Manpower and Education 



or contract, i.e., one-third of the total, must be obtained from sources other 

 than the Federal Government. Federal funds may not be used for construc- 

 tion or rental of facilities. Participants in any one State may not receive more 

 than 15 percent of the total appropriation to the Foundation for the Sea 

 Grant program in any fiscal year. 



The Sea Grant program is being carried out at universities, but with the 

 expectation that the Federal and State Governments, the academic institu- 

 tions, and industry will examine common problems and pool diversified 

 resources, facilities, and specialized talents for their solution. The program 

 augments rather than replaces existing programs of support and should 

 provide a cohesiveness among these on-going efforts. 



To implement the legislation, the National Science Foundation estab- 

 lished a new Office of Sea Grant Programs. The Foundation has also es- 

 tablished an advisory body for each of the two types of awards to review 

 proposals and make recommendations. 



The following Sea Grant Project awards have been made: 



American Association of Junior Colleges: "Planning for American 



Junior College Involvement in the Training of Marine Technicians." 



California Institute of Technology: "Restoration, Propagation, and 



Management of Marine Algae." 

 Francis T. Nicholls State College, Thibadoux, Louisiana: "Shrimp 

 Production in Louisiana Salt-Marsh Impoundments under Existing 

 and Managed Conditions." 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: "Development of New Subjects 



for an Ocean Engineering Graduate Program at MIT." 

 University of Miami (Florida) : "Development of Techniques for 

 the Mass Culture of Economically Important Pink Shrimp and 

 Pompano." 

 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton: "Establishment of a Coopera- 

 tive Ocean Engineering Education Program." 

 On February 21,1 968, the National Science Foundation announced insti- 

 tutional awards to the following institutions : 

 University of Rhode Island, Kingston 

 Oregon State University, Corvallis 

 University of Washington, Seattle 

 The response to this new program — from State governments, academic 

 institutions, business, and industry — has been enthusiastic, and the Sea 

 Grant program has been selected by the Marine Sciences Council as a 

 program deserving continued priority emphasis during FY 1969. 



In FY 1968, $4 million is designated to carry out provisions of the Act. 

 The budget requested for FY 1969 is $6 million. 



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