Alexander “Sandy” MacDonaldActing Deputy Assistant Administrator
NOAA ResearchMarch 18, 2003
FY 2004 Budget Request for NOAA Research
NOAA Research FY’03 Appropriations Experience
• FY’04 President’s Budget had to assume fully successful FY’03 President’s Budget as its base
• FY’03 Appropriation not enacted until February 20th
• FY’03 Appropriation was a mixed blessing:– Some success with requested increases– Some positive surprises– Some negative surprises
NOAA Research FY’03 Appropriations Experience
ITEM REQUEST ENACTED
Adjustments to Base (ATB’s)* $ 5,001 $ 522
Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI)
18,000 18,000
SEARCH 2,000 2,000
U.S. Weather Research Program 1,000 1,000
Lab Base Restoration (Obs.Sys.) 973 0
Energy Security Program** 6,100 0**
Phased Array Radar 1,000 0
TOTALS: $34,074 $21,522 * The higher 4.1% pay raise will cost NOAA Research about $870K beyond the ATBs requested.** Congress did restore two $3M Forecasting Pilot Programs into the NWS budget, which will be able to fulfill most of the objectives of the Administration proposal.
Success with FY’03 requested increases ($/K)
NOAA Research FY’03 Appropriations Experience
Positive Surprises ($/K)
ITEM REQUEST ENACTED
Targeted Wind Sensing $ 0 $2,000
AIRMAP 0 5,000
Energy Security (CA) 0 2,000
New England Air Quality Study 0 1,750
Inst. for Science Technology & Public Policy 0 1,000
NISA/AK 0 1,500
Ocean Health Initiative 0 8,000
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation 2,300* 4,300
Norman Consolidation Project 0 6,000
Barrow Planning & Design 0 1,000
Other Add-ons 0 16,300
TOTALS: $48,850
* Requested in NWS budget but appropriated in NOAA Research budget, where it has been in previous years.
NOAA Research FY’03 Appropriation Experience
* Request includes ATBs of $345K and base restoration of $210K.** The $4,500K Boulder Operations funding is carried in the budget under NOAA Program Support.
Negative Surprises ($/K)
ITEM REQUEST ENACTED
Space Environment Center* $8,033 $5,208
Boulder Operations** 4,500 0
NOAA Marine Aquaculture 2,606 0
Loss of Committed Carry-over n/a -4,920
Hold on $12,000K in Climate Funds n/a n/a
New Increases (Base Restorations) Necessitated by the FY’03 Appropriation
($/K)
ITEM REQUESTED CHANGE
Space Environment Center Restoration $ 2,236
Boulder Operations 4,500
Remaining FY’03 Adjustments to Base (ATBs) 4,479
NOAA Marine Aquaculture 2,594
Restoration of “Offset” to ’03 from ’02 Carry-over 3,020
Phased Array Radar 1,000
Lab Observing Systems Restoration (5 labs) 973
TOTAL $18,802
Changes Requested in Original FY’04 President’s
Budget ($/K)
ITEM REQUESTED CHANGE
Adjustments to Base (ATB’s) $ 5,498
Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI):Carbon Cycle Atmospheric Measurements
Global Ocean Observing System
Reducing Uncertainties
Climate Change Science Program Office
CCRI Supercomputing (PAC)
16,9005,000
6,300
1,000
1,100
3,500
THORPEX 1,300
High-Impact Weather 1,200
Invasive Species/Ballast Water Technology 1,000
National Sea Grant College Program* [57,400]
NOAA Profiler Network -4,150
TOTAL $21,748
* NOAA was requesting to reverse the FY’03 proposed $57,400K transfer of Sea Grant to NSF, which Congress did not do.