Closed · NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2024-2007997 · CFDA 11.439 · Discretionary

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
October 19, 2023
Close date
40
Expected awards

The verdict

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $1 -- $150,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$1-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
40
expected awards
11.439
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assista… is closed (last close October 19, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 19, 2023

Posted Jul 14 Closes Oct 19

Expected Awards

40

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

NOAA NMFS' Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) is directed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to facilitate collecting and disseminating reference data on stranded marine mammals and the health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild. The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program is administered by NOAA to provide Federal assistance to eligible members of the National Marine Mammal Stranding Network and 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 Notice of Federal Funding Page 2 of 56 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.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assista… includes a for-profit door among 11 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +7 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). Inside Department of Commerce's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 21
Individuals
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Artie Wong arthur.wong@noaa.gov (301) 427-8454

What to do next

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