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.