John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking proposals for the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program to fund stranding and entanglement response efforts. Funded activities include the recovery and treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals, scientific data collection, facility operations, and network capacity building. Applicants must secure a Prescott Letter of Eligibility demonstrating network participation and must propose projects with a maximum 12-month performance period starting no earlier than September 1, 2027. Applications require a minimum 25 percent non-federal cost-share match, with single organizations eligible to request up to $125,000 and collaborative proposals eligible for up to $150,000. Submissions must be validated and received through Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 1, 2026, and inquiries can be directed to Program Manager Mackenzie Griffin at mackenzie.griffin@noaa.gov.
Eligible Applicants
All applicants must submit a Prescott Letter of Eligibility with the application in order to be considered for an award. The Prescott Letter of Eligibility states that you and/or your organization are either a Stranding or Entanglement Response Network participant in good standing, or collaborating with a Stranding or Entanglement Response Network member. New Applicants: The Letter of Eligibility must state that youare a new applicant who has never had a Prescott application reviewed during the technical reviewprocess of a previous Prescott competition.