This grant from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Region is for supporting research and management needs vital to marine mammal protection. Aligned with the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which mandates maintaining marine mammal populations as functioning ecosystem components, this funding seeks proposals addressing critical conservation challenges. Key focus areas include mitigating human-caused impacts such as vessel strikes and fishing gear interactions, managing marine mammal viewing activities, enhancing marine mammal health and stranding response efforts, and developing comprehensive outreach and education initiatives. This program aims to safeguard whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals within the Northeast region. Eligible applicants range from state agencies and non-profits to fishermen and stranding network partners.
Opportunity ID: 74193
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOAA-NMFS-NERO-2011-2002879 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Northeast Region Marine Mammal Grant Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 11.472 — Unallied Science Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 25, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | May 26, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants for this grant competition include U.S. citizens, members of the fishing industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, commercial organizations, and state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this notice. Due to their unique nature and program focus, the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program and the Large Whale Disentanglement Program require more specific eligibility requirements. These include: 1) for all priorities listed for the Northeast Region Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, eligible applicants include current stranding agreement holders and state agencies, and 2) for Priority 2 under the Large Whale Disentanglement Program, eligible applicants include current ALWDN advanced responders (Level 4 or 5) and their agencies, and the PI must be an authorized advanced responder within the ALWDN. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Commerce |
| Description: | The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) was enacted in 1972 largely in response to concerns that human activities were contributing to the decline of the populations of certain marine mammal species. The underlying focus of the MMPA is the implementation of policies to prevent the decline of marine mammal species beyond the point where they would stop being functioning parts of their ecosystems. The MMPA prohibits the taking of any marine mammal in U.S. waters, with the exception of certain cases such as through permitted activities, where “take” is defined as hunting, harassing, capturing, or killing a marine mammal or attempting to do so. The MMPA is unique in that its underlying intent is the management of marine mammal stocks to help them achieve their optimum sustainable populations within their ecosystems, rather than managing for the benefit of commercial exploitation. The MMPA was amended in 1994 to provide certain exceptions to the take prohibitions, establish provisions for the preparation of marine mammal stock assessment reports, implement a program addressing interactions between commercial fisheries and marine mammals, and institute studies of pinniped interactions with fisheries. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is charged with carrying out the mandates of the MMPA for the protection of whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and sea lions, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is charged with protecting walruses, manatees, otters, and polar bears. The Marine Mammal Program within the NMFS Northeast Region’s Protected Resources Division (PRD) carries out the mandates of the MMPA, and is charged with protecting the whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals that occur within the Northeast region (Maine through Virginia). Many of the program’s activities focus on addressing human-caused impacts to marine mammals, including vessel strikes and fishing gear interactions, and managing behaviors associated with marine mammal viewing activities, such as whale watches and recreational boating. The program also includes a marine mammal health and stranding response component, which includes coordinating response and data collection efforts for stranded animals and learning more about factors affecting the health of marine mammals. Finally, an important component of the Marine Mammal Program is outreach and education efforts to support all of its sub-programs, including regulated parties like fishermen and marine mammal viewing groups like whale watch vessels. For more information about the Marine Mammal Program in the Northeast Region, visit http://www.nero.noaa.gov/prot_res/mmp/. NMFS seeks the submission of proposals addressing the research and management needs that have been identified for the Marine Mammal Program in the Northeast. A wide variety of applicants are eligible to submit proposals, including state agencies, non-profit organizations, fishermen, stranding network partners, and others. This document describes how to submit proposals for funding in Fiscal Year 2011 and how NMFS will evaluate proposals and determine those that will be recommended for funding. |
| Link to Additional Information: | CLICK ON FULL OPPORTUNITY BUTTON LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Steve Drescher
Policy Advisor Email:steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 74193 Full Announcement-1 -> noaa-nmfs-nero-2011-2002879_ffo_report[1].pdf
Folder 74193 Other Supporting Documents-Environmental_Compliance_Questionnaire 1 -> omb_approved_0648-0538_environmental_compliance_questionnaire.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Steve Drescher Policy Advisor Email: steve.j.drescher@noaa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.472 | 2219147 | Northeast Region Marine Mammal Grant Program | PKG00036210 | Feb 25, 2011 | Apr 26, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
74193 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
74193 Project-1.1.pdf
74193 CD511-1.1.pdf
74193 Budget-1.1.pdf
74193 SF424B-1.1.pdf
74193 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
74193 Other-1.1.pdf
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