Federal contractor · SILVER SPRING, MD

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION received -$1.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 1 awards (−872% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $926.4K. Its largest customer was Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (-$1.4M). It also received $7M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026.

Obligations · FY2026
-$1.4M
New awards
1
Sole-source
—
Single offer
—
UEI
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Other than small businessNonprofit
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 36KFY2017
  2. 7.5KFY2018
  3. 0FY2022
  4. 1.5KFY2023
  5. 2.1MFY2024
  6. 177KFY2025
  7. -1.4MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-$1.4M0.0%
    1 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

Where the work was performed

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

Largest awards

  1. IDENTIFY WHAT LEVELS OF DIMETHYLSULFIDE (DMS) CONCENTRATION CAN INFORM THE PREDICTABILITY AND PRESENCE OF NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES (NARW)$564.2K
    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Sep 25, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026· 140M0124C0009

Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION received $7M in federal assistance in FY2026, on 21 actions (2 new awards), −74% vs FY2025. Its largest program was 11.429 · Marine Sanctuary Program ($3.5M).

Assistance · FY2026
$7M
New awards
2
Actions
21
Since FY2021
$128.1M

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 10.6MFY2021
  2. 13.8MFY2022
  3. 40.2MFY2023
  4. 29.7MFY2024
  5. 26.7MFY2025
  6. 7MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$6.9M98%
  2. Other assistance$125K1.8%

Top programs

  1. 11.429 · Marine Sanctuary Program$3.5M49%
  2. 11.463 · Habitat Conservation$1.6M22%
  3. 11.454 · Unallied Projects$1.1M16%
  4. 11.451 · Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology$433.2K6.2%
  5. 11.011 · Ocean Exploration$300K4.3%
  6. 19.087 · International Fisheries Commissions$125K1.8%

Awarding agencies

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$6.9M98%
    Department of Commerce
  2. Department of State$125K1.8%

Largest awards

  1. DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION IS SETTING AMBITIOUS METRICS IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE PROJECT AREAS…$44.6M
    11.429 · Marine Sanctuary Program· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Sep 3, 2022 – Aug 11, 2026· NA22NOS4290160
  2. RESTORING AND PROTECTING U.S. MARINE HABITATS$18.7M
    11.463 · Habitat Conservation· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Aug 20, 2021 – Jun 10, 2026· NA20NMF4630328
  3. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION PROPOSES THE HIGH-IMPACT AND LARGE MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY…$15M
    11.999 · Marine Debris Program· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jul 28, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026· NA23NOS9990089
  4. NOAA IS PROVIDING FUNDING THAT WILL ENABLE THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF NOAAS CLIMATE…$8.4M
    11.473 · Office for Coastal Management· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jan 15, 2025 – Jul 22, 2026· NA25NOSX473C0136
  5. AS A TRUSTED PARTNER SUPPORTING THE MESOPHOTIC AND DEEP BENTHIC COMMUNITIES (MDBC) PROJECT, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION…$8.3M
    11.463 · Habitat Conservation· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Cooperative agreement· Jul 31, 2025 – Sep 24, 2026· NA25NMFX463C0089
  6. THE PROPOSED WORK WITH THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION WILL MAINTAIN A UNIQUE SET OF PROGRAMS WHERE THE GOALS OF FISHERIES AND…$4.6M
    11.454 · Unallied Projects· National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Project grant· Jun 15, 2023 – Jul 6, 2026· NA23NMF4540150

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $2.5M (10 subawards)

10 sub-recipients

  1. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, INC.$509.8K20%
    SARASOTA, FL · 1 subaward
  2. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY$505.3K20%
    BOCA RATON, FL · 1 subaward
  3. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA$400K16%
    SANTA BARBARA, CA · 1 subaward
  4. MISSISSIPPI AQUARIUM$350K14%
    GULFPORT, MS · 1 subaward
  5. MOODY GARDENS, INC.$260.6K10%
    GALVESTON, TX · 1 subaward
  6. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI$141K5.6%
    CORAL GABLES, FL · 1 subaward
  7. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM$123.6K4.9%
    BIRMINGHAM, AL · 1 subaward
  8. BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES$100K4.0%
    EAST BOOTHBAY, ME · 1 subaward
  9. COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN OF SANTA BARBARA$77.5K3.1%
    BUELLTON, CA · 1 subaward
  10. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$44.7K1.8%
    AUSTIN, TX · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $760.8K paid out · $5.2M received
  • FY2022: $2M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $7.6M paid out · $965.9K received
  • FY2024: $420K paid out · $75.3K received
  • FY2025: $0 paid out · $229.3K received
  • FY2026: $2.5M paid out · $0 received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

57 companies · $13.3M reported

  1. GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$1.5M
    PORTLAND, ME · 3 subawards
  2. LEHIGH UNIVERSITY$1.4M
    BETHLEHEM, PA · 1 subaward
  3. MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, INC.$900.7K
    SARASOTA, FL · 2 subawards

Primes that pay it

4 companies · $6.5M reported

  1. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION$6.1M
    WASHINGTON, DC · 5 subawards
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$210.9K
    SEATTLE, WA · 3 subawards
  3. VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE$154.1K
    GLOUCESTER POINT, VA · 1 subaward

Showing the top 3 of each list. Open the profile for potential partners and the full lists.

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 5 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. COASTAL INTERMEDIARY LLC$278K−96% in FY2026
    OTIS, ME · 29% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing
  2. DBS AUDIO SYSTEMS, INC$244.3K−7% in FY2026
    COATESVILLE, PA · 28% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing
  3. PLATAFORMAS LOZANO SL$310.9K−78% in FY2026
    ALCALA DE GUADAIRA, ESP · 29% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveNavy · Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Lobbying and PAC activity

Organizations in House lobbying disclosures and FEC records whose names an AI judgment matched to this company. Those records carry no identifier shared with contracts, so every match is by name.

Matched organizations

  • National Marine Sanctuaries FoundationAI match · 100%
Lobbying · 2025
$80K
4 reports
Lobbying · 2025–2026
$140K

Lobbying by year

  1. 2025$80K
    4 reports
  2. 2026$60K
    3 reports

Top issues

  1. Budget and appropriations7 reports
  2. Marine, maritime, boating and fisheries7 reports

Who was contacted

  1. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES7 reports
  2. U.S. SENATE7 reports

Houses of Congress and federal agencies the reports list as contacted (a report names every one for all its issues).

Lobbying firms hired

  1. Red Maple Consulting, LLC$140K
    7 reports

Registrants who are individuals are counted, not named.

Lobbying amounts are the filers' own good-faith estimates on quarterly LD-2 reports (the law asks for amounts rounded to $10,000; under $5,000 need not be itemized), latest amendment only. When an organization files its own report, it replaces what outside firms report for it that quarter. Matches are by name. Lobbying and political giving are legal and public: they show engagement with government, not influence over any award. Correlation is not influence: these organizations' lobbying and their contracts are shown side by side, and nothing here implies either affected the other.

Source: Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2023–2026.

Source: Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026 · 2026, 2024, 2022.

Matches: Analisa AI name judgments (entity-match@1), updated Sep 30, 2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.