Marine Science Affairs 



National Response to the Program 



During FY 1968, 78 formal and 87 informal proposals were received. 

 The 78 formal proposals were submitted by 55 institutions in 28 States, 

 with the heaviest concentration of formal proposals in the fields of food 

 from the sea, engineering and ocean engineering, and advisory services. By 

 contrast, very few formal proposals have been received in the fields of 

 minerals and drugs from the sea, law, economics, political science, or 

 recreation. 



In FY 1968, total funding for the Sea Grant Program amounted to $5 

 million, which supported 27 Project Grants, and Institutional Grants at 

 Oregon State University, University of Rhode Island, University of Wash- 

 ington, University of Hawaii, Texas A&M University, and University of 

 Wisconsin (Figure X-1 ) . 



The Marine Sciences Council advises the Foundation with respect to Sea 

 Grant policies, procedures, and operations. The Council thus reviewed and 

 endorsed plans for strengthening Sea Grant programs in FY 1970 at a 

 higher level of budgetary support than in previous years as shown in 

 Table X-1. 



Table X-1 — Sea Grant Funding Levels 



Total 



Institutional Project support 

 support 



FY 1968: 



Research $3, 007, 200 $1, 665, 900 $1, 341, 300 



Education and training 1, 610, 000 500, 000 1, 1 10, 000 



Advisory services 382, 700 379, 700 3, 000 



Total, FY 1968 4,999,900 2,545,600 2,454,300 



FY 1969: 



Research 3, 500, 000 2, 600, 000 900, 000 



Education and training 2, 000, 000 1, 220, 000 780, 000 



Advisory services 500, 000 480, 000 20, 000 



Total, FY 1969 6,000,000 4,300,000 1,700,000 



FY 1970: 



Research 6, 100, 000 3, 900, 000 2, 200, 000 



Education and training 2, 500, 000 2, 100, 000 400, 000 



Advisory services 1, 400, 000 1, 200, 000 200, 000 



Total, FY 1970 10, 000, 000 7, 200, 000 2, 800, 000 



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