# Marine Mammal Data Program (11.439)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-439-marine-mammal-data-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Marine Mammal Data Program is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $32.5 million in 260 grants, about $124,993 per award.

## Objectives

Nondiscretionary funding under this authorization provides support to State and federal agencies for the collection and analysis of information on marine mammals that occur in U.S waters and interact with State and federal managed fisheries and other marine resources. Information collected is used by the State and Federal governments to conserve marine mammals, address or resolve conflicts between marine mammals, fisheries and living marine resources, and to improve their understanding of the health of individual marine mammals as well as marine mammal populations. Discretionary funds may be announced in the Federal Register under competitive programs to undertake research in subjects which are relevant to the protection and conservation of marine mammals.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.1 million | 68 |
| 2022 | $6.2 million | 59 |
| 2023 | $6.5 million | 57 |
| 2024 | $3.3 million | 13 |
| 2025 | $9.3 million | 76 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska Department of Fish & Game | Alaska | $3.2 million |
| Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission | Alaska | $2.3 million |
| North Slope Borough | Alaska | $1.8 million |
| Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission | Oregon | $1.7 million |
| Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island | Alaska | $1.6 million |
| Indigenous People's Council for Marine Mammals | Alaska | $1.1 million |
| University of California Santa Cruz | California | $838,241 |
| The Marine Mammal Center | California | $771,404 |
| The Aleut Marine Mammal Commission | Alaska | $699,637 |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $686,906 |
| Cascadia Research Collective | Washington | $674,653 |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | Alaska | $587,070 |
| Atlantic Marine Conservation Society LTD | New York | $573,859 |
| Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife | Washington | $549,999 |
| Portland State University | Oregon | $549,761 |
| Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network | Texas | $548,248 |
| Marine Mammals of Maine | Maine | $524,034 |
| Sea Research Foundation, Inc | Connecticut | $492,413 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation | California | $488,804 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Alaska | $479,885 |