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Virginia Sea Grant director urges $584,095 appropriation to expand fellowships and compete for federal funds

2118670 · January 15, 2025
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Virginia Sea Grant asked the House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee for $584,095 to expand workforce development programming, including five new postgraduate Commonwealth Fellows. The director said the funding would increase competitiveness for federal NOAA grants; no formal vote was taken.

Troy Hartley, director of Virginia Sea Grant, told the House Appropriations Higher Education Subcommittee that a $584,095 state appropriation would expand fellowships and workforce-development programming and improve the program’s ability to secure competitive federal grants.

Hartley said Virginia Sea Grant is one of 34 state-based Sea Grant programs funded in part by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and that NOAA provides roughly 20% of the program’s base operating budget; the remaining funds must be raised locally. He said the…

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