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FiGUEE 11. — Two dimensional pattern of conventional ocean training. 



it is the collaborative effort of all these skills that will give the total 

 marine enterprise its strength. 



The Sea-Grant Program will be carried on in the universities, but 

 there will be continuous interaction between the Federal Government, 

 State governments, academic institutions, and industry to examine 

 common problems and to pool diversified resources, facilities, and spe- 

 cialized talents for their solution. The program would thus augment 

 rather than replace existing programs of support — and provide a 

 "cement"' for these ongoing efforts. It could provide excellent op- 

 portunities for "seed projects" that will attract private funding par- 

 ticipation. 



Industrial firms in widely diverse fields could participate in the 

 program, enabling students to pursue on-the-job training in conjunc- 

 tion with their normal educational programs. Industrial require- 

 ments will help to shape the direction of the program and, indeed, 

 the National Science Foundation looks to industry for the feedback 

 so essential to accurate planning. Thus, the Sea-Grant Program will 

 help to support existing industries through provision of trained man- 

 power, new techniques, and concepts. 



In short, the Sea-Grant legislation provides for grants and con- 

 tracts to public or private institutions of higher education, institutes, 

 and laboratories for the functions of education, applied research and 

 information transfer aimed at marine resource development. Match- 

 ing funds equal to half of the Federal grant or contract ; i.e., one-third 



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