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NOAA-NMFS-PIFSC-2023-2007765: Cetacean Research in the Pacific Islands - 2023

Closed Closed May 12, 2023 Opportunity NOAA-NMFS-PIFSC-2023-2007765

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Commerce notices from 2023.

Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $1.1 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses and individuals. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $565,000 in total. Applications closed on May 12, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 10, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 10, 2023
DeadlineMay 12, 2023
Archived by Grants.govJune 11, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses and individuals.

All 11 applicant types the notice lists

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The objective of this program by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) is to advance the scientific foundation for the conservation of cetaceans in the Pacific Islands Region. Research supported through this program will contribute to the assessment of whale and dolphin populations in the central and western Pacific Ocean, which requires an understanding of distribution, stock structure, habitat use, and natural and anthropogenic threats, along with estimates of abundance, demography, and mortality. For FY2023, program priorities include 1) Research to inform mitigation measures to reduce interactions between hook-and-line fisheries and false killer whales in the central and western Pacific; 2) Research on the demographics, abundance, and/or movement patterns of Main Hawaiian Islands insular and Hawaii pelagic false killer whale populations; 3) Research on abundance, distribution, and/or human disturbance of spinner dolphins in the main Hawaiian Islands, with special emphasis on spinner dolphins in the Maui Nui region; and 4) Research to inform cetacean stock assessment in the Pacific Islands Region.

Category: Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won Cooperative Research Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Cooperative Research Program (11.472) awarded $300 million across 219 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries CommissionVirginia5$101 million
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDistrict of Columbia7$50.4 million
North Pacific Research BoardAlaska3$33.9 million
Prince William Sound Science and Technology InstituteAlaska3$20.6 million
Gulf States Marine Fisheries CommissionMississippi3$13.6 million

Top states: Virginia ($103 million), Alaska ($60.4 million), District of Columbia ($51.6 million), Mississippi ($13.8 million), Maine ($11.0 million).

Applying now

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Questions people ask

Is NOAA-NMFS-PIFSC-2023-2007765 still open?

No. It closed on May 12, 2023.

Who can apply for Cetacean Research in the Pacific Islands - 2023?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses, businesses and individuals.

What is the deadline for Cetacean Research in the Pacific Islands - 2023?

Closed May 12, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.1 million each. About $565,000 in total across about 5 awards.

Who has won Cooperative Research Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, North Pacific Research Board. The program made 219 awards worth $300 million in that time.

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