Federal grants to Cascadia Research Collective
Cascadia Research Collective in Olympia, Washington received $2.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Cooperative Research Program, with $1.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $974,763.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$974,763
- Largest award$1.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $730,134 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $130,010 |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $564,648 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $392,682 |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $974,763 |
Programs that fund Cascadia Research Collective
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Research Program | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Marine Mammal Data Program | 7 | $674,653 |
| Broad Agency Announcement | 2 | $277,301 |
| Unallied Projects | 2 | $252,318 |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research | 1 | $88,682 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | 13 | $2.7 million |
| Department of Defense | 1 | $88,682 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to conduct research on false killer whales around Hawaii to inform the interactions between false killer whales and fisheries. This research is intended to help reduce interactions between false killer whales and fishers and to understand whale demographics, abundance, and movement patterns | Cooperative Research Program | August 14, 2023 | $1.0 million |
| 2019 - 2021 population assessment, fisheries interactions, & spatial use of hawaiian odontocetes: research to inform false killer whale recovery planning & assess odontocete abundance & fisheries interactions | Cooperative Research Program | July 8, 2021 | $482,998 |
| We propose to conduct small boat-based surveys in 2024 to follow up sightings made during a planned 2024 swfsc research cruise, gather photographic identifications, and collect samples from primarily humpback and blue whales to prepare these for abundance estimations. As a part of our work we will a | Broad Agency Announcement | February 7, 2025 | $232,276 |
| Proposal to continue the SPLASH-2 effort addressing critical gaps in north pacific humpback whales abundance, movements, and population structure and 2022 sampling of central america | Unallied Projects | August 13, 2021 | $202,191 |
| 1. Provide consistent, thorough, and efficient response to all marine mammal species in our primary response areas (including complete necropsy where feasible) and large whales throughout Washington state. 2. Coordinate and conduct response to large whale entanglement reports and post-entanglement f | Marine Mammal Data Program | December 6, 2024 | $149,992 |
| The primary goal of this project is to support cascadias ongoing marine mammal stranding response in several key regions in Washington state. We propose to continue to respond in our primary areas in both inland and outer coast waters, and large whales statewide from january through december 2026. T | Marine Mammal Data Program | September 24, 2025 | $99,996 |
| Entanglement is the leading human-caused source of serious injury and death for many large whale species globally, including in the us pacific northwest (PNW). Despite mitigation efforts, entanglements (often leading to serious injury or death) continue to exceed allowable management levels (PBR) al | Marine Mammal Data Program | September 26, 2025 | $99,971 |
| Project objectives: 1) provide consistent, thorough, and efficient response to all marine mammal species in our primary response areas (including complete necropsy where feasible) and large whales throughout Washington state. 2) determine if strandings are underreported to the network via beach surv | Marine Mammal Data Program | July 26, 2023 | $99,952 |
| 1. Coordinate response to entanglement reports in Washington and to a lesser degree Oregon 2. Provide additional training of groups out on the waters including wdfw teams and the pacific northwest whale watch association 3. Elevate the entanglement response status of a number of key personnel 4. Fol | Marine Mammal Data Program | August 2, 2023 | $99,914 |
| Beaked whales and el nino will changes in beaked whale space use in response to large scale climatic events influence abundance estimation and responses to anthropogenic activities? | Basic and Applied Scientific Research | July 16, 2024 | $90,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Cascadia Research Collective get?
$2.8 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Cascadia Research Collective the most?
The Department of Commerce, with $2.7 million in 13 awards. The Department of Defense follow.
What is Cascadia Research Collective's largest federal grant?
$1.0 million under Cooperative Research Program, with its first action in the period on August 14, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Cascadia Research Collective?
Its largest are Cooperative Research Program, Marine Mammal Data Program and Broad Agency Announcement.
Other grant recipients in Olympia
- Department of Social & Health Services
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Washington St Department of Transportation
- Department of Children, Youth, and Families
- Washington State Department of Commerce
- Washington State Department of Health
- State of Washington Employment Security Department
- Health Care Authority
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