Resources

Workshops and Reports

Reports

Workshops

2020 White House Ocean Partnership Workshop Report
2016 Scoping the Approach and Priorities for Ocean Acidification (OA) Monitoring Activities in Alaska Workshop Final Report
2015 Exploring Options for an Integrated Water Level Observation Network in Alaska

Newsletters

Executive Updates

NOAA Cooperative Agreement

AOOS receives its core funding from five-year NOAA cooperative agreements with the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program. Funds are used to complete the projects and priorities approved by the AOOS Board in consultation with our stakeholders through a variety of engagement mechanisms.

We are currently working under two NOAA cooperative agreements; #NA16NOS0120027 awarded in 2016 originally ending in 2021 and now extended to 2023, and #NA21NOS0120094 awarded in 2021 ending in 2026.

2016-2021 NA16NOS0120027

Under the 2016-2021 agreement, the original request was for $20M at $4M per year. Once the IOOS Program receives its annual funding from Congress, AOOS is notified of the amount we will actually receive for the year which is usually less than the original amount. AOOS then submits an annual proposal de-scoped to the actual amount awarded.

Semi-annual reports for each fiscal year of the cooperative agreement are submitted to NOAA in December and June. List of links to Semi-annual reports for:

2021 – 2026 NA21NOS0120094

Under the 2021-2026 agreement, the original request was for $27M at $5M per year. Once the IOOS Program receives its annual funding from Congress, AOOS is notified of the amount we will actually receive for the year which is usually less than the original amount. AOOS then submits an annual proposal de-scoped to the actual amount awarded.

Semi-annual reports for each fiscal year of the cooperative agreement are submitted to NOAA in January and July. List of links to Semi-annual reports for:

NOAA Certification

AOOS, Alaska’s Regional Association (RA), has been certified by NOAA as meeting federal standards for data gathering and management. In simple terms, that means that ocean, and coastal data and information from AOOS can now be used with the same confidence and assurances as federal data.

Initiated in 2015, the process to certify an RA involves each association working closely with the U.S. IOOS program to document and institute specific practices in regard to data collection, governance, and management. Each RA submits extensive documentation of these practices and structures which is then vetted and recommended for approval by the U.S. IOOS program office before NOAA grants certified status.

Certification Documents:

Logos

Below are three approved downloadable versions (in two color modes each) of the AOOS logo. There are two vector-based formats (AI, EPS) and two pixel-based formats (JPG, PNG). Pixel-based files are generally used for in-house applications and for situations where the logo will be viewed only on a screen or monitor. Vector-based files are generally used for print-related applications like ads, brochures, and displays. They can be scaled up or down with no loss of image quality but may not be compatible with some programs/apps. Pixel-based files are the most common formats for in-house uses and for screen display. They can be reduced in scale, but they should not be scaled up.

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