Grants Received and Charitable Donations

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Grants

Over my career, I have been awarded over $2,070,000.00 in grants to support marine mammal research, conservation management and education programs. The following is a list of these grants (PI = Principal Investigator, CPI = Co-Principal Investigator, CI = Co-Investigator)

Whale Research Grants

2015-2016 ($14,996) Seed Grant - University of Hawaii at Hilo Research Council. Investigating the effects of vessel noise on humpback whale mother-calf communications in the Hawaiian breeding grounds.
2013-2016 ($248,333) US Office of Naval Research. Development and validation of a technique for detection of stress and pregnancy in humpback whales. (CPI) (Grant submitted by Dr. Shannon Atkinson through University of Alaska, Fairbanks with UH Hilo as subawardee)
2013-2016 ($34,000) UH Sea Grant College Program. “The Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on Communications Between Humpback Whale Mother-calf Pairs.” Selected for inclusion in omnibus funding proposal 2014-1016. (CPI)
2012-2017 ($258,458) The Harold K. L. Castle Foundation. Community Co-Management at the Department of Land and Natural Resources: A project to build long-term capacity and to develop a process for Community Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA) designation. (PI)
2009-2010: ($14,961) Seed Grant - University of Hawaii at Hilo Research Council. Investigating the role of dyads and singers in the humpback whale mating system (PI)
2004-2006: ($65,000) National Fish & Wildlife: Whale Conservation Fund (PI)
2004-2006: SPLASH ($54,000) (PI)
2002-2003: ($57,889) Office of Naval Research (PI)
2002-2003: ($20,000) NOAA, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (CPI)
2002: ($12,000) The Robles Foundation (PI)
2001-2002: ($8,450) NOAA, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (CPI)
2001: ($37,500) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
2000: ($2,864) NOAA, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (CPI)
2000: ($32,500) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
1999: ($43,750) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
1998: ($38,750) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
1997: ($31,250) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
1996: ($48,250) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)
1994: ($27,020) EARTHWATCH Institute “Humpbacks off Hawaii” (CPI)

Dolphin Research Grants

2008-2009: ($12,123) NOAA PIPIN Grant for wild spinner dolphin research (PI)
2001-2002: ($104,860) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
2000-2001: ($110,360) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1999-2000: ($142,640) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1998-1999: ($159,790) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1997-1998: ($153,360) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1996-1997: ($167,640) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1994-1995: ($160,150) EARTHWATCH Institute “Exploring Dolphin Intelligence” (CPI)
1994: ($300) Sigma Chi Society (PI)

Education Grants

2006-2007: ($13,000) Ko Olina Training Fund: Grant to provide training experiences to students in marine mammal science (CPI)
2004-2007: ($141,000) Bishop Museum “Education through Cultural and Historic Organizations” (PI)
2004-2006: ($395,978) Resort Group of Ko Olina: Grant for development of marine mammal research and education center at Ko Olina, HI. (CPI)
2003-2004: ($5,000) The Seto Foundation: Support of marine mammal educational programs of The Dolphin Institute (PI)
2003-2004: ($10,000) The LeBurta Atherton Foundation: Support of marine mammal science outreach programs of The Dolphin Institute (PI)