Prescott Grant Program Awards FY 2023

Prescott Grant Program Award Summary for Fiscal Year 2023

Sep 20, 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.

Prescott Grants awarded in fiscal year 2023 totaled $2,162,000
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