Rutgers Coastal Ocean Observation Lab

Partners: Sponsors

	Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security leverages resources within federal, state, and local governments, coordinating the transition of multiple agencies and programs into a single, integrated agency focused on protecting the American people and their homeland. More than 87,000 different governmental jurisdictions at the federal, state, and local level have homeland security responsibilities. The comprehensive national strategy seeks to develop a complementary system connecting all levels of government without duplicating effort. Homeland Security is truly a “national mission.”
	Department of Defense The Department of Defense is America's oldest and largest government agency. With our military tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary times, the Department of Defense has grown and evolved with our nation. Today, the Department, headed by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, is not only in charge of the military, but it also employs a civilian force of thousands. With over 1.3 million men and women on active duty, and 684,000 civilian personnel, we are the nation's largest employer. Another 1.1 million serve in the National Guard and Reserve forces. More than 2 million military retirees and their family members receive benefits.
	Office of Naval Research The Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsors science and technology in support of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. ONR today funds work at more than 450 universities, laboratories, and other organizations. From oceanography, advanced materials, sensors, and robotics to biomedical science and technology; from electronics, surveillance, and neurotechnology to manufacturing technology and information science; from advanced combat systems to other technologies for ships, submarines, aircraft, and ground vehicles—work ONR sponsored has produced the laser, the Global Positioning System (GPS), 50 Nobel prizes, and thousands of other discoveries and products used every day around the world.
	National Science Foundation (NSF) The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the U.S. Government. NSF promotes the progress of science to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense. It initiates and supports, through grants and contracts, scientific and engineering research and programs to strengthen scientific and engineering research potential, and education programs at all levels, and appraise the impact of research upon industrial development and the general welfare.
	National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) is a collaboration of fourteen Federal agencies to provide leadership and coordination of national oceanographic research and education programs. NOPP facilitates new interactions among federal agencies, academia and industry; increases visibility for ocean issues on the national agenda; and achieves a higher level of coordinated effort and synergy across the broad oceanographic community.
	Mid-Atlantic Bight - National Undersea Research Center (MAB-NURC) NOAA's Undersea Research Center for the Middle Atlantic Bight region (MAB) seeks to understand the processes governing change and stability at spatial and temporal scales not obtainable with conventional oceanographic techniques. Since its creation in 1992, the Center has focused on establishing Long-term Ecosystem Observatories (LEO's) that enable multi-disciplinary science using in situ observations and manipulations. At LEO-15, scuba and seafloor observatory studies have described recruitment of fish and benthic invertebrates, and the effects of waves and currents on sediment and pollutant transport, seafloor characteristics, and benthic community dynamics.
	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Headquarters, located in Washington, D.C., exercises management over the space flight centers, research centers, and other installations that constitute NASA. Responsibilities of Headquarters cover the determination of programs and projects; establishment of management policies, procedures, and performance criteria; evaluation of progress; and the review and analysis of all phases of the aerospace program.
	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) New Jersey became the third state in the country to consolidate its past programs into a unified major agency to administer aggressive environmental protection and conservation efforts. This agency became known as NJDEP. It began its role to manage natural resources and solve pollution problems. Now it is a leader in the country for its pollution prevention efforts and innovative environmental management strategies.
	New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) It is the mission of the New Jersey Department of Transportation to provide reliable, environmentally and socially responsible transportation and motor vehicle networks and services to support and improve the safety and mobility of people and goods in New Jersey.
	State of New Jersey New Jersey Department of Treasury, Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Office of Management and Budget ensures modern, effective and efficient governmental operations, both among state departments and within its own operations, providing strategic direction and financing alternatives to guide the prudent allocation of limited resources within the policy framework set by the Governor and accurately implementing and reflecting the results of those decisions and subsequent financial transactions in the State budget, in the State Accounting System, and in the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. It also assesses budget needs, based on studies of State fiscal requirements and on official requests for appropriations by State departments, and formulates the annual budget submitted by the Governor to the Legislature.
	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) advises and assists members of the Rutgers Community who are engaged in scholarly and creative activities. ORSP provides information, services and support above and beyond what is available from traditional departmental sources, so that members of the Rutgers Community may in times of need and opportunity compete successfully for outside funding to conduct scientific research, write books and articles, improve their performance in the classroom, and better serve their students, their professions and the public. ORSP ensures accountability, compliance and stewardship for sponsored programs as directed by the values of the office and by all applicable Federal, State, and University policies, procedures and regulations.
	National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service
	Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Center The Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NLMOC) is located in Norfolk, Virginia and serves as a facility for the distribution of Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) information to the Atlantic Fleet.
	Naval Research Laboratory at Washington, D.C. The NRL is located in Washington, D.C. The NRL is the corporate research laboratory for the Navy and Marine Corps and conducts a broad program of scientific research, technology and advanced development.
	Naval Undersea Warfare Center The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare. NUWC is headquartered in Rhode Island, and has two major subordinate activities -- Division Newport (also in RI) and Division Keyport (in Washington State).
	Naval Research Lab at Stennis Space Center NRL-SSC is located in the southwest corner of Mississippi. SSC is the center of naval oceanography and the largest such grouping in the world. NRL-SSC occupies over 200,000 square feet of research, computation, laboratory, administrative, warehouse, and other facilities at SSC. Facilities include a number of large antennas to receive available oceanographic and meteorological satellite data
	Naval Research Lab in Monterey, California NRL Monterey is the only scientific center in the Navy wholly dedicated to atmospheric research. It is responsible for conducting research and development to provide objective local, regional, and global atmospheric analysis and prediction as well as the development of automated weather interpretation systems to support Naval Operations; that is, the effect of atmospheric changes on naval communications and weapons systems.