Planning - NOAA Sea Grant

National Strategic Plans

*Changes from September 30, 2022 draft include replacing “stakeholder” with “interested parties” on page 12 and relabeling “Actions” to “Strategic Objectives” throughout the plan. Minor copyedits and clarifications were made in the most recent version.

Current Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation (PIE) Policy

PIE Policy 2018-2023 (pdf)

Sea Grant Program Strategic Plans

Alaska
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
University of Guam
Hawai`i
Illinois-Indiana
Lake Champlain
Law Center
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi-Alabama
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
University of Southern California
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Woods Hole

Strategic Planning Process & Guidance

Sea Grant’s 2024-2027 Strategic Planning Process

Guidance for developing the 2024-2027 Sea Grant Program Strategic Plans (Corrected 3/7/22 to remove an earlier reference to Focus Area teams at the bottom of page 1)
Webinar recording on guidance and process (March 2022)
- Webinar slides (PDF)
- Webinar Q and A summary (PDF)
Comments and questions regarding the strategic plan process should be sent to oar.sg-feedback@noaa.gov.
Listening sessions to inform the national strategic planning process
2024-2027 Strategic Plan PIER Upload Instructions (PDF)
- NOAA Section 508 Guide / YouTube Playlist
Summary of Phase I National Strategic Plan Engagement (May 2022)
First Draft of National 2024-2027 Strategic Plan (June 30, 2022)
Webinar recording on First Draft of National 2024-2027 Strategic Plan (July 2022)
- Webinar slides (PDF)
- First Draft National Strategic Plan Q&As (PDF)
Second Draft of National 2024-2027 Strategic Plan (September 6, 2022)
- - Guide to changes (PDF)

Previous Strategic Plans and Associated Guidance