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News from the region and SGA. Sylvain De Guise CTSG. Overview. NESGC research competition NART PIE review Allocations Committee 3 Reauthorization Growth Committee Sea Grant Marketing Anything else?. NESGC research competition. Last cycle
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News from the region and SGA Sylvain De Guise CTSG
Overview • NESGC research competition • NART • PIE review • Allocations Committee 3 • Reauthorization • Growth Committee • Sea Grant Marketing • Anything else?
NESGC research competition • Last cycle • Decision support for the economic analysis of trade-offs in coastal and marine spatial planning for the US Northeast Region; PI: Porter Hoagland, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and collaborators • Climate change adaptation and ecosystem service resilience in Northeast coastal communities; PI: Robert Johnston, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, and collaborators • Social and Economic Impact Assessment of Catch Share Management in the NortheastMultispecies Fishery; PI:Christopher Glass, University of New Hampshire, and collaborators • The governance role of local authorities in marine spatial planning: a legal assessment of prospects and problems; PI:John Duff, Dept. of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston
NESGC research competition • This cycle • Coastal Hazards and Northeast Housing Values: Comparative Implications for Climate Change Adaptation and Community Resilience; PI: Robert Johnston, George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, and collaborators • Buy Out or Build Back? A Comparative Assessment of Approaches to Employing Public Funding to Vulnerable Coastal Properties in the Northeastern United States;PI:John Duff, Dept. of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston • BOEM contribution?
NART • The recognized portal for regional, here to stay • Sea Grant incrementally recognized
PIE review • Charge: Put PIE on a diet! (Jim Hurley, Sylvain De Guise) • Planning: • National plan first, then state plans • Inform NSGO of significant changes • Implementation: • Fully implement the tasks of the Focus Teams • Planning and synthesis • New opportunities • Catalyze cooperation • Solidify Sea Grant’s identity
PIE review • Evaluation: • Program Director’s Impact Report 50% • Site Review Team (SRT) Report 35% • Annual Review Summary 15%
Allocations Committee 3 • Charge: Implement AC2 recommendations (Jonathan Pennock, Jim Eckman, Sylvain De Guise) • Principles: • Preserve network (keep all existing programs) • Minimum program size concept • Allocate funds based on needs (people and miles of coast)
Reauthorization • We thought we had a year… • Senators Shatz (HI) and Wicker (MS) want to introduce Bill in this session (1 week for SGA input) • Major issues: • 5% cap for NSGO • Regional mandate • Authorization level • Solidify education in Sea Grant • NOT allocations among programs
Growth Committee • Grow Sea Grant by $20M (LaDon) • Targeted opportunities (coastal resilience) • Marketing strategy (Paul)