Sea Grant Program 



support for sea grant colleges according to local and regional needs, support 

 will also be given to institutions specializing in programs of particular nation- 

 wide importance. 



2. Cooperative Efforts — Participants in the program are being encouraged 

 to undertake cooperative programs with other institutions, with business and 

 industry, with State and local governments, and with Federal laboratones. 

 A major goal of the program is to mobilize collective resources, foster local 

 channels of communications, and establish new patterns of collaboration 

 beyond the limits of any single Sea Grant institution. 



Industrial firms in widely diverse fields can participate in the program, 

 enabling students to pursue on-the-job training in conjunction with their 

 normal educational programs. Industrial requirements can help to shape 

 the direction of the program and, indeed, the NSF looks to industry for 

 suggestions and ideas essential to planning. Thus, the Sea Grant Program 

 can help to support existing industries through provision of trained man- 

 power, new techniques, and concepts. 



3. Emphasis on Applied Activities — While basic scientific studies will be 

 supported if the eventual application of results seems reasonably clear, applied 

 research, including legal, economic, sociological, business administration, and 

 similar fields important to marine resource development or utilization are 

 being stressed. 



4. Manpower Training — There is a corresponding emphasis on training 

 engineers and technicians. Institutions receiving Sea Grant support either 

 directly for education and training or indirectly through support of research 

 or development projects involving graduate assistants may, by 1975, be 

 instrumental in turning out annually 100 to 300 ocean engineers at the grad- 

 uate level,. 100 to 300 ocean engineers at the bachelor's level, and 500 to 900 

 ocean technicians. Thus, within the next decade, available technical man- 

 power could be doubled over a broad spectrum of disciplines. 



5. Need for Innovation — The intent of the Act would not be fulfilled by 

 strict adherence to traditional approaches in research or resource develop- 

 ment. The Nation's academic institutions have contributed substantially to 

 imaginative and productive innovation in other fields of endeavor, and this 

 trend will be nurtured in the development of marine resources. 



6. Matching Costs — To stimulate local and regional involvement and 

 commitment, the Act stipulates that the total amount of Federal payments 

 under a grant to or contract with a participant in the program shall not exceed 

 663^^ percent of the total cost of the program. For the purpose of computing 

 the amount of matching funds, the salaries, supplies, and indirect costs 

 provided by the participant from non-Federal sources are included. Sea 

 Grant funds may not be used, however, for the purchase or rental of any 

 land or the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any 

 building, dock, or vessel. 



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