DOC NOAA - ERA Production · United States

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant

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DOC NOAA - ERA Production expects to make awards of $1 – $150,000 each. Applications close on 1 Dec 2026. Eligible applicant types include private institutions of higher education, small businesses, city or township governments and 11 more.

Deadline: 1 Dec 2026 (in 16 days)
Grant amount: $1 – $150,000 per project
Funding rate: Cost sharing required — see the notice for your share
Cost sharing: Required
Likely applicant types: Universities & research, SMEs / start-ups, Companies, Public bodies, Non-profits, Individuals From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Reference: NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863
Assistance listing: 11.061 Prescott Grant Program
Last checked: 13 Nov 2026

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About this call

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.

Who can apply

Private institutions of higher education
Small businesses
City or township governments
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Individuals
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
State governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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.

Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.

Topics

Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development

How to apply

Read the full notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) linked from the official page: eligibility, cost sharing and evaluation criteria.
Make sure your organisation has an active SAM.gov registration and Unique Entity ID (UEI); registration can take several weeks.
Register with Grants.gov and set up a Workspace for this opportunity, with the right roles for your organisation.
Prepare the required forms, narrative, budget and attachments exactly as the NOFO specifies.
Submit before the deadline and keep the tracking number. Check for amendments before you submit.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where applicants must be based: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Where to apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page

Contact

Maria Aguiniga · mackenzie.griffin@noaa.gov · 301-628-1384

Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	1 December 2026	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	$1 – $150,000	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Total budget	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Funding rate	Cost sharing required — see the notice for your share	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026
Who can apply	Private institutions of higher education; Small businesses; City or township governments; Special district governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education;…	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Where to apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—

Official sources

Official call page

Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 13 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.