Research, Manpower, and Engineering 



The major Office of Education programs are : 



— Fishery trades and industry support for vocational education 



(George Barden Act) 

 — College teacher fellowships (National Defense Education Act) 

 — Higher education facilities in support of marine science (Higher 



Education Facilities Act) 

 — Equipment grants in support of undergraduate education in the 



marine sciences (Higher Education Act) 

 — Supplementary projects in marine science in elementary and second- 

 ary education (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) . 

 In addition, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries has sponsored several 

 graduate fellowships and the Smithsonian Institution provides stipends for 

 academic year and summer research training. These four agencies support 

 programs as follows : 



(In millions of dollars) 



FY 1968 FY 1969 FY 1970 



Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1.2 1.5 1.5 



Department of the Interior 0. 1 0. 1 0. 1 



Smithsonian Institution (") (") (") 



National Science Foundation b 2. 1.5 1.5 



» Less than $50,000. 



" Sea Grant funds also supported education and training (Table X-1). 



Additionally, a significant part of the research grants of several agencies is 

 used to support graduate students. 



The Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Transportation support 

 graduate training and education for their civilian employees to aid in career 

 development. In addition, the Navy operates its own two-year postgraduate 

 school at Monterey, California, and sends selected officers to civilian schools 

 for oceanographic specialization. The Coast Guard operates an oceano- 

 graphic technician school which will be expanded to a 21 -week program 

 this year. Federal programs are funded as follows : 



One concern is whether the demand for talent may outstrip the supply. 

 No precise methodology exists for projecting needs, and supply is hard to 

 estimate because of field switching by more than half of the present par- 



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