NOAA Defends Cuts to Research and Climate Monitoring at Budget Hearing
At a House subcommittee hearing, NOAA defended proposed budget cuts that would eliminate its Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and reduce climate monitoring programs. Lawmakers from both parties expressed concern that the cuts could undermine disaster preparedness and public safety. NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs argued the changes would shift research to operational offices while cutting only external research funding.
- ▪NOAA requested a 26 percent budget reduction for fiscal year 2027, including the termination of 35 projects and institutes.
- ▪Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), voiced opposition to eliminating grants for extreme weather warnings.
- ▪The proposed cuts would remove over $1 billion from NOAA programs and eliminate the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research for the second consecutive year.
- ▪NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs stated that internal research would be transferred to operational offices, while extramural research would be cut.
- ▪Congress rejected a similar proposal last year and maintained funding for the research office.
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