NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$49M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
2separate grants, trailing 12 months
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION has received $49M across 2 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Commerce | DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS SETTING AMBITIOUS METRICS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE PROJECT AREAS: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENJOYMENT AND VISITATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE AND MARITIME HERITAGE, AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THESE PROJECT AREAS WILL SPAN ACROSS THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SYSTEM AND WILL WORK TOWARDS INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND INVESTMENT IN THESE NATIONAL TREASURES THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CONVERSATION PROGRAMMING. THESE PROJECT AREAS TIE IN DIRECTLY TO OFFICE OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES' FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR ADVANCING THE PROTECTION OF THE SANCTUARY SYSTEM. ALL COOPERATIVE PROJECTS DEMONSTRATE THE FOUNDATION'S COMMITMENT TO AND VISION FOR THESE AMAZING PLACES BOTH IMMEDIATELY AND LONG-TERM. | $44,608,506 |
| Department of Commerce | THE PROPOSED WORK WITH THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION WILL MAINTAIN A UNIQUE SET OF PROGRAMS WHERE THE GOALS OF FISHERIES AND SANCTUARIES INTERSECT. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT EDUCATORS IN A WIDE-RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THEM TO BRING OCEAN SCIENCE EXPERIENCES TO THE TEACHERS AND THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH THE UNIQUE TEACHER AT SEA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. FISHERMEN BETTER UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX WORLD OF FEDERAL REGULATION THROUGH THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTING FISHERMEN'S NEEDS AND FISHERIES REGULATION. THE PROJECT WILL CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS IN OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES ISSUES THROUGH THEIR SIGNATURE CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK SYMPOSIUM, WHERE ISSUES ON U.S. SEAFOOD SUSTAINABILITY ARE OFTEN BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ENGAGE PARTNERS THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS THAT WERE ADAPTED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED MARINE SPECIES, AS WELL AS OTHER PRO | $4,640,375 |