NOAA Programs for Disaster Relief Appropriations Act - Non-construction and Construction

Eligible applicants include public or private profit or not-for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, state, local and Indian tribal governments. Uses of assistance include: Mapping, charting, geodesy services marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy; Repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy; Provide technical assistance to support State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy; Improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites; Laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; Necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy.