Schmidt Marine

The NGI operates pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement between MSU and NOAA, the NOAA notice of award to MSU, NOAA's review of MSU administrative and grants processes, and the NOAA Cooperative Institute Interim Handbook. NGI's approach to Northern Gulf Regional issues, problems and opportunities is closely aligned with NOAA's strategic and research priorities. The NGI is also guided in its mission by a number of sources, the White House's Ocean Action Plan and related orders and comprehensive report of the congressional U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, and others. The result is an approach that is science driven, regionally focused, and coordinated with other Gulf of Mexico Basin activities. NOAA awarded NGI a second five-year cooperative agreement in 2011, after NOAA Science Advisory Board review rated NGI performance as outstanding. The Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) is a partnership of Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, the Alabama Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NGI 2011-2021 Strategic Plan describes our unique identity and capabilities, the purpose of the work we do, our long-term goals and our near-term implementation activities.