2011-2015 Funded Prescott Grant Proposals
Prescott Grants support a core mission of NOAA Fisheries – the conservation and recovery of protected marine species – by helping to improve our national marine mammal stranding response capabilities.
The tables below, organized by the year, list the state, applicant name, project title, and funding amount awarded for the Prescott Grant Program.
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2015, 34 awards for $2,749,972
| State | Applicant | Project Title | Federal Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Live Marine Mammal Response in Alaska: Rehabilitation & Readiness for Unusual Events | $99,945 |
| AK | University of Alaska Anchorage | Continued Strengthening of Alaska's Marine Mammal Stranding Program through Collaborative Level B and C Reporting; Diagnostic Support and Continuing Education for Stranding Network Members | $97,998 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Improving staff and volunteer qualifications in order to enhance response and data collection from dead stranded marine mammals in southern Mendocino and Sonoma counties, California | $79,957 |
| CA | California Wildlife Center | Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Facility Upgrades and Consistent Coverage | $73,667 |
| CA | Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit | Enhancement to CICRU's Bio-Surveillance and Cetacean Health Monitoring Program | $87,078 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute | Dedicated Support to Maintain Enhanced Operations and Coverage for Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Rehabilitation and Data Collection in Ventura County | $100,000 |
| CA | Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation | Vehicle and Programmatic Support for the HSU Marine Mammal Stranding Program serving Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties in Northern California | $81,724 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | Enhanced Stranding Response and a Continued Response Partnership Between The Long Marine Lab and Moss Landing Stranding Networks | $85,983 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. | Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundation's Mystic Aquarium | $79,933 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Level 1 and Level 2 Necropsy Training for Increasing Quality of Level A, B, and C Data Collection by the Southeast Cetacean Stranding Network | $33,080 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Supporting marine mammal stranding response, education, and outreach along the east coast of central Florida: A region of repeated Unusual Mortality Events | $99,996 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory | Mass stranding capacity building for equipment and training, and rapid detection, response, and recovery of stranded cetaceans in Southwest Florida | $80,389 |
| FL | The Florida Institute of Technology | Multi-Regional HAB Toxin Diagnostics for the Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $49,888 |
| HI | Hawaii Pacific University | Investigating Causes of Mortality in Pacific Cetaceans | $90,000 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center | Support for Hawaiian monk seal rehabilitation project designed to enhance survival of critically endangered seals | $99,465 |
| IL | Chicago Zoological Society | A National Service Center for Post-Release Monitoring of Small Cetaceans | $58,316 |
| LA | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Rescue and Recovery; Enhancing Operations, Rapid Response, and Sample Collection Along the Louisiana Coast | $99,992 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Pinniped Entanglement Investigation and Response in the Northeastern U.S. | $97,542 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Continuing the Marine Mammal Morphological Parasite Laboratory | $51,734 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Programmatic Support for Pinniped Rehabilitation in Northern New England: Enhancing Data Collection and Preparedness for Emergency Events | $70,041 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources | Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal and Inland North Carolina and Continued Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME | $95,385 |
| NC | The University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Response to and Coordination of Marine Mammal Strandings in North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME and Human Interaction Monitoring | $98,295 |
| NH | Seacoast Science Center, Inc. | Building on the Success of the Seacoast Science Center's New Stranding Response Program | $15,000 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Development and deployment of an Incident Management Team (IMT) through the continued support of the Specially Trained Animal Response Team (START) | $50,000 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Support for Facility Operation to Maintain Response, Treatment and Data Collection of Live and Dead Marine Mammals in New York State | $100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Supporting and Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $99,964 |
| OR | Portland State University | Tracking the Role of Human Interaction and Disease in the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program | $100,000 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Restoring Stranding Response Capacity | $80,661 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Support of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network (TMMSN) Rehabilitation and Research Program for Enhanced Investigation of Stranding Events along the Texas Coast | $90,407 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Coordinating Expert Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection for Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia | $99,703 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective | Marine mammal stranding response in Puget Sound and Washington Outer Coast, and for large cetaceans throughout Washington State, 2016-2018 | $99,969 |
| WA | Feiro Marine Life Center | The Juan de Fuca Marine Mammal Stranding Network (JdF MMSN): Response and Volunteer Training | $25,226 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Stranding Response and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, Washington | $78,634 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Response and Investigating Causes of Mortality in Washington Marine Mammals | $100,000 |
2014, 35 awards for $2,701,316
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Live Marine Mammal Response in Alaska: Rehabilitation & Readiness for Unusual Events 2014–2015 | $99,720 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Facility Upgrades and Consistent Program Coverage | $82,959 |
| CA | California Wildlife Center | Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Facility Upgrades and Consistent Program Coverage | $82,959 |
| CA | Channel Islands Cetacean Research Unit | Establishment of a Cetacean Bio-Surveillance Program in Central and Southern California | $82,150 |
| CA | MAR3INE (on behalf/Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | Husbandry Enhancements at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | $95,450 |
| CA | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project | Enhanced cataloging of bioaccumulative chemicals in stranded marine mammals to assess health impacts | $99,717 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis | Diagnostic Testing Support for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Network and Unusual Mortality Events | $99,383 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | Enhanced Stranding Response and A New Response Partnership Between The Long Marine Lab and Moss Landing Stranding Networks | $88,781 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. | Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundation's Mystic Aquarium | $46,745 |
| DE | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Support comprehensive stranding response, data collection and analysis, and health assessment for stranded marine mammals in Delaware | $49,203 |
| FL | Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission | Northeast Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network Response Enhancement | $41,895 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordination and Response in Southwest Florida | $80,593 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Supporting marine mammal stranding response along the east coast of central Florida and enhancing first response throughout the southeastern United States | $99,964 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory | Rapid detection, response, upgraded radiograph capabilities, and disentanglement efforts for stranded cetaceans in central west Florida | $99,615 |
| GA | Georgia Aquarium, Inc. | Provide for Specimen Preservation for Marine Mammal Stranding Cases within the Southeast United States region (SEUS) | $10,045 |
| HI | Hawaii Pacific University | Trouble in Paradise: Investigating Emerging Disease While Conducting Stranding Response in Hawaii and the Greater Pacific | $87,500 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center | Support for a Hawaiian monk seal rehabilitation program: an essential tool to enhance survival of critically endangered seals | $99,448 |
| IL | Chicago Zoological Society | Post-Release Monitoring of Injured or Stranded Cetaceans in the Southeastern U.S. | $49,933 |
| LA | Audubon Nature Institute, Inc./Audubon Commission | Louisiana Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Program (LMMSTRP): continued operations and response for live and dead marine mammal strandings | $32,398 |
| LA | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Enhanced operations and rapid response for marine mammal strandings and rescues along the Louisiana Coast | $67,602 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center, Inc. | Expansion and Enhancements of Seal Rehabilitation in Massachusetts | $79,861 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Maryland DNR Marine Mammal Stranding Program - Response, Diagnostic Sample Analysis and Scientific Publication of the Twenty-Year Summary | $55,705 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2014– 2015 | $99,934 |
| ME | Marine Mammals of Maine | Project On-Call: To provide proven timely support for operations, educational outreach, data collection, and data sharing regarding stranded marine mammals in Mid-coast and Southern, Maine | $83,878 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources | Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Central Coastal and Northern North Carolina | $93,252 |
| NC | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Response to and Coordination of Marine Mammals Strandings in North Carolina | $99,904 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Support for Facility Operation to Maintain Response, Treatment and Data Collection of Live and Dead Marine Mammals in New York State | $100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Supporting and enhancing the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $99,978 |
| OR | Portland State University | Restoring Comprehensive Response for the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) | $100,000 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Support for basic operational needs of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network for the recovery and investigation of live and deceased marine mammal strandings | $79,778 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Supporting Expert Stranding Response, Rehabilitation, and Data Collection for Marine Mammals in Virginia | $96,630 |
| WA | Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Inc. | Advancement in Rehabilitative Care of Live Stranded Pinnipeds in the Southern Salish Sea: Treatment Data Collection and Compilation, Water Quality, and Facility Upgrade | $49,717 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Stranding Response, Disease Surveillance and Spatial Analysis of Strandings in San Juan County, WA | $62,365 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Investigating causes of mortality and providing response to stranded marine mammals in Washington State | $100,000 |
| WA | Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Stranded Pinniped Rehabilitation Program in Washington State: treatment, facility improvements, training, diagnostic screening & data collection | $37,800 |
2013, 12 awards for $1,046,417
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
| AK | North Slope Borough | Enhanced Stranded Marine Mammal Response in Northern Alaska | $85,992 |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Alaska Region Stranding Network Enhancement 2013–2015 | $72,683 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Expanding Response to and Data Collection from Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in Northern California, Specifically in Sonoma County | $99,945 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | Enhanced Stranding Response and Expansion of the Marine Mammal Anatomy and Pathology Library (MMAPL) at U.C. Santa Cruz | $80,494 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Supporting Marine Mammal Stranding Response Along the East Coast of Florida and Continuing Comprehensive Guidance for Public and Network Response | $99,996 |
| HI | The Marine Mammal Center | Support for a Hawaiian Monk Seal Health Care Facility: A Critical Tool to Enhance Survival of Critically Endangered Seals | $67,900 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Improved Stranding Response and Data Collection through Collaboration | $71,518 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-Coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2013– 2014 | $79,996 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Continued support for the development and deployment of the Specially Trained Animal Response Team (S.T.A.R.T) | $99,313 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $100,000 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Support for Operational and Enhancement Needs of the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network for the Recovery and Investigation of Live and Decease Marine Mammal Strandings | $99,778 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective | Marine Mammal Stranding Response in Puget Sound and Washington Outer Coast, and for Large Cetaceans throughout Washington State, 2013–2016 | $88,802 |
2012, 39 awards for $3,449,166
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Basic Operations and Medical Care of Rehabilitation Patients 2012–2013 | $99,710 |
| AK | University of Alaska Anchorage | Strengthening Alaska's Marine Mammal Stranding Program through Improved Level B and C Reporting | $99,711 |
| CA | California Academy of Sciences | Improving staff and volunteer qualifications in order to enhance response and data collection from dead stranded marine mammals in northern California | $100,000 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute | Basic Enhancement Needs for Response, Treatment and Data Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals through Staff Support - Stranding Operations & Animal Care Manager | $96,200 |
| CA | Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | Infrastructure Enhancement at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | $50,700 |
| CA | Pacific Marine Mammal Center | Enhance Professional Veterinary Care for Marine Mammal Patients | $99,600 |
| CA | The Marine Mammal Center | Augmentation of antemortem and post mortem diagnostics, treatment, and advanced processes training at The Marine Mammal Center | $98,341 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Davis | Diagnostic Testing Support for the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Network | $95,614 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | Continued Prescott Program Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab | $87,870 |
| CO | Colorado State University | Estimation of prevalence and optimization of diagnostic strategies for Coxiella burnetii in Pacific marine mammals | $100,000 |
| CT | Sea Research Foundation, Inc. (Mystic Aquarium) | Support and Enhancement for the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at Sea Research Foundations Mystic Aquarium | $95,431 |
| CT | University of Connecticut | The role of harmful algal blooms on bottlenose dolphin health: Relationships among biotoxins, eosinophils, and immune functions | $70,673 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Level 1 and Level 2 Necropsy Training for Increasing Quality of Level A, B, and C Data Collection by the Southeast Cetacean Stranding Network | $99,999 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Enhancing marine mammal stranding response along the east coast of central Florida and increasing comprehensive and consistent guidance for public and network response. | $99,996 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory | Rapid detection and response to cetacean mortalities, capacity building for large whale response, and post-release monitoring for rehabilitated animals in central west Florida | $99,080 |
| FL | University of Florida | Viral respiratory disease in stranded marine mammals and potential anthroponotic or domestic animal origin | $100,000 |
| HI | Hawaii Pacific University | Enhancing Cetacean Stranding Response in Hawaii and the Greater Pacific | $98,312 |
| IL | Chicago Zoological Society | Dolphin Interventions in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico | $99,996 |
| LA | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | Louisiana Prescott Grant Program | $98,980 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | From Health to Hearing: Enhancing Stranding Response, Diagnostics, and Data Collection on Cape Cod, MA | $85,148 |
| MA | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 2012 Pathophysiology of Bubbles in Stranded Odontocetes | $99,823 |
| MD | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Marine Mammal Stranding Event Response and Analysis in Maryland | $52,459 |
| MD | National Aquarium in Baltimore | Implementation of a Cooperative Marine Mammal Outreach Program | $34,660 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Mid-coast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2012–2013 | $79,995 |
| ME | University of New England | Rehabilitation Support and Compost Facility Expansion | $96,398 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Continued Stranding Response in Central and Northern North Carolina through the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries | $99,997 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Building Consistent Quality Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Northern NC | $68,840 |
| NC | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Providing Necropsy Training Workshops for the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic and Stranding Response for North Carolina | $98,765 |
| NJ | Marine Mammal Stranding Center | Operational support for the response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals, with emphasis on the harbor porpoise, take reduction plan | $98,055 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Support for Facility Operations Relating to the Recovery, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Stranded Marine Mammals in New York State. | $100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Enhancing the capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $100,000 |
| OR | Portland State University | Stranding Response, Data Collection to Document Trends in Disease and Human Interaction and Improvement of Capacity for Response by the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program | $99,954 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Stranding Response, Necropsies, and Sample Analysis | $79,585 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | The Aid of Operations and Increased Capability for Education, Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Marine Mammals Stranded Along the Texas Coast. | $100,000 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Supporting Expert Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia and Beyond in 2013 | $99,394 |
| WA | Port Townsend Marine Science Society | Marine Mammal Strandings In East Jefferson County, Washington: Support for Network Response, Postmortem Examinations, and Public Communication | $44,768 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Stranding Response and Disease Surveillance in San Juan County, WA | $84,112 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Enhanced response to stranded marine mammals and investigating causes of mortality in Washington waters by WDFW | $100,000 |
| WA | Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Stranded Pinniped Rehabilitation Program in Washington State: treatment, facility improvements, training, tissue & data collection | $37,000 |
2011, 40 awards for $3,661,145
State |
Applicant |
Project Title |
Federal Funding |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Alaska Region Stranding Network Enhancement | $76,010 |
| AK | Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Basic Operations and Medical Care of Rehabilitation Patients | $99,995 |
| AL | MESC/Dauphin Island Sea Lab | Establishing a regionally cooperative dolphin stranding network for Alabama | $74,388 |
| CA | Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute | Basic and Enhancement Needs for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Stranded Marine Mammals | $97,107 |
| CA | City of Malibu | Marine Mammal Stranding Response and Data Collection in northern Los Angeles County | $79,330 |
| CA | Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | Staffing Support at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur | $100,000 |
| CA | Northcoast Marine Mammal Center | Basic operational needs for stranding response, health assessment, rehabilitation, and long-term data collection of stranded marine mammals in Northern California (Humboldt and Del Norte Counties) | $99,464 |
| CA | Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History | Enhancement of Cetacean Bio-Monitoring in Central and Southern California | $80,548 |
| CA | SeaWorld San Diego | Pathology of Stranded Cetaceans from San Diego County, California | $98,450 |
| CA | The Marine Mammal Center | Enhancement of The Marine Mammal Center's pathology program to improve training of marine mammal pathologists with a focus on novel technologies to identify emerging pathogens. | $96,675 |
| CA | The Regents of the University of California, Santa Cruz | Continued Prescott Program Enhancement of Stranding Response at University of California Santa Cruz Long Marine Lab | $98,808 |
| DE | Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Support essential staffing and operational needs for comprehensive stranding response, data collection, and health assessment for stranded marine mammals occurring in Delaware | $100,000 |
| FL | Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge | Building marine mammal stranding response capability and improving public awareness about marine mammal entanglement along the North Central Gulf Coast. | $57,130 |
| FL | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | Florida Marine Mammal Stranding Network Coordination and Response in Southwest Florida | $76,055 |
| FL | Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | Enhancing marine mammal stranding response and preparedness while providing consistent guidance and enhanced public education for marine mammal strandings along the central east coast of Florida | $99,988 |
| FL | Mote Marine Laboratory | Rapid detection and response to cetacean mortalities in west central Florida and collaborative life history sample analyses | $98,865 |
| GA | Georgia Department of Natural Resources | Maintain the Georgia Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $63,750 |
| HI | Hawaii Pacific University | Maximizing Quality and Quantity of Biological Data from Cetacean Strandings in Hawaii and the Greater Pacific | $100,000 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Improving Data Collection and Human Safety in Live Marine Mammal Stranding Response | $99,365 |
| MA | International Fund for Animal Welfare | Enhancing sample and data collection and analysis from dead stranded marine mammals | $99,835 |
| MA | National Marine Life Center | Marine Mammal Morphological Parasite Identification Program | $99,628 |
| MA | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 2011 Health Assessment of Mass Stranded Offshore Odontocetes in the Context of Body Condition | $99,522 |
| ME | College of the Atlantic | Maintenance and Enhancement of the Marine Mammal Stranding Response Program (MMSRP) for the Midcoast/Downeast Region of Maine, 2011– 2012 | $99,940 |
| ME | University of New England | Operational Support and Diagnostic Enhancement | $99,998 |
| MS | Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Inc | Enhancement of the quality of marine stranding response, data collection, and tissue analysis in Mississippi, Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, and adjacent waters of the North Central Gulf of Mexico. | $99,812 |
| NC | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | Central and northern North Carolina Stranding Response Program through the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries | $99,981 |
| NC | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Response to and coordination of Marine Mammal Strandings in North Carolina | $95,745 |
| NJ | Marine Mammal Stranding Center | Support, enhance and expand operational support services and needs of the MMSC for the rapid response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals in the State of NJ. | |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Regional Response Coordination: Development of a Specially Trained Animal Response Team (START) | $99,160 |
| NY | Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation | Support for Rescue Program Operations and Data Collection Enhancement | $100,000 |
| OR | Oregon State University | Enhancing the Capabilities of the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network | $99,850 |
| OR | Portland State University | Strengthening Area-Specific Stranding Response, Data Analysis and Community Involvement in the Northern Oregon/Southern Washington Marine Mammal Stranding Program (NOSWSP) | $99,954 |
| SC | Coastal Carolina University | The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network: Enhancing and Supporting Stranding Response, Necropsies, Sample Analysis, and Outreach | $88,080 |
| TX | Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Support of Operations and Increased Capability for Response, Treatment, and Data Collection from Living and Dead Marine Mammal Stranded Along the Texas Coast. | $100,000 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Supporting Expert Response to Stranded Marine Mammals in Virginia and Beyond in 2012 | $100,000 |
| VA | Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Analysis of archived stomach contents sampled from stranded Tursiops in Virginia | $84,995 |
| WA | Cascadia Research Collective | Stranding response in 2011–2013 as primary responders in Southern Puget Sound and Central Washington Outer Coast, and for large cetaceans in all Washington | $99,954 |
| WA | Port Townsend Marine Science Society | Enhancing Network Response and Building Public Awareness of Marine Mammal Strandings in East Jefferson County, Washington | $39,840 |
| WA | The Whale Museum | Marine mammal strandings and disease in San Juan County, Washington: implications for marine mammals, domestic animals, and humans | $79,593 |
| WA | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Enhanced response to stranded marine mammals and investigating causes of mortality in Washington waters by WDFW | $100,000 |