John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant

Updated Oct 20, 2026

Cooperative agreement or Grant from the DOC NOAA - ERA Production, open to small businesses. Closes Dec 1, 2026, 42 days left.

Opportunity number	NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863
Agency	DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Funding type	Cooperative agreement or Grant
Field	Natural resources, Science, technology and other research and development
Award ceiling	$150,000
Cost sharing or matching	Required
Assistance listing	11.061
Posted	Sep 23, 2026
Closes	Dec 1, 2026 (42 days left)
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Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and state controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see the eligibility notes)

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.

Description

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.

Full announcement and how to apply on Grants.gov

Natural resources grants right now

There are 7 open federal grants in natural resources that small businesses may apply for; 1 close within 30 days. The median award ceiling is $400,000; this grant offers up to $150,000. The agencies offering the most are DOC NOAA - ERA Production, Fish and Wildlife Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service. Grants in this field stay open a median of 204 days; this one is open for 69 days.