Fund Development for the Gulf of Maine Council Update Cynthia Krum GOMC Working Group Meeting October15-16, 2013

 Current Applications  Overview of FY 16 Budget  Projects to Address Regional/Jurisdictional Needs  Pursuing Mitigation Funding  Gulf of Maine Designation – Next Steps Presentation Outline

Federal Applications Approximate Total: $580,000  Approximately $250,000 would be applied to FY 16  Remainder is FY 17 and FY 18 Foundation Proposals:  Outlined in Briefing Document Current Applications

 Confirmed funding for FY 16 is approximately $655,000 (based on FY 16 estimates reported in June, 2014 and new confirmed NROC funding, and same level of dues payments)  For Comparison, current FY 15 budget is $1,134,133  This is enough to cover Core Services (Council Coordination and IT) and approximately 2/3 of GOMA funding at FY 15 levels Overview of FY 16 Budget

Examples: 1.Coastwise Road Crossing Guidelines 2.King Tides Project 3.ESIP ICUC App Need from Working Group: Brainstorm jurisdictional needs that might be helped by a regional project or by cooperation amongst jurisdictions Projects to Address Regional/Jurisdictional Needs

Reference – Working Group Briefing Document – Fund Development Update – Jim Boyle’s comments on mitigation Need from Working Group:  Is there support for mailing to Attorney General’s offices, EPA, others with enforcement capacities? Is so who? Pursuing Mitigation Funding

Need from Working Group: Comments/plans on next step of establishing Gulf of Maine Day referenced in Fund Development Update Briefing Document Gulf of Maine Designation Next Steps