National Sea Grant Review Panel

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National Sea Grant Review Panel
Semiannual Winter Meeting

• Scott Rayder
• Chief of Staff
• National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
• February 22, 2007

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Outline

• The Budget NOAA Sea Grant
• Ocean Action Plan
• Legislative Priorities for the 110th Congress
• The Way ForwardChallenges and Opportunities for
  Sea Grant

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NOAA Budget Trends
( in billions)
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FY 07 Continuing Resolution

• Joint Resolution 20 signed into law on February
  15th, 2007
• Funds the Federal government through September
  30th, 2007
• Joint Resolution provides NOAA with continued
  funding at the FY06 Enacted level (3.9 billion)
• Possible small upward adjustments to some items
• FY 2007 spending plan is still under development

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FY 2008 Budget Context

• NOAA Services Crucial to Our Nations
  Competitiveness
• Increasing Need to Preserve Ocean and Coastal
  Resources
• Severe Weather Impacting Our Economy and Public
  Safety
• Understanding Climate Change to Manage Resources
  Better
• NOAA Environmental Information Key to Millions of
  Decisions
• Fiscal Environment Requires Careful Resource
  Decisions

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FY 2008 Budget Highlights

• Request of 3,815.4M is 131.3M or 3.4 above the
  FY 2007 Presidents Budget
• Request is 96.1M or 2.5 below the FY 2006
  Enacted Level
• Reflects the Administrations Guidance on
  Discretionary Spending
• Supports Core Mission Services
• Includes 51.5M for Adjustments to Base and
  79.9M in Program Increases
• Supports Presidents U.S. Ocean Action Plan

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Summary by Strategic Goal
( in millions)
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Summary by Line Office
( in millions)
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National Sea Grant College Program Budget
( in thousands)
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U.S. Ocean Action Plan

• Administrations Response to the U.S. Commission
  on Ocean Policy
• U.S. Ocean Action Plan (OAP)
• December 17, 2004
• Executive Order Committee on Ocean Policy
• U.S. Ocean Action Plan
• http//ocean.ceq.gov
• OAP Implementation Update
• January, 2007
• http//ocean.ceq.gov

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Supporting the U.S. Ocean Action Plan
U.S. Ocean Action Plan Potential Relevance to
Sea Grant
( in millions)
Coastal and marine waters generate over 63B
annually in goods and services
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Legislative Priorities110th Congress

• NOAA Organic Act
• National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007
• Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendments Act
  of 2007
• Cooperative Conservation of Marine, Estuarine,
  Coastal, and Riverine Habitats Act of 2007

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Opportunities for Sea Grant

• Support for Ocean Action Plan (OAP) Objectives
• IOOS
• Aquaculture
• Limited Access Privilege Programs
• Unite/bring scientific expertise to the
  development of new technologies
• Find ways to engage colleges and universities
• Continue integrated approach to research,
  outreach and education
• Expand NOAAs Authority to Education and Outreach

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The Way Forward

• Unique Capabilities of Sea Grant
• Value of Sea Grant to NOAA

• Advancing the One NOAA Vision

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Summary

• NOAA Services Are Critical to the Nation
• FY08 Budget Request Funds NOAAs Highest
  Priorities
• Support from Our Constituents and Congress is
  Critical
• Sea Grant Participation in Friends of NOAA
  Coalition
• Other Issues
• May 2007 Stakeholders Meeting to be Held on
  FY10
• Geraldine Knatz and Frank Kudrna are on the
  Science Advisory Board
• SES Themes Integrated Ecosystem Assessments,
  Integrated Water Resource Services, and Hazard
  Resilient Coastal Communities.