Investigating Causes of Mortality in Washington Marine Mammals | $96,560 |