OpportunityTitle: John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: All eligible applicants must currently be an active, authorized participant or researcher in the National Marine Mammal Stranding Network or Entanglement Response Network.  Eligible applicants must be:1)      Stranding Agreement (SA) holders or their designee organizations recognized by the applicable NMFS Region; or2)      Co-Investigators (CI) authorized as Level 3,4, or 5 large whale entanglement responders under the MMHSRP&#8217;s MMPA/ESA scientific research and enhancement permit (permit no. 18786-02); or3)      Holders of researcher authorization letters issued by a NMFS Regional Administrator and/or an MMPA and/or ESA scientific research or enhancement permit (when applicable) including Co-Investigator authorization; or 4)     An eligible Federal, state, or local government personnel or tribal personnel (pursuant to Section 109(h) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1379(h)); or 5)     Diagnostic or service organizations performing services for the stranding network.  Federal agencies in the DOC or Department of the Interior (DOI) are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice.
Description: NOAA NMFS&apos; Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program is directed under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to facilitate the collection and dissemination of reference data on stranded marine mammals and 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 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, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals. This document describes how to submit proposals for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and how NMFS will determine which proposals may be funded. This announcement should be read in its entirety, as some information has changed from the previous year.
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GrantorContactText: Lanni   Hall 301-427-8435 &lt;br/&gt;1315 East West Hwy, #13629 &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910