God’s creation is so incredible and mysterious.  The ocean contains multitudes of biodiversity and life.  There are so many ways that the ocean not only sustains life in the form of marine life, but those of us who are land based.  The climate crisis is not confined to one place, and fortunately neither are our solutions.  Nature based solutions to the climate crisis are the future.  In order to have a clean, bright future though, we need to fund it.

The fiscal year for 2023 starts in October 2022.  We need the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be funded accordingly to ensure protections for God’s planet and people.  By funding NOAA appropriately in fiscal year 2023 we can:

• Provide at least $87 million for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas, within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) account; and,
• Provide at least $8.5 million for Marine Sanctuaries Construction, within NOAA’s Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction (PAC) account.
• Direct NOAA to prioritize conservation, education, mapping, and research efforts across the agency in the National Marine Sanctuary System.
• Cap NOAA and the National Ocean Service corporate fees to no more than 5 percent of the annual appropriations.
• Strike section 304(f) of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Together we can urge congress to pass NOAA’s full budget for fiscal year 2023. Take action below to be connected to your congressperson and a letter endorsing NOAA’s funding.

Take action here, and your letter will be sent directly to your members of congress. This action form syncs with government comment submission forms. Unfortunately the government forms do not have religious leader title options, and because of this we encourage any religious leaders sending this alert to include your proper title as well as religious affiliation in the note section.