Congressional Policy Briefs

 

NOAA 101 Staff Briefing Presentation

On February 5, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation sponsored a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 101 briefing for all interested Senate and House staff that was presented by NOAA’s Assistant Secretary for Environmental Observation and Prediction and Deputy Administrator, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan.

 A copy of the briefing presentation may be downloaded here - NOAA 101 Briefing as well as the factsheet Sandy - NOAA Response: Before, During, and After

 

March 2012

January 2012

January 2011

February 2010

January 2010

NOAA's Education Mission


October 2009

NOAA Grants

Learn about the many grant opportunities at NOAA.

May 2009

NOAA Knows Climate

 

April 2009

NOAA Office of Education: Promoting Environmental Literacy

 

March 2009

NOAA Earth Observation Briefing

The following briefing was presented to Senate staff on March 16, 2009.

 

February 2009

NOAA Climate Briefings

The following briefings were presented to congressional staff on February 23 and 27, 2009.

 

NOAA 101 Briefs

NOAA Line Office Major Facilities - 2008

(*These are historical reference documents only, for current facilities, please view NOAA In Your State."

A brief overview of major NOAA facilities around the country for each of our Line Offices with a color map and short summaries of what each facility does. These include:

The International Year of the Reef 2008

As Co-Chair of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, NOAA is taking an active role in the International Year of the Reef 2008 (IYOR 2008). The IYOR 2008 was declared by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), of which the United States hosts the join Secretariat with Mexico. The following congressional policy briefs provide an overview of IYOR 2008, the Task Force, and the work that NOAA, and other agencies, do to protect these vital ecosystems.