Administrative Information

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Regional Information

Omnibus Information
Omnibus Submission Information
Omnibus Checklist
Instructions for Completing Budget (90-4) and Budget Justification
Sea Grant Forms
Sea Grant Classification Codes
Sea Grant Business Codes Rules

Annual Progress Reporting
Annual Progress Report Guidance
Annual Progress Report Frequently Asked Questions
Submitting Performance Progress Reports (Grants Online training manual)
Submitting Financial Progress Reports (Grants Online training manual)

Hurricane Katrina Response
Sea Grant Response Information
Louisiana Sea Grant Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (pdf)

Program Assessment Team Related Documents
PAT Manual (March 2005)
PAT Briefing Book Guidelines (May 2003)
PAT Ranking Sheet
Program Evaluation Criteria Weights
2006 PAT Dates and Chairs
2005 PAT Dates and Chairs
2004 PAT Dates and Chairs
Program Evaluation Committee (Toll Committee) Final Report
NEW: Revised Travel Policy for PATs

Sea Grant Quarterly Highlights

NRC Report
Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process (June 2006)

Outreach (Extension and Communication) Documents and Publication Information
The Fundamentals of a Sea Grant Extension Program
Sea Grant Extension Survey Results (Powerpoint Presentation)
Sea Grant Extension Survey Spreadsheet (Excel Spreadsheet)
Science, Sustainability and Partnership: Sea Grant in the New Century: NOAA National Sea Grant College Biennial Report 2002-2003
Proposal Guidelines for Sea Grant Extension and Communications Proposals
Sea Grant Publication Distribution
Sea Grant Publication Distribution Table
Regional and National Sea Grant Extension Programming
The Role of Extension Programming in an Era of Changing Fisheries 1997
Communicating for Success (Alden Committee-January 2005)
NSGO Implementation Plan For Summary Recommendations of the Sea Grant National Communications Task Force
NOAA Communications Guidelines
Common Elements of the Sea Grant Message
Selected Sea Grant Impacts FY03-04

NSGO Guidance and Policy Memos
Revised Policy Memorandum on NSGO Final Evaluation and Merit Funding, 2005
Program Core Funding: Procedures for the solicitation, review and approval of proposals
Procedures and Funding Allocation Policies for FY 1998 and Beyond
Allocation Policy FY 03-08
Program Officers and Assignments
National Strategic Investments: Policy and Implementation
National Sea Grant Program Funding Regulations 15cfr917

Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning Guidance
Implementation Planning Guidance
Sea Grant Strategic Plan (executive summary)
OAR Strategic Plan
NOAA Strategic Plan

Sea Grant Review Panel Reports
National Sea Grant Law Center - TAT Report
Coastal Community Development Report
Building Sea Grant: The Role of the NSGO (Duce Report)
A Mandate to Engage Coastal Users (Byrne Report)
Opportunity for National Sea Grant Outreach Growth (Implementing the Byrne Report)
Communicating for Success (Alden Committee-January 2005)
National Ports and Harbors Extension Program Report (January 2006)

Sea Grant Presentations
NOAA Sea Grant 101
Knauss Fellowship 101
NOAA 101 (18.4MB)
SGEN Presentation to the National Sea Grant Review Panel (2007)

Sea Grant Legislation and Regulations
Sea Grant Legislation
Sea Grant Public Law 107-299
Code of Federal Regulations - 917 & 918

Sea Grant Theme Team Papers
Aquaculture (accomplishments)
Biotechnology (accomplishments)
Coastal Communities and Economies (accomplishments)
Coastal Hazards (accomplishments)
Digital Oceans (accomplishments)
Ecosystems and Habitat (accomplishments)
Fisheries (accomplishments)
Marine and Aquatic Science Literacy (accomplishments)
Seafood Science and Technology (accomplishments)
Urban Coasts (accomplishments)

Other
DOC Grants and Cooperative Agreements Manual
Guidelines for Topical Advisory Team Reviews
Program Assessment - A New Performance-based Program Evaluation Paradigm for the National Sea Grant College Program
Sea Grant Banners
Link to Grants On Line

Links for Sea Grant Gathering Sites
RIT documents
Fiscal Officers Manual
NIMS General Instructions and FAQs
NIMS Database