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About the Federal Ocean Expenditures Data

The Administration Ocean Budget Dataset consists of Federal Ocean and Coastal Expenditures (civilian investments) categorized by federal departments and/or the lower subagencies (excluding military activities). These data show increases, decreases, and funding trends from FY2000-2006. Data have been collected from the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) biennial Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report. Data are available for download in both nominal and year 2000 dollars. See Federal Expenditures Terms for definitions of highlighted terms.

NOEP also has constructed the Ocean Time Series Dataset, that includes as many federal ocean and coastal expenditures as could be determined between 1970 and 2006.

Dataset Construction Methodologies

Administration Ocean Budget Dataset

• In 2002, the OMB issued mandates to Federal U.S. agencies to begin requiring their submission of annual budgets for any and all ocean and coastal programs.
• These budgets are compiled to create the Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report volumes.
• These reports, and the Administration Ocean Budget Dataset derived from them, contain estimates. The 2005 volume of the Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report, for example, includes "actual" numbers for 2004, "enacted" numbers for 2005, and the "budget request" for 2006. Such estimates are clearly labeled within the downloadable documents, as well as the search pages and resulting graphs.

NOEP Ocean Time Series Dataset

• The NOEP reviewed every third Budget of the United States Government volume beginning with FY1970. From those documents it attempted to extract ocean and coastal related programs for each year, thereby creating a time series data set of historical ocean funding. Military spending is not included.
• Data from the Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report volumes were added to incorporate data up to FY2006.
• This data set contains estimates because not every fiscal year budget was reviewed, so "actual" numbers only appear for some years; others are "enacted" and "budget request(s)". Such estimates are clearly labeled within the downloadable documents, as well as the search pages and resulting graphs.

Dataset Agencies

Administration Ocean Budget Dataset

The following table lists the agencies and programs accounted for in the Administration Ocean Budget Dataset:

U.S. Executive Department	U.S. Agency	Sub Agency, Bureau, Account and/or Program
Department of Agriculture	Agriculture Research Service
	Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
	Natural Resources Conservation Service
Department of Commerce	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	National Ocean Service National Marine Fisheries Service Oceanic and Atmospheric Research National Weather Service NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service Program Support
	National Institute of National Standards and Technology
Department of Defense	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
	The Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences
	Office of the Secretary of Defense
	Department of the Army	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
	Department of the Navy
Department of Energy	Office of Science
	Office of Fossil Fuel Research and Development
Environmental Protection Agency	Office of Water
	Office of International Affairs
	Office of Air and Radiation
	Office of Research and Development
Department of Homeland Security	United States Coast Guard
	Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of the Interior	United States Geological Survey
	Bureau of Land Management
	Minerals Management Service
	National Park Service
	Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
	Fish and Wildlife Service
Marine Mammal Commission (independent U.S. agency)
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
National Science Foundation	Directorate for Geosciences
	Division of Ocean Sciences
	Office of Biological Sciences
	Division of Environmental Biology
	Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
	Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
	Division of Biological Infrastructure
	Division of Emerging Frontiers
Smithsonian Institution
Department of State and USAID	Bureau of Oceans and international Environmental and Scientific Affairs
	International and Organization and Programs
	Contributions to International Organizations
	United States Agency for International Development
Department of Transportation	St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
	Maritime Administration
Department of Treasury