NOAA National Sea Grant College Program

The National Sea Grant College Program, established in 1966 under NOAA, operates a network of 34 university programs to build resilience in coastal and Great Lakes regions. The program focuses on four key areas: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, resilient coastal communities and economies, and environmental literacy and workforce development. Between February 2019 and January 2020, the program protected over 1.8 million acres of habitat and generated $412.4 million in economic benefits from an $80 million investment. A specific example of its impact is seen in Tybee Island, Georgia, where Sea Grant research helped create the city's first sea level rise plan, resulting in over $700,000 in flood insurance savings for property owners. The program was reauthorized through Fiscal Year 2025 with approximately $483 million in funding.

• The National Sea Grant College Program is a NOAA-led network of 34 university programs established in 1966 that provides research, education, and training to maintain healthy coastal environments and economies across every coastal state, the Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
• Sea Grant focuses its funding and activities on four primary areas: resilient coastal communities and economies, healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and environmental literacy and workforce development.
• The program demonstrates significant economic and environmental impact; from February 2019 to January 2020, it protected or restored over 1.8 million acres of habitat, supported 10,404 jobs and 998 businesses, and turned an $80 million investment into $412.4 million in economic benefits.
• In Tybee Island, Georgia, the Georgia Sea Grant Program's research contributed to the city's first sea level rise plan in 2016, which improved the city's flood insurance rating and saved property owners more than $700,000.
• The National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020 reauthorized the program through Fiscal Year 2025, providing approximately $483 million in funding for the period between FY2021 and FY 2025.

APA

Johnson, E. (2021). NOAA National Sea Grant College Program. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/federal-resilience-series-noaa-national-sea-grant-college-program

Chicago

Johnson, Emma. NOAA National Sea Grant College Program. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2021. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/federal-resilience-series-noaa-national-sea-grant-college-program.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{johnson2021noaa, author = {Johnson, Emma}, title = {{NOAA National Sea Grant College Program}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/federal-resilience-series-noaa-national-sea-grant-college-program}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }