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Our Budget
The table below indicates the FY2011 and FY2012 President’s Budget Request for habitat conservation. Changes for FY2012 include a $5 million increase for Community-based Restoration, a $5 million increase for Regional Studies – Chesapeake Bay, a $1 million decrease for Open Rivers, and a $1.5 million decrease for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration.
NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation Related Base Budget Lines and Funding
Funding ($M)
Operations, Research and Facilities (ORF)
Operations, Research and Facilities (ORF)
FY 2009 Enacted
FY 2010 Enacted
FY 2011 Spend Plan
FY 2012 Spend Plan
FY 2013
President's
Request
President's
Request
Habitat Conservation & Restoration
Habitat Management and Restoration
(new budget line in FY2013 Request)*
(new budget line in FY2013 Request)*
36.0*
Sustainable Habitat Management
21.0
22.4
21
20.9
21.3
Habitat Conservation
18.4
18.8
17.3
17.3
Refine EFH Designations
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
Deep-sea Corals
1.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
Fisheries Habitat Restoration
23.0
28.0
20.8
20.8
14.7**
Community-based Restoration
13.1
18.6
19.0
19.9
Open Rivers Initiative
7.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration
0.8
0.9
1.9
0.8
Great Lakes Restoration Program
1.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Headwater Streams
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Marine Debris Program/Estuary Restoration Program**
[3.9]
ARRA (Recovery Act)
168.0
Congressionally Directed Project Funding*** (total)
16.1
13.9
-
-
-
Fisheries Research and Management Programs
Survey and Monitoring Projects
Chesapeake Bay Multi-species Management
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
Other Activities Supporting Fisheries
Regional Studies - Chesapeake Bay Studies****
3.0
2.1
7.1
5.1
3.4
Habitat Conservation Totals:
231.0
66.8
49.4
47.2
39.8
- *New combined budget line in the FY2013 Request (includes Sustainable Habitat Management and Fisheries Habitat Restoration) and final funding levels for all programs under Habitat Management and Restoration are to be determined .
- **FY2013 Request includes $3.9M for Marine Debris and Estuary Restoration Programs as part of the proposed consolidation of these programs from NOS to NMFS Fisheries Habitat Restoration.
- ***Congressionally directed projects (e.g., Merrimack River, Bronx River, Ches Bay Oyster Restoration MD & VA, Ches Bay Blue Crab, Oyster Hatchery, Virginia Trawl, Chesapeake Bay Interpretative Buoy System, Bay Watershed Education and Training).
- ****Funding shown represents the portion of the total budget line supporting habitat conservation activities.
- Note: Subtotals may not sum due to rounding.
