Northeast Region Marine Mammal Grant Program

The NOAA Fisheries Service Northeast Region's Protected Resources Division (PRD) administers the Northeast Region Marine Mammal Grant Program, whose first competition was announced on February 25, 2011. NOAA Fisheries Service seeks the submission of proposals addressing high-priority research and management needs that have been identified for PRD's Marine Mammal Program. Priorities have been identified for the following sub-programs operating within PRD's Marine Mammal Program: Take Reduction Planning, Ship Strike Reduction Program, Marine Mammal Viewing Program, Northeast Region Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, Large Whale Disentanglement Program, and Northeast Region Marine Mammal Outreach and Education Program.

Funding Announcement

A Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) document is associated with this competition and will be updated every time this competition is announced. The FFO provides important information for grant applicants, including program priorities, eligibility requirements, amount of available funding, instructions for submitting proposals, review criteria and review process, and more. Prior to submitting proposals, the FFO should be read in its entirety.

The FY 2011 Funding Opportunity is currently closed, but the FFO can be viewed here.

Deadline for Applications

Applications for the FY 2011 competition were due April 26, 2011. Submitted application packages are currently being reviewed. Any awarded projects will be added to the PRD Grants and Research Projects website.

For More Information

For more information about this funding opportunity, please contact Amanda Johnson, Federal Program Officer for this grant program, at Amanda.Johnson@noaa.gov or (978) 282-8463. Additional contact information can be found within the Agency Contacts section (page 22) of the FFO document.