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Advisory Committee for Geosciences November, 2002. Budget Personnel Grant Size and Duration Implementation of GEO 2000. The Path to Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations…. 1) Load Ideas. 3) Enjoy Hearings. 2) Bring to “Hill”. 4) Await Fate. …or, Rita’s Road to Riches. GEO Budget.
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Budget • Personnel • Grant Size and Duration • Implementation of GEO 2000
The Path to Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations… 1) Load Ideas 3) Enjoy Hearings 2) Bring to “Hill” 4) Await Fate …or, Rita’s Road to Riches
GEO FY03 Budget • President’s request: • GEO Directorate Budget $691.07M • HIAPER $0M • EarthScope: $35M
GEO FY03 Budget • Senate appropriation: • GEO Directorate Budget: $684.5M • HIAPER: $0 • EarthScope: $20M
GEO FY03 Budget • House appropriation: • GEO Directorate Budget: $700.9M • HIAPER: $25.53M • EarthScope: $40M
GEO FY03 Budget • What happens now? • Presently operating on Continuing Resolution • No new programs • Uncertainty over when we will have an appropriation
GEO Personnel • New OCE Program Staff • Physical Oceanography: • Elise Ralph • IODP: • Jamie Allen
GEO Personnel • New ATM Program Staff • Information Technology: • Steve Meacham • UCAR/Lower Atmosphere: • Peter Milne • Atmopsheric chemistry • Bruce Doddridge • Climate Dynamics: • Stephan Reid
GEO Personnel • New EAR Program Staff • Biogeosciences: Rachael Craig • Geophysics: Kaye Shedlocke • Petrology/Geochemistry: Tom Wagner
GEO Proposals and Awards& Grant Size and Duration 2.8 years 2.5 years
GEO Proposals and Awards & Budget and Staff 109people 102people
Earth Cycles • First integrated carbon cycle research announcement • Integrated water cycle research proposals received (91 projects) • Plans to alternate years between ICCR and IWCR • Funding increase related to CCRI
Natural Hazards • Decision not to create a separate GEO-wide program • AAAS Workshops to highlight science • Enhanced funding in FY04 • Preliminary discussions with SBE • Opportunity to talk with Norman Bradburn at this meeting
Biogeosciences • New program officer • Workshop completed • First research announcement on the street • Multiple society meeting sessions
Freshwater • Internal working group led by Pam Stephens • Discussions of how to handle freshwater across GEO, across NSF • Upcoming ASLO workshop to look at issues related to inland waters • New university consortium formed: CUAHSI (workshop in August)