We receive many questions about the timing of the budget process. The timeline below is intended as a guide to help explain the process from budget formulation to execution.
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The Biden Administration has released the President's FY 2024 Discretionary Request. This includes a total of $786.3M for OAR, a net increase of $4.1M (0.5 percent) above the FY 2023 enacted levels.
The FY24 Congressional Justification [PDF; OAR begins on p.439] and FY24 Blue Book [PDF; OAR begins on p.42] are also available from the NOAA Budget Office.
On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328) was signed into law by President Biden. This provides a total of $6.35B for NOAA. This includes $4.54B for NOAA Operations, Research and Facilities (ORF) and $1.76B in Procurement, Acquisition and Construction (PAC).
OAR Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) - OAR received $682.1M in ORF funds, an increase of $63.6M above FY 2022 enacted. This includes $20.8M in Community Project Funding.
Climate Research - OAR Climate Research is funded at $224.1M, which is an increase of $24.1 above FY 2022 enacted.
Weather and Air Chemistry Research - OAR Weather and Air Chemistry Research is funded at $166.4M, which is an increase of $22.0M above FY 2022 enacted.
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research - Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research is funded at $251.5M, which is an increase of $14.5M above FY 2022 enacted.
Innovative Research and Technology - Innovative Research and Technology is funded at $19.2M, which is an increase of $1.2M above FY 2022 enacted.
OAR Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction (PAC) - OAR received $100M in PAC funding, an increase of $51.5M above FY 2022 enacted.
Systems Acquisitions - Systems Acquisitions is funded at $100.0M, which is an increase of $51.5M above FY 2022 enacted.
On March 15, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103) was signed into law by President Biden. This provides a total of $6.1B for NOAA. This includes $4.42 billion for NOAA Operations, Research and Facilities (ORF) and $1.69 billion in Procurement, Acquisition and Construction (PAC).
OAR Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) - OAR received $599.4 million in ORF funds, an increase of $28.9 million from FY 2021.
Climate Research - OAR Climate Research is funded at $200.0M, which is a $18.0M increase from FY 2021 enacted.
Weather and Air Chemistry Research - OAR Weather and Air Chemistry Research is funded at $144.4M, which is a $5.0M increase from FY 2021 enacted.
Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research - Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research is funded at $237.0M, which is an increase of $5.6M above the FY 2021 enacted.
Innovative Research and Technology - Innovative Research and Technology is funded at $18.0M, which is $200Kabove FY 2021 enacted and $4.0M below the President’s Budget Request.
OAR Procurement, Acquisition and Construction (PAC) - OAR received $48.5M in PAC funds, an increase of $5M from FY 2021 enacted.
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We receive many questions about the timing of the budget process. The timeline is intended as a guide to help explain the process from budget formulation to execution.
NOAA Research developed the OAR Strategy 2020-2026, to create a framework aligned with the NOAA Research and Development Vision Areas: 2020-2026.
NOAA supports the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), a campaign for transformational ocean science to improve ocean health and make sustainable development possible.