John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
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- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Amount
- $125,000 - $150,000
- Closes
- Dec 1, 2026 (in 69 days)
Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 11.061
Amount
$125,000 - $150,000
Who can apply
Public colleges and universities, State government agencies, and Private colleges and universities can all apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.
All applicants must submit a Prescott Letter of Eligibility with the application in order to be considered foran award. The Prescott Letter of Eligibility states that you and/or your organization are either a Strandingor Entanglement Response Network participant in good standing, or collaborating with a Stranding orEntanglement 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.
About this opportunity
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...