JOHN H. PRESCOTT MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM From 2001 to 2009, a fully funded Prescott Grant Program was essential for organizations to quickly and effectively respond to
51,649 U.S. marine mammal strandings.1
WHAT THE PRESCOTT GRANT PROVIDES Prescott Grant Program funding 2001-2010 2
8%
Facility operations and upgrades
81%
11%
Basic and enhanced stranding support and data collection
Scientific research, including monitoring emerging zoonotic diseases that could affect human health
PROGRAM COSTS
COSTS ARE MINIMAL ; REWARDS ARE GREAT
.0007%
Between 2001 and 2010, Congress appropriated around $4 million annually to the Prescott Grant Program.3 For NOAA’s FY 2015 proposed budget, that equals .0007% of NOAA’s total proposal.
$8.65 MILLION
RAISED
Prescott Grant recipients are required to match up to 25% of the grant money they receive.4 As a result, an additional $8.65 million was leveraged between 2001 and 2010.
PROGRAM CUTS
$4 MILLION
In the President’s FY 2015 budget request, funds for the Prescott Grant have been reduced by 75% of its original allocation. 5
3 PER DAY
$1 MILLION
From 2001-2010 the Prescott Grant contributed to 9,555 rehabilitations and releases,6 which is roughly 3 animals per day.
SUPPORT A FULLY FUNDED ($4 MILLION) PRESCOTT GRANT PROGRAM IN THE FY 2015 BUDGET, AND SAVE LIVES.
1 2 3 4 5 6
NOAA Fisheries Service, “FAQs: Whale, Dolphin, Seal, and Sea Lion (Marine Mammal) Strandings,” NOAA Office of Protected Resources, accessed July 3, 2014, http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/faq.htm NOAA, John H. Prescott, 5. Ibid., 2. NOAA Fisheries Service, “Prescott Grant Program FAQs,” last updated July 3 2014. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/prescott/faqs.htm NOAA. FY 2015 Budget Summary (2014), 11, http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~nbo/fy15_bluebook/FY2015BudgetSummary-small.pdf Aggregated from: NOAA, John H. Prescott.