BY BILL – CJS – FY2026
NOAA ORF
All 52 projects in this account, $53.07M in total, largest first. Enacted. Amounts link to the committee's official table.
NOAA ORF52 · $53.07M▾
Gulf of Maine Ocean Observation System (University of Maine) · Walpole, ME · Sens. Collins, King$5,000,000
Use of In-season Genetic Analysis to Reduce Bycatch of Western Alaska Chum Salmon in the Pollock Fishery (Bristol Bay Science and Research Institute) · Unalaska, AK · Sen. Murkowski$3,500,000
Northern Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (North Pacific Research Board) · Statewide, AK · Sen. Murkowski$2,500,000
Blue Catfish (Invasive Species) Mitigation (Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)) · Anne Arundel County, MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen; Rep. Elfreth$2,000,000
Severe Weather Prediction Enhancement (The University of South Alabama) · Mobile, AL · Sen. Britt$2,000,000
Alaska Seafood Modernization Initiative (Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation) · Statewide, AK · Sen. Murkowski$2,000,000
Fishing for the Future: Developing Resilient Fisheries for Massachusetts (Coonamessett Farm Foundation) · East Falmouth, MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$1,875,000
Growing a Flood Resilient Washington State (American Rivers) · Multiple, WA · Sen. Murray$1,650,000
URI Healthy Waters Initiative (University of Rhode Island (URI)) · Narragansett, RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$1,614,000
Improving Salmon Counting with Drone Maritime Lidar (University of Alaska Fairbanks) · Fairbanks, AK · Sen. Murkowski$1,500,000
Great Lakes Regional Coordination (Great Lakes Commission) · Washtenaw, MI · Sen. Peters$1,500,000
Western Pacific Observer Coverage (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) · City and County of Honolulu, HI · Sen. Schatz$1,500,000
Center for Precision Aquaculture (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) · Baltimore County, MD · Sen. Van Hollen$1,500,000
URI Ocean Research (University of Rhode Island) · Narragansett, RI · Sens. Reed, Whitehouse$1,250,000
Salve Education, Engagement, & Aquaculture (Salve Regina University) · Newport, RI · Sen. Reed$1,200,000
Pollution-Monitoring Project and Equipment (EarthReports, Inc. dba Patuxent Riverkeeper) · Prince George’s County, MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$1,057,000
Invasive Species in Pearl Harbor (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources) · City and County of Honolulu, HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz; Rep. Case$1,000,000
American Lobster Settlement Index Expansion (University of Maine) · Walpole, ME · Sens. Collins, King; Rep. Golden$1,000,000
Chesapeake Global Collaboratory (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) · Dorchester County, MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$1,000,000
Oyster Reef Restoration in Mobile Bay (Alabama Wildlife Federation) · Mobile, AL · Sen. Britt$1,000,000
Titlow Lagoon Restoration (Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma) · Tacoma, WA · Sen. Cantwell$1,000,000
Mississippi Oyster Restoration and Workforce Program (Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation) · Gulf Coast, MS · Sens. Hyde-Smith, Wicker$1,000,000
Freshkills Biological Station—Research Station (Fund for the City of New York, Inc.) · Richmond County, NY · Sen. Gillibrand$979,000
Integrated Solutions for Killer Whale Recovery (The SeaDoc Society) · San Juan County, WA · Sen. Murray$850,000
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SC Department of Natural Resources) · Charleston, SC · Sen. Graham$825,000
Coastal Virginia Water-Level Monitoring Program (Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission) · Statewide/Multiple Locations, VA · Sens. Kaine, Warner$802,000
Wailoa Aquaculture Facility (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources) · County of Hawaii, HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz; Rep. Tokuda$775,000
Equipment Purchase for Marine Science Education (Inter District Committee for Project Oceanology) · Groton, CT · Sen. Blumenthal; Rep. Murphy$765,000
Nature Your City Project (New York Botanical Garden) · Bronx, NY · Sen. Schumer; Rep. Torres (NY)$750,000
Montana Regional Incubator in Drought Resiliency (The University of Montana—Montana Mesonet) · Missoula, MT · Sen. Sheehy$750,000
Animal Rescue Program (The National Aquarium) · Baltimore City, MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$725,000
Pacific Islands Ocean and Fisheries Education Needs Assessment (University of Hawaii) · City and County of Honolulu, HI · Sen. Schatz$680,000
Streamgages (Lamoille County Regional Planning Commission) · Statewide, VT · Sen. Welch$664,000
Study of Sediment Management in Mobile Harbor (Alabama Port Authority) · Mobile, AL · Sens. Britt, Tuberville$500,000
Restorative Aquaculture Feasibility Study (Hawaii Department of Agriculture) · City and County of Honolulu, HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz$500,000
Kauai Coral Recovery Project (Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources) · Kauai County, HI · Sens. Hirono, Schatz$500,000
Resilience in the Charles River Watershed (Charles River Watershed Association) · Boston, MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$500,000
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association — Capacity Building to Support Cooperating Agency Status and Consultation for Tribes and Tribal Organizations in Alaska (Bering Sea Fishermen’s Associatio · Statewide, AK · Sen. Murkowski$500,000
Marine Workforce Programs for Alaska Youth (Sealaska Heritage Institute) · Southeast, AK · Sen. Murkowski$500,000
Real-time Southern Resident Orca Hydrophone Location Tracking for Commercial Mariners (Maritime Blue) · Seattle, WA · Sen. Cantwell$482,000
South Carolina Aquarium · Charleston, SC · Sen. Graham$441,000
Tsunami Outreach and Education (Pacific Tsunami Museum) · Hawaii County, HI · Sen. Schatz$400,000
Massachusetts Office of Climate Science NOAA Pilot (American Association of State Climatologists) · Boston, MA · Sens. Markey, Warren$375,000
State Drought Plan and Flood Data Gathering (American Association of State Climatologists) · Statewide, VT · Sen. Welch$375,000
PWSSC Oceanography Profiler (Prince William Sound Science Center) · Cordova, AK · Sen. Murkowski$355,000
An Operational System for Monitoring and Forecasting Air Quality from Wildfires (South Dakota State University) · Brookings, SD · Sen. Rounds$343,000
Marine Debris Removal (Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United) · Hancock, Harrison, Jackson counties, MS · Sen. Wicker$300,000
Watershed Research Equipment (Anacostia Watershed Society) · Prince George’s County, MD · Sens. Alsobrooks, Van Hollen$250,000
Connecticut Shell Recycling and Shellfish Restoration Collaborative (CORR—Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration Foundation, Inc.) · Fairfield, CT · Sen. Blumenthal; Rep. Murphy$184,000
Deploying Imaging Flow Cytobots for the Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms in Coastal Alaska (Alaska Ocean Observing System) · Statewide, AK · Sen. Murkowski$165,000
Bluefin Tuna Research (The Bluefin Collaborative) · Ogunquit, ME · Sen. Collins$129,000
Thames River Marine Habitat Feasibility Study (Connecticut College) · New London, CT · Sen. Blumenthal; Rep. Murphy$56,000