National Ocean Service 

FY 2016 Constituent Budget Br

Russell Callender, Ph.D.

Acting Assistant Administrator 

for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Managemen

March 10, 2015
Agenda

NOS RoadmapRecent AccomplishmentsFY 2016 President’s BudgetSummary
NOS Priorities Roadmap

Coastal Resilience: Preparedness, Response, and

Recovery• Better capacity to respond• Improved community preparedness and

response

• Nature

‐based infrastructure utilized in coastal

communities

Coastal Intelligence

• Integrated support tools for port communities

• Regional prediction of total water inundation

• Early warnings for ecological hazardsPlace

‐based Conservation

• More protection and better management of

special places

• Assess value that coastal communities derive

from special places
Recent Accomplishments
Coastal Resilience: Preparedness, Response, R

• LIDAR and GRAV

‐

D data

collected and floodexposure tool developed

for Sandy impact areas

• Texas City ‘Y’ oil spill

response

• Marine Debris published

economic research

• Maps and predictions

inform ocean energy

development
Coastal Intelligence

• Jacksonville PORTS®

inaugurated as 23rd system in

the nation

• ‘Nuisance flooding’ found to be

an increasing problem ascoastal sea levels rise

• Sea

‐level rise mapping tool wins

Presidential GreenGov Award

• NOAA forecasts and responds to

harmful algal blooms, including

Lake Erie

• The end of traditional paper

nautical charts
Place-based Conservation

• NOAA establishes the

sanctuary nominationprocess

• Expansion of Michigan’s

Thunder Bay NationalMarine Sanctuary

• Mobile app offers real

‐time

data from National

Estuarine Research

Reserves
FY 2016 President’s Budget
NOS Budget Trends: FY 2010 – FY 

$400,000$420,000$440,000$460,000$480,000$500,000$520,000$540,000$560,000$580,000

2010 Enacted 2011 Spend Plan 2012 Spend Plan 2013 Spend Plan 2014 Spend Plan 2015 Ena
FY16 Budget Summary - O

2014

Spend Plan

20

Enac

Navigation, Observations and Positioning

Navigation, Observations and Positioning 135,789 1Hydrographic Survey Priorities

/ Contracts 24,961 

IOOS Regional Observations 28,456 

Total, Navigation, Observations and Positioning 189,206 1

Coastal Science and Assessment

Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration 70,390 

Competitive Research 8,986 

Total, Coastal Science and Assessment 79,376 

Ocean and Coastal Management and Services

Coastal Zone Management and Services 40,936 

Coastal Zone Management Grants 66,043 

Coral Reef Program 25,960 

National Estuarine Research Reserve System ‐ NERRS 21,267 Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas 48,425 

Total, Ocean and Coastal Management and Services 202,631 2

National Ocean Service ‐ Operations, Research and Facilities 471,213 4
Regional Coastal Resilience Grants

Build resilience of coastal communities to the negativfrom extreme weather events, climate hazards, and cocean conditions

Coastal Management Grants (incre

+$45 million
Coastal Zone Management and Serv

(increase)

+$5.0M Ecosystem

‐based Solutions For Resilien

Assessment and valuation of ecosystems as natural defense

ocean and coastal threats

+$4.8M Capacity to Respond to Extreme Event

Leverage foundational ocean observing, mapping, and posi

capabilities to inform coastal decision makers

+$2.0M AmeriCorps Community Resilience Init

Training

Training and technical assistance

+$11.8 million
Competitive Research (increase

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Scien

(NCCOS) Competitive Research

Expand competitive research grants to address harmfu

blooms, hypoxia, and coastal ecosystem research andassessment needs

+$4.0 million
Coastal Science, Response and Restora

(increase)

Arctic Spill PreparednessIncrease Arctic response capabilities

+$1.3 million
Decreases

Coastal Science, Response and Restoratio

‐$1.3M Emergency Preparedness Trainin

Reduce emergency preparedness activitiesSanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas

‐$1.4M Sanctuaries Operations

Decrease scalable operational activities such as vessel

operations
Summary

• The President's Budget requests $550.8 million in 

discretionary funds for NOS in 2016: a $66 million inis a 13.6% increase from the current year.

• Of the $65.9 million in program increases, $45 millio

regional coastal resilience grants for advancing comecosystem, and economic resilience. 

• The program changes and base budget reflect NOS’

emphasis on core mission, NOS Priorities, and criticapartnerships.
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