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The bill secures predictable, multi-year funding for Sea Grant research, extension, and coastal resilience that benefits researchers and coastal communities, at the cost of extended federal spending commitments and reduced near-term congressional flexibility.
Researchers, university marine programs, and Sea Grant partners receive stable, multi-year funding: authorization of $105.7 million per year for FY2025–FY2031 to support Sea Grant research and extension programs.
Coastal and rural communities benefit from continued research and extension services that support fisheries, aquaculture, and coastal resilience across 2025–2031, helping local economies and disaster preparedness.
Scientists, researchers, and state partners gain predictable competitive grant funding: $6.0 million per year authorized for FY2025–FY2031 to fund priority Sea Grant awards.
Taxpayers face extended federal spending commitments from 2025–2031 without identified offsets, increasing federal outlays over multiple years.
The bill locks program funding levels through 2031, reducing near-term congressional flexibility to reallocate funds or adjust priorities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Extends and realigns the authorization period for the National Sea Grant College Program and its $6 million-per-year competitive grant pool to fiscal years 2025–2031.
Introduced July 31, 2025 by Maria E. Cantwell · Last progress July 31, 2025
Extends and shifts the multi-year authorization period for the National Sea Grant College Program so that core annual authorizations and the $6,000,000 per-year competitive grant pool apply for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031 rather than the previous period. It also updates the competitive grant priority period to align with the new 2025–2031 timeframe. The bill changes authorization timing and multi-year windows but does not itself appropriate funds or alter program activities.