Sea Grant Operations and Policy Manual

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Sea Grant Operations and Policy Manual

• (a.k.a. The GreenBook)
• Presented by
• Kola Garber, Sami Grimes, Stefanie Massucci
• and Terry Poehl

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SGOPM is designed to
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• Provide an updateable, authoritative reference
  containing all the principle rules, regulations,
  policies and guidelines for operation of the
  National Sea Grant College Program in a single
  document.

• Establish a clear, common understanding of the
  rules, principles, philosophy and intents of the
  Sea Grant Program.

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SGOPM is designed to (con't)
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• Standardize and thereby facilitate better
  communication within National Sea Grant College
  Program, ensuring that the information exchange
  and the response to inquiries will be consistent
  and uniform throughout the Sea Grant network.

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Introduction of the SGOPM
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• What is Sea Grant?
• Sea Grant Legislation/US Code
• Links to
• NOAA Sea Grant Office (NSGO)
• NOAA
• Flow chart with hierarchy

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DOC Department of Commerce
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NMFS
NOS
OAR
NWS
NESDIS
JIs
OGP
NSGO
NURP
ERLs
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Chapters in the SGOPM
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• Chapter 1 Program Structure
• Chapter 2 Sea Grant Funding
• Chapter 3 Program Planning and Assessments
• Chapter 4 Sea Grant Policies and Procedures
• Chapter 5 Grant Policies and Procedures

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Chapters (cont)
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• Chapter 6 NIMS
• Chapter 7 Peer Review
• Chapter 8 Program Administration
• Chapter 9 Interagency Agreements
• Chapter 10 International Sea Grant

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Appendices
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• Appendix A Supporting Documents
• Appendix B Archives
• Appendix C Sea Grant Reports

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Chapter One Program Structure
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• Section 1 Organization of Program in NSGO, State
  Programs, SGRP
• This may also include summaries of SGA, NMRO,
  Theme Teams and NSGL
• Section 2 Sequential Steps to Sea Grant College
  Status
• Section 3 Program Elements

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Program Elements
Communication Education Research Outreach
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Chapter Two Sea Grant Funding
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• Section 1 Types of Federal Funding
• Definitions of Core, Rapid Response, Fellowships,
  Competitions, etc.
• Section 2 Sea Grants Allocations Policy
• Fellowships
• Funding Commitments

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Chapter Three Program Planning and Assessments
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• Section 1 Program Planning
• Strategic Plan
• Implementation Plan
• Section 2 Program Assessments
• Topical Assessments
• Self-Evaluation
• PAT Review Criteria
• NSGO Final Review

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Chapter Four Sea Grant Policies and Procedures
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• Matching Funds
• Limits vessels/land/construction/buildings
• EEO
• Industry
• Patents and Rights to Invention
• Guidelines to SG Publications and Media
• Program Development Funds

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Chapter Four (cont)
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• IPA Fact Sheet
• Principal Investigators (PIs)

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Chapter Five Grant Policies, Procedures, and
Assessments
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• Section 1 How to Submit a Proposal E-grants
  
• Section 2 Proj. Reporting Req. NSGO
• Section 3 Grants Prep. Reporting
• Section 4 Sea Grant Pub. Media
• Section 5 Retention of proposals

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Chapter Six NIMS
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• Reporting Results
• Project Description

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Chapter Seven Proposal Selection
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• Peer Review Procedures
• Proprietary Information and Grant Proposals
• Conflict of interest
• Letter of Intent
• Notification and Record Keeping

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Remaining Chapters
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• Chapter Eight Program Administration
• Chapter Nine Interagency Agreements
• Chapter Ten International Sea Grant

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Appendices
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• Appendix A Supporting Documents
• Appendix B Archives
• Appendix C Sea Grant Reports

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Timeline for the SGOPM
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• Taking comments from SGW
• Committee conducts a conf. Call in mid-May
• Designates sections to those volunteers
• Committee Meets in June/July
• Send out to the network in August

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• Are You
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• O
• W
• N
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• N
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• yet?

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IF SO

• Questions

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