John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant

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. In addition, the Letter of Eligibility must state whether you are a new applicant who has never had a Prescott application accepted and reviewed during the technical review process of a previous Prescott competition. For Priority # 1, 2, 3, and 4 (stranding operations, entanglement response, workshops/training, and outreach), proposals applicants may request a letter from their NMFS Regional Stranding Coordinator. For Priority # 5 and 6 (service and diagnostic laboratory, or research), proposal applicants may request a letter from the Prescott Grant Program Manager, (arthur.wong@noaa.gov). Diagnostic laboratories should include a summary of their capabilities, services proposed, and their turn-around time (if applicable), as part of their request. For research applications (Priority #6), the applicant does not need to be a Stranding or Entanglement Response Network participant but must provide in the proposal a letter of collaboration from one or more participants in good standing that will work with them on the proposed activities. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain all necessary federal, local/state permits and approvals (including co-investigator and/or researcher authorization letters) prior to awarding of funds. Please see the Prescott Grant Program FAQs to learn more about eligibility, permits, and approvals. For further information on permit requirements and application procedures, please contact the Prescott Grant Program Manager.

Dr. Arthur Wong NOAA/NMFS/Office of Protected Resources (F/PR) 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13604 Silver Spring, MD 20910 (arthur.wong@noaa.gov), (301) 427-8454