NATIONAL	OCEAN	SERVICE	

W.	Russell	Callender,	Ph.D.	

Assistant	Administrator,	Na?onal	Ocean	Service	

February	24,	2016	

NOS	Cons?tuent	Budget	Briefing	
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Outline	

• Successes	

• FY	2017	President’s	Budget	

• Ques?ons	

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Successes	

Coastal	Resilience	

• Restora?on	plan	for	the	Deepwater	

Horizon	Oil	Spill	

• Aerial	imagery	following	disasters	

• Water	level	sensors	to	aid	emergency	

managers	in	New	Orleans	

• Lake	Level	Viewer	for	U.S.	Great	Lakes	

• NOAA	“LiZle	Splash”	drill	

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Successes	

Coastal	Intelligence	

• Two	new	NOAA	PORTS®		

• LA/Long	Beach	pilot	

• West	Coast,	Lake	Erie	HABs	

• Ocean	acidifica?on	data	portal	

• “GPS	on	Bench	Marks”	campaign	

• New	version	of	nowCOAST

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Successes	

Place-based	conserva?on	

• Two	California	sanctuaries	expanded	

• First	nomina?ons	for	possible	new	

sanctuaries	

• Two	new	Habitat	Focus	Areas	

• More	than	10,000	acres	conserved	

• Major	coral	bleaching	event	

• Hawaii	Na?onal	Estuarine	Research	

Reserve	

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NOS	Budget	Trends:	FY10-FY17	

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Integrated	Water	Predic?on

• Ini?a?ve	with	Na?onal	Weather	Service	

• Provides	the	Na?on’s	first	integrated	“summit-to-sea”	water	

predic?on	capability		

• Incorporates	atmospheric,	terrestrial,	and	coastal	

observa?ons	and	models	

• NOS’s	role:	Lead	the	new	service	delivery	model	

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+$2.5	million	

(Part	of	$12.25	million	request)	

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Compe??ve	Research

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+$4.0	million

• Expands	extramural	research	on	harmful	algal	blooms,	hypoxia,	

and	the	ecological	effects	of	sea	level	rise	

• Accelerates	development	of	resource	management	

informa?onal	tools	that	integrate	geophysical	and	

socioeconomic	data	

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Capacity	to	Respond	to	Extreme	Events

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+$4.0	million

• Translates	data	and	products	developed	for	the	naviga?on	

community---for	example,	water	level,	eleva?on	data,	surge	

modeling---and	adapts	them	for	resilience	applica?ons	to	

more	effec?vely	communicate	risk	

• Uses	exis?ng	tools	like	those	on	Digital	Coast	

• Incorporates	social	science	exper?se	into	the	life	cycle	of	

product	development	

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Resilience	Corps	Training

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+$2.0	million

• Increases	on-the-ground	exper?se	

• Trains		AmeriCorps	members	to	help	communi?es	assess	

their	risk	and	develop	resilience	plans		

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Ecosystem-based	Solu?ons	for	Coastal	Resilience

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+$5.0	million

• Conducts	baseline	assessments	of	coastal	ecosystems	and	

determine	their	economic	value	

• Helps	communi?es	evaluate	the	tradeoffs	of	land	use	

decisions	

• Helps	to	demonstrate	protec?ve	value	of	natural	

infrastructure	

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Mi?ga?ng	Risks	to	Coastal	Popula?ons	and	

Resources	

Applied	Science	 Risk	

Assessment	 Planning	

Implement	

mi?ga?on/	

adapta?on	

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[NOS	science	+	

observa?ons]	

Capacity	to	

Respond	to	

Extreme	

Events	

Resilience	

Corps	

Training	

Ecosystembased	

solu?ons	

Regional	

Coastal	

Resilience	

Grants	

Federal	Capacity	

Regional/	

Community	

Ac?on	

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Regional	Coastal	Resilience	Grants

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+$15.0	million

• Funds	regional	strategies	that	enhance	community,	

ecosystem,	and	economic	resilience		

• In	collabora?on	with	the	Na?onal	Marine	Fisheries	Service,	

incorporates	the	scope	of	the	Coastal	Ecosystem	Resiliency	

Grants	Program	to	emphasize	the	connec?ons	between	

ecosystem	(habitat)	resilience	and	the	protec?on	of	

communi?es	and	infrastructure	

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Na?onal	Oceans	and	Coastal	Security	Fund

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+$10.0	million

• Grants	through	Na?onal	Fish	and	Wildlife	Founda?on	to	

states	and	others	for	purposes	authorized	under	the	

Na?onal	Oceans	and	Coastal	Security	Act	

• Broad	purview	from	baseline	research	and	observing	to	

protec?on	and	conserva?on	

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Place-based	Conserva?on

• NERRS	(+	$1.7	million)	

• Na?onal	Marine	Sanctuaries	(+	$1.5	million)	

• Coastal	Zone	Management	Grants		(+	$4.5	million)	

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+	$7.7	million	over	FY	2016	President’s	Budget	
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Decreases

-$2.0	million	Hydrographic	Research	and	Technology	Development	

Discon?nue	research	grants	for	addi?onal	joint	ocean	and	coastal	mapping	

centers	as	authorized	under	the	Omnibus	Public	Land	Management	Act.	Con?nue	

extramural	hydrographic	research	and	technology	development	at	the	Joint	

Hydrographic	Center.	

-$6.0	million	Regional	Geospa?al	Modeling	Grants

Terminate	the	Regional	Geospa?al	Modeling	Grant	program.			

-$2.0	million	Hydrographic	Survey	Priority/Contracts

Reduce	amounts	available	for	hydrographic	survey	data	acquisi?on	through	

contracts.	NOAA	will	con?nue	to	acquire	hydrographic	data	from	contract	

surveyors	with	the	remaining	funds	in	support	of	naviga?on	and	other	coastal	

intelligence	needs.	

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FY	2017	NOS	Summary	

• NOS	is	proposing	?mely	and	targeted	investments	to	advance	

resilient	communi?es,	economies,	and	ecosystems	by	

– Bringing	science,	products	and	services	to	decision-makers.		

– Suppor?ng	cri?cal	na?onal	needs	for	environmental	intelligence	to	

address	increasing	threats	from	water-related	events.	

– Advancing	well-informed,	coordinated,	and	collabora?ve	ac?ons	that	

will	improve	resilience	on	the	coast.	

– Leveraging	capabili?es	across	the	agency	and	those	of	our	partners.	

• NOS’s	investments	and	program	priori?es	con?nue	to	be	

driven	by	its	long-term	NOS	Priori:es	Roadmap	and	

coopera?on	with	its	many	stakeholders.		

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Ques?ons?