Sample Programmatic Request Form

*Every office has a different form, so it is very likely you will be asked questions not on this example.

Type of Request: Budgetary Request or Funding Request

Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Program: National Sea Grant Program

Proposal Description and Justification:

The Sea Grant Association’s FY 2027 Programmatic Request includes $138,899,565, with $120,377,565 to the National Sea Grant College Program and $18,522,000 to Sea Grant Aquaculture Research.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant Overview/Description

As one of 34 Sea Grant programs nationwide, Pennsylvania Sea Grant receives a portion of this appropriation, which is multiplied through collaborations with state agencies, universities and private sector partners. Working with 221 unique partners including 122 local partners and 55 government partners, Pennsylvania Sea Grant leverages over $2 for every federal dollar received—with all benefits invested directly in Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania communities. The federal appropriation is instrumental to the partnerships, providing the foundation that enables additional investment.

By fostering partnerships with local communities, businesses, universities and tribal nations, Pennsylvania Sea Grant ensures its research and initiatives deliver impactful, science-based solutions. Visit the program website to learn more.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant Talking Points

Between 2018 and 2023, Pennsylvania Sea Grant invested nearly $7.8 million federal dollars in research, outreach, and education efforts across the Commonwealth, leveraging approximately $17.2 million in partnerships, for a total investment of nearly $25 million. These resources helped support aquatic ecosystems and communities, understand pollution and threats to coastal water quality, maintain vital habitats, inform restoration efforts within ecosystems and watersheds, and foster an environmentally-literate population.

Additional programming, activities, and success from 2024-2025 include:

• Healthy Coasts and Watersheds: 816 acres of habitat were protected, enhanced, or restored
• Workforce Development: 58 undergraduate and graduate students supported, 708 resource managers used ecosystem-based approaches, 16 students became employed in a career related to their degree
• Environmental Literacy: 600,925 K-12 students reached, 123 educators trained, 7,266 people were engaged in informal education programs

Partnerships

Pennsylvania Sea Grant works with partners throughout the Commonwealth and across borders.

• Local partnerships – 122
• State partnerships – 55
• Federal or National – 19
• Regional – 18
• International – 2

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Requested Amount for FY 2027: The funding request for FY 2027 is $138,899,565 for the Sea Grant Program. This includes $120,377,565 for the National Sea Grant College Program.

Location of Activity: Coastal and Great Lakes States, including Pennsylvania