CORE Board of Governors Meeting

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA

March 3, 2004

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FY 05 Budget SummaryFY 05 Budget Summary

Enables NOAA to maintain current essential services that play a vital role in the lives of our citizens

Supports the Presidential mandates:• Climate

• President’s Management Agenda

Reflects our strategic plan

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$2.9 $3.0 $3.1 $3.3$3.7

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’04 Estimate ’05 PresBudget

NOAA Budget ($B)

SummarySummary

Current Administration has increased NOAA appropriations

This Budget maintains current services

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Strategic PlanStrategic PlanNOAA’s Mission Goals in Budget Priority Order

• Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond

• Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem approach to management

• Serve society’s needs for weather and water information

• Support the Nation’s commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation

Area of Organizational Excellence • People & Infrastructure

Every dollar in NOAA’s budget is allocated to one of these 6 goals

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Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

Cross-Cutting Priorities• Integrated Global Environmental Observation and

Data Management System

• Environmental Literacy, Outreach, and Education

• Sound, Reliable State-of-the-Art Research

• International Cooperation and Collaboration

• Homeland Security

• Organizational Excellence– Facilities, Infrastructure, Safety, Human Capital and

Administrative Services

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Program Changes by GoalProgram Changes by Goal

$ in millions

FY04 Estimate Terminations ATBs

Net Program Change

FY05 President Request

People & Infrastructure 381.0 (22.0) 16.6 (91.3) 284.2

Climate 372.5 (38.6) 6.7 28.7 369.3

Ecosystem 1,382.1 (414.2) 45.1 145.3 1,158.2

Weather & Water 1,360.1 (31.7) 24.4 58.1 1,410.9

Commerce & Transportation 255.5 (36.0) 9.5 23.1 252.1

Financing/Transfers (60.8) (0.0) (15.0) (17.0) (94.0)

TOTAL $3,689.1 ($542.5) $87.3 $146.9 $3,380.8

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Overview by Line OfficeOverview by Line Office$ in millions

FY04 Estimate

Terminations ATBsProgram Change

FY 2005 Request

% Increas

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NOS 606.3 (232.3) 10.4 10.0 394.3 -35%

NMFS 760.2 (146.6) 38.5 83.2 735.2 -4%

OAR 414.2 (73.0) 7.7 11.8 360.7 -13%

NWS 824.9 (23.6) 30.6 5.0 836.8 1.4%

NESDIS 827.2 (24.3) 14.8 80.2 897.9 8.6%

PPI 2.0 (0) 0 0 2.0 0%

PS 361.7 (42.6) 0 (43.9) 275.2 -23.9%

Financing/

Transfers

(107.5) (0) (14.7) (0) (121.3)

TOTAL $3,689.1 ($542.5) $87.3 $146.9 $3,380.8 -8.4%

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NOAA Grants Profiles

FY03 by Line OfficeNOAA Grants Profiles

FY03 by Line Office

Number of Awards (1,506)

33%

42%

22%1%

1%1% NOS NMFS

OAR NWS

NESDIS NFA

Total Funding - $854,444,220

$333,406,398

$267,481,444

14,626,878

$23,179,637

$208,550,326

$7,150,022

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NOAA Grants ProfilesNOAA Grants Profiles

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20 Year Grants History by Number of Awards

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Indicates number of FTEs (17)

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Grants Online ProjectGrants Online ProjectIncreased convenience for NOAA applicants and grantees

NOAA accountability and visibility

Integrates with e-grants

Drastically reduce effort, time and cost of grants processing

Redirects 2,000 FTE labor days to technical review of applications

1,500 grants annually, $850 million total

Fully operational November 2004

Selected as Excellence.gov Finalistwww.ofa.noaa.gov/~grantsonline/

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NOS/NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal ResearchNOS/NCCOS Center for Sponsored Coastal ResearchCongress identified $9.5 M for extramural research in FY04

Funding: FY03: $16.8M

FY04 (President’s Budget): $15.8M

FY04 (omnibus-Extramural Research): $9.5M

FY05 President’s Request: $11.4 M

Programs Funded: ECOHAB

MERHAB

Hypoxia

Ecological Forecasting

Northern Gulf of Mexico: Nutrient Effects on Watershed, Coral Reef Ecosystem Research, Sea Level Rise

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NOAA’s Oceans and Human Health (OHH) ProgramNOAA’s Oceans and Human Health (OHH) Program

Approved program plan calls for establishment of:

Center(s) for Excellence in Oceans and Human Health, and an internal NOAA competition ($3,600,000)

External Peer-Reviewed Grants Program ($3,000,000)

Distinguished Scholars and Traineeship Program ($880,000)

Workshop and Community Building Activities ($201,800)

Small Business Innovative Research ($200,000)

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International Efforts

Earth Observation SummitInternational Efforts

Earth Observation Summit

Washington, D.C.July 31, 2003

34Nations

20International Organizations

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International Efforts

GEOInternational Efforts

GEOAd Hoc Intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations

Goal: Develop 10-Year Implementation Plan

44 Countries and 25 International Organizations represented

5 Subgroups• Architecture

• Capacity Building

• Data Utilization

• International Cooperation

• User Requirements and Outreach

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NOAA Education NOAA Education Office of Education and Sustainable Development

Ocean Exploration Program

National Undersea Research Program

Sea Grant fellowship programs and funded research assistantships

National Estuarine Research Reserve System Graduate Research Fellowship Program

NOAA’s Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions

Coastal Management Fellowships

Joint and Cooperative Institutes

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FundingFundingOcean Exploration Program

• FY 03 $15,100 (Includes $2,000 for NMNH East Wing)

• FY 04 $29,800 (Includes $15,800 for NMNH East Wing)

• FY 05 $11,200

National Undersea Research Program• FY 03 $13,500

• FY 04 $11,900

• FY 05 $11,900

Sea Grant Program• FY 04: $61.968 M (after 1.05% recission)

• FY 05 President's Budget Request: $57.4M

*Dollars in thousands

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18%

24%

16%

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10%

3%

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CoralsEcosystem Research

Fisheries Management

Habitat Restoration

Invasive Species Aquaculture

Coastal Resource Management

FY03 Federal Sea Grant Funding By NOAA MatrixFY03 Federal Sea Grant Funding By NOAA Matrix

FY 03 Total $60.018 Million

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Upcoming Issues & New DevelopmentsUpcoming Issues & New Developments

NOAA Research Review

Booz Allen Hamilton Study

NOAA Ocean Council• Integrated ocean programs across the lines

NSTC Joint Subcommittee on Oceans• Co-chaired by NOAA & NSF

• 1st time oceans have link to White House

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Ocean CommissionOcean CommissionOut at the end of March

Comment period for Governors and Public

Collective Consistent Voice