OpportunityTitle: Prescott 2009
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: There are three categories of eligible stranding   network participants that may apply for funds under this Program: (1)   Stranding Agreement (SA) holders or their designee organizations; (2)   holders of researcher authorization letters issued by a NMFS Regional   Administrator; and, (3) state, local, eligible federal government or   tribal employees or personnel. Please see the Full Funding Opportunity for additional eligibility requirements.
Description: The Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of the National Marine Fisheries Service is charged under the Marine Mammal Protection Act with facilitating the collection and dissemination of reference data on stranded marine mammals and health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild. Through cooperation with NMFS Regional Coordinators, local organizations and state and local government officials respond to and collect valuable data from stranded marine mammals as participants in the national Marine Mammal Stranding Network. The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program is conducted by NOAA to provide Federal assistance to eligible members of the Stranding Network to: (1) Support basic needs of organizations for response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals; (2) fund scientific research objectives designed to answer questions about marine mammal strandings, health, or rehabilitation techniques utilizing data from living and dead stranded marine mammals; and, (3) support facility operations directly related to the recovery or treatment of stranded marine mammals and collection of data from living or dead stranded marine mammals.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Application Download issues
GrantorContactText: Steve  Drescher &lt;br/&gt;Policy Advisor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-713-0926
CloseDateExplanation: Proposals must be postmarked or submitted   online by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.