NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From their website, their Mission is: “To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources”. They have 12,000 personnel “dedicated to the understanding and stewardship of the environment”. There are 6,773 NOAA scientists and engineers.
No wonder, Trump and his fossil fuel Political Appointees will target this agency. NOAA was targeted with an 18% proposed cut.
We focus on the science and environmental sectors. This table, in millions of dollars, shows the 2019 sector budget, the Trump proposed 2020 budget, the actual 2020 budget, the proposed percent reduction, and the final percent increase.
| Sector | 2019 | proposed 2020 | actual 2020 | proposed cut | actual increase |
| Oceanic and Atmospheric Research | 566 | 335 | 590 | -41% | 4% |
| National Weather Service | 1,163 | 1,082 | 1,169 | -7% | 1% |
| National Environmental Satellite | 1,700 | 1,473 | 1,519 | -13% | -11% |
| National Marine Fisheries | 974 | 812 | 1,013 | -17% | 4% |
| Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund | 65 | 0 | 65 | -100% | 0% |
| National Ocean Service | 585 | 372 | 606 | -37% | 4% |
| Office of Education | 29 | 1 | 30 | -96% | 6% |
The next table shows the budgets of sectors under Ocean and Atmospheric Research. Its columns are the same as the first table.
| Sector | 2019 | proposed 2020 | actual 2020 | proposed cut | actual increase |
| Climate Research | 159 | 88 | 170 | -45% | 7% |
| Research Computing | 41 | 26 | 42 | -37% | 2% |
| Weather and Air Chemistry Research | 135 | 111 | 134 | -18% | -1% |
| Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research | 219 | 99 | 229 | -55% | 5% |
| GOES-R Class | 408 | 304 | 304 | -26% | -26% |
