Prescott Grant Program Award Summary for Fiscal Year 2023
For fiscal year 2023, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) awarded 17 competitive Prescott Grants totaling $2.162 million to 15 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 table below, organized by geographic region, lists the applicant name, project title, and funding amount awarded for fiscal year 2023.
Organization | Proposal Title | Stranding Region | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife | WA - Sea Otter Stranding Response in Washington 2023-24 | Pacific Northwest | $150,000 |
| Wildlife Research International | Oiled sea otter contingency planning, training, and response for Northern sea otters in Alaska and Washington State | Alaska/Pacific Northwest | $149,920 |
| Alaska Zoo | Funding for Responder Training and Recovery Equipment to Improve Polar Bear Oil Spill Response Readiness near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska | Alaska | $81,655 |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Live Stranding Response and Oil Spill Readiness of Northern Sea Otters and Walruses in Alaska | Alaska | $149,995 |
| The Marine Mammal Center | Increasing Capacity for Southern Sea Otter Response, Rehabilitation & Disease Investigation | California | $150,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Supporting the recovery of the southern sea otter by providing stranding, rehabilitation, and release response | California | $149,689 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission #1 | Enhanced Manatee Stranding Support for the FWC East Central Field Laboratory | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $130,476 |
| Clearwater Marine Aquarium | Improve stranding response and monitoring of the Florida manatee along the Atlantic Coast to enhance survival while assessing health implications and habitat adaptation as a result of UME effects | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $139,906.20 |
| PR Department of Natural Resources | Enhancing the manatee stranding response of the Puerto Rico Marine Mammal Rescue Program | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $107,875 |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission #2 | Enhanced Manatee Stranding Support for the FWC Northeast Field Laboratory | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $125,000 |
| Red Caribena de Varamientos #1 | Rescue, veterinary and husbandry care of stranded Antillean manatees in Puerto Rico | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $150,000 |
| University of Florida | Phase Two: Enhanced Manatee Response Capacity with a Multi-use Towing Truck for Transport of Personnel, Response Boat, Carcass Trailer and New Mobile Response and Processing Trailer | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $81,382 |
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Homosassa Springs) | Motorizing Manatee Pool Gates and Acquisitioning Smaller Manatee Stretchers to Aid in the Care of Rehabilitating Manatees | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $11,250 |
| Bishop Museum of Science and Nature | Manatee Rehabilitation at The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $150,000 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory | Increasing transport capacity for manatees in Florida | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $150,000 |
| Red Caribena do Varamientos #2 | Antillean Manatee Population Health Assessment | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $150,000 |
| Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa | Develop Formal Training Program for Manatee Critical Care Veterinarians | Atlantic/Gulf/Caribbean | $134,851.80 |
| TOTAL | $2,162,000 |
