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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 Northeast Multispecies 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) Allocations Committee 3 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) Anything else? Questions?