Data / Federal grants / NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
DOC NOAA - ERA Production (Department of Commerce) is accepting applications until December 1, 2026. It lists awards of up to $150,000. Cost sharing is required.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- September 23, 2026
- Closes
- December 1, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $150,000
- Award floor
- $1
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Category
- Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Assistance listing
- 11.061 Prescott Grant Program
- Contact
- Maria Aguiniga Grantor · [email protected] · 301-628-1384
Who can apply
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- State governments
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- County governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- 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
- Individuals
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
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.
What the agency says
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.
Other open grants from the Department of Commerce
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership NOAA-OAR-CPO-2026-33326 | Open | Oct 26 | $10,000,000 | grants.gov | |
| CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment 2023-NIST-CHIPS-SMME-01 | Open | Nov 1 | grants.gov | ||
| Native Entities Grant Program 2026-NTIA-NEGP | Open | Nov 17 | grants.gov | ||
| Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program 2026-NTIA-TBCP | Open | Nov 17 | grants.gov | ||
| DARRP Restoration Implementation Grants (2026) NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2026-33781 | Open | Nov 18 | $100,000,000 | grants.gov | |
| SEFSC Bluefin Tuna Research Program NOAA-NMFS-SE-2027-33642 | Open | Dec 31 | $300,000 | $600,000 | grants.gov |
All grants open to Tribal governments · All grants open to State governments · All grants open to Public colleges and universities · Everything closing in December 2026
Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.