NOAA NMFS John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program in FY 2015

NOAA NMFS is offering the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2015 to support the National Marine Mammal Stranding Network in responding to stranded marine mammals. The grant aims to fund response, treatment, data collection, research, and facility operations related to stranded marine mammals. Applicants can submit proposals for funding, with details on submission and selection criteria provided in the documentation. The closing date for proposal submission is October 8, 2014.

Opportunity ID: 258830

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2015-2004151
Funding Opportunity Title::	John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) for Fiscal Year 2015
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	11.439 — Marine Mammal Data Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	Yes
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Jul 02, 2014
Last Updated Date::	Aug 19, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 08, 2014
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 08, 2014
Archive Date::	Nov 07, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$100,000
Award Floor::	$0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

All eligible applicants must currently be an active, authorized participant or researcher in the National Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Eligible applicants must be: 1) Stranding Agreement (SA) holders or their designee organizations; or 2) 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); or 3) 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 4) diagnostic laboratories 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.

*Please review the entire Eligibility Section for more information.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Department of Commerce
Description::	NOAA NMFS 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) 2015 and how NMFS will determine which proposals will be funded. This document should be read in its entirety, as some information has changed from the previous year.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Modified to correct the application package from R&R to NOAA SF424 family.	Aug 19, 2014
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	11.439
Competition ID:	2489003
Competition Title:	Prescott FY2015
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00200265
Opening Date:	Jul 02, 2014
Closing Date:	Oct 08, 2014
Agency Contact Information::	Michelle Ordono and Jaclyn Taylor, Prescott Grant Program, NOAA/NMFS/Office of Protected Resources (F/PR), 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13620, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Email: Michelle.Ordono@noaa.gov or Jaclyn.Taylor@noaa.gov; Telephone: 301-427-8402
Who Can Apply::	Organization and Individual Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] CD511 Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0]
optional_forms	Other Attachments Form [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]