For fiscal year 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) awarded 13 competitive Prescott Grants totaling $1,100,714 to nine conservation organizations and state agencies. The Prescott Grant Program helps foster the Service’s relationship with partners who are closest to the resources (e.g., state agencies, Tribes, local communities, aquaria, researchers, and authorized rescue and rehabilitation networks) by providing needed support for their response efforts.
The tables below, organized by geographic region, list the applicant name, project title, and funding amount awarded for fiscal year 2021.
South Atlantic-Gulf of Mexico-Caribbean
APPLICANT | PROJECT TITLE | FEDERAL FUNDING |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Supporting the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership Through Increased Capacity for Second Stage Manatee Rehabilitation | $95,000 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Enhance Capability to Meet Future Post-Release Manatee Monitoring Demands | $93,883 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission #1 | Enhanced Manatee Stranding Support for the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission East Central Field Laboratory | $94,970 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission #2 | Enhanced Manatee Stranding Support for the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission Southeast Field Laboratory | $94,970 |
| Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc | Replace Mobile Crane for Managing West Indian Manatees at David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center, ZooTampa at Lowry Park | $95,000 |
| Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (Dauphin Island Sea Lab) | Stranding Response for Manatees in the Northern Gulf of Mexico | $44,881 |
| Red Caribeña de Varamientos (Caribbean Stranding Network) | Improve and expand rehabilitation facilities, sample collection and archiving, and post-release monitoring of Antillean manatees in Puerto Rico | $95,000 |
California
APPLICANT | PROJECT TITLE | FEDERAL FUNDING |
|---|---|---|
California Department of Fish and Wildlife | Support for Necropsies of Southern Sea Otters | $80,815 |
Marine Mammal Center | Enhancing Capacity for Southern Sea Otter Response and Rehabilitation | $95,000 |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Supporting Southern Sea Otter Rehabilitation and Recovery Efforts | $95,000 |
Pacific Northwest
APPLICANT | PROJECT TITLE | FEDERAL FUNDING |
|---|---|---|
| State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | Sea Otter Stranding Response in Washington State | $53,032 |
Alaska
APPLICANT | PROJECT TITLE | FEDERAL FUNDING |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services | Analysis and Publication of the Cause of Death in Stranded Northern Sea Otters in Alaska between 2013- 2015 | $68,171 |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Live Stranding Response and Monitoring of Northern Sea Otters and Walrus in Alaska | $94,992 |
