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Advancing Geospatial Data and Mapping in Alaska
          NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey is improving measurements of shorelines, height, and gravity in Alaska and the Arctic.
          
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**Inflation
                  Reduction Act: Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities** The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic, federal government-wide investment that
              furthers NOAA’s efforts to build a Climate-Ready Nation. As part of this investment, NOAA will work with a
              variety of partners in coastal and Great Lakes communities to develop and support durable, local capacity
              to adapt to climate change impacts, while growing economies, protecting fisheries, addressing
              environmental justice, and developing a climate-ready workforce.
 inflation reduction act
 **NOS 2024 Career Profiles**  What's it like to work at NOAA? Our profiles of National Ocean Service employees showcase a variety of specialties — from marine biologists to chemists to geodesists. Our new batch of profiles for 2024 highlight people from across our many program offices. Each person shares their career paths, what they enjoy about working at NOAA, and advice for those starting out in ocean science careers. While you're visiting, don't miss our links to NOAA career resources, as well as our employee profiles from previous years.
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 **Bipartisan
                  Infrastructure Law: Climate-Ready Coasts** The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a transformational opportunity to make an impact
              against the climate crisis across the country through multiple funding opportunities. As part of this law,
              $1.467 billion is being invested to help coastal communities build the future they want to see. Investing
              in high-impact natural infrastructure projects that build coastal resilience, create jobs, store carbon,
              and restore habitat.
 bipartisan infrastructure law
 **Behind the Scenes at NGS** With origins tracing back more than 200 years, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey is in the business of “knowing where things are.” In this episode, we go behind the scenes with NGS Director Juliana Blackwell to get an insider perspective on NGS’s history and mission. She also shares her personal experience as the office’s first female director.
 **Record-Breaking Eelgrass Restoration in Virginia's Eastern Shore** The Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Program at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science achieved a groundbreaking eelgrass habitat restoration in Burtons Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore. The success of the venture is thanks to a grant of over $2,200,000, provided under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Coastal Zone Management Habitat Protection and Restoration Awards.
 **NOS Strategic Plan 2024-2028** The National Ocean Service is stepping into a larger role relative to filling our nation’s needs for data, products, and services that protect our ecosystems and enhance climate and economic resilience. Get an overview of our four overarching goals in our strategic plan: increase U.S. coastal resilience, make equity central to our mission, accelerate growth of the Ocean Enterprise and the Blue Economy, and conserve, restore, and connect healthy coastal and marine ecosystems.
 **Contributions to Coastal Resilience: A Look Back on the Year in Emergency Response** In 2023, NOS's Office of Response and Restoration provided scientific support to the Coast Guard and other federal responders for a wide range of scenarios — remotely when possible, and on-scene when needed. See how this support helped to protect our coastal communities following natural disasters and other incidents that result in marine pollution.
 **Digitizing the Erie Canal: Story Map** The construction of the Erie Canal was one of 19th Century America’s most significant feats of engineering. Built between 1817 and 1825, the canal provided a water route from Albany to Buffalo, New York, nearly 363 miles to the west. Today, NOAA is working on updating nautical charts of this important waterway to usher them into the digital era of electronic navigational charts.
 NOS Assistant Administrator Updates  Historical Hurricane Tracks  Coastal Inundation Dashboard  Sea Level Rise  National Marine Sanctuaries: Designations
                in Progress  Around the **Ocean Service** Sea Sponges Reveal Larger Impact of Climate Change on Global Temperature coastal ocean science

              Empowering Alaskan Communities to Monitor for Harmful Algal Blooms in Marine Resources coastal ocean science

              Sediment management guide supports coastal resilience by identifying path to efficient permitting coastal ocean science

              NOAA re-launches the Ocean Guardian Dive Clubsanctuaries

              Southern New England Marine Debris Action Plan now available response and restoration

          Biden-Harris Administration invests $3.9 million for Ocean-based Climate Resilience Accelerators through Investing in America agenda oceans and coasts


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