Sentences with phrase «class research vessel»

Senate appropriators prioritized $ 105 million for construction of three Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRVs), continuing recent Senate efforts to shore up funding for the RCRV project, whereas the House offered no funding for RCRVs in their own bill.

... [L] egislators added $ 53 million to the agency's large new facilities account to begin building three regional - class research vessels rather than the two NSF had requested,» but the «research and education accounts were held flat, at $ 6.033 billion and $ 880 million, respectively, as was the agency's internal operating budget.

The reports also identifies other challenges that impact sustained observations, such as the declining investment in new technological development, increasing difficulty in retaining and replenishing the human resources associated with sustained ocean observing, and a decreasing number of global and ocean - class research vessels.

The report says maintenance of a capable fleet of global and ocean - class research vessels are an essential component of the U.S. effort to sustain ocean observing.

In February, the agency had requested funds to design and construct two new regional class research vessels (RCRVs).

The third project is two regional - class research vessels that NSF hopes to start building next year to upgrade its academic fleet.

Not exact matches

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