This grant, offered by NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), Protected Resources Division (PRD), aims to support marine animal entanglement response in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The grant is focused on protecting marine mammals and sea turtles by funding proposals that address disentanglement efforts. Applicants can submit proposals for funding in Fiscal Year 2017 until May 5, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 292179
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2017-2005175 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Massachusetts Marine Animal Disentanglement Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.472 — Unallied Science Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 02, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 05, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 05, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 04, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $300,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Due to their experience, training, and proximity, eligible applicants for this grant competition only include those members of the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network and the Greater Atlantic Region Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Network operating in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These include Large Whale Disentanglement Program, advanced responders (Level 3 and above) and their agencies, with a PI that must be an authorized advanced responder (Level 5). Eligibility for the Sea Turtle Stranding and Disentanglement Program are limited to organizations or agencies that are listed on the USFWS permit to the GAR STSSN and that are currently active in entanglement response in the state.
Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this solicitation. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Program of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), Protected Resources Division (PRD), carries out the mandates of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and is charged with protecting the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea turtles that occur within the Greater Atlantic Region (GAR) (Maine through Virginia). This program includes marine mammal health and stranding response, large whale disentanglement, and sea turtle stranding and disentanglement.
To implement this program NMFS established several networks of volunteer organizations that it authorizes to respond to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles and entangled large whales and sea turtles. NMFS seeks the submission of proposals addressing Marine Animal Entanglement Response in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This document describes how applicants can submit and how NMFS will evaluate and recommend proposals for funding in Fiscal Year 2017. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Lanni Hall
Protected Resources Division NOAA NMFS Greater Atlantic Region 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 282-8492 lanni.hall@noaa.gov Email:lanni.hall@noaa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 292179 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> NOAA-NMFS-GARFO-2017-2005175 Full Announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Lanni Hall Protected Resources Division NOAA NMFS Greater Atlantic Region 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 282-8492 lanni.hall@noaa.gov Email: lanni.hall@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.472 | 2645190 | Massachusetts Marine Animal Disentanglement Grant | PKG00231128 | Mar 02, 2017 | May 05, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292179 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
292179 Project-1.1.pdf
292179 CD511-1.1.pdf
292179 Budget-1.1.pdf
292179 SF424B-1.1.pdf
292179 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
292179 Other-1.1.pdf
292179 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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