Figure XI-2— Funding for Oceanographic Research 



Millions of Dollars 



1967 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



As an initial project, the Exchange undertook the development of an 

 inventory of Federal and non-Federal organizations with ocean-related 

 research and development projects, published as "Marine Research — Fiscal 

 Year 1968." This inventory contains descriptive summaries of 2,589 unclassi- 

 fied projects underway during the fiscal year 1968; the document repre- 

 sents a baseline from which national inventory of on-going research can be 

 maintained. 



In addition to serving as a project reference tool, the catalog reveals cer- 

 tain information about the geographic distribution of categories of research 

 and development, amount of funds involved, and sponsors for these projects. 

 Thus, States and regions with active academic institutions in proximity to 

 coastal or lake areas, or with industrial interests in the sea, receive the bulk 

 of project funding. Of the 41 States and territories receiving Federal support, 

 15 are the most active participants in the program by performing 66 per- 

 cent of these projects while their Federal and State laboratories perform 

 approximately 90 percent of all government in-house research and develop- 

 ment projects. Table XI-2, developed from information contained in the 

 catalog shows the distribution of research and development grants for fiscal 

 year 1968 within the territorial United States. 



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