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www.sea-technology.com October 2017 / st 29 More Funding in Historic Preservation Grants Distributed throughout US An additional $21 million in historic preservation grants is being distributed to every U.S. state, the District of Co- lumbia, the U.S. territories and partnering nations, as well as $4.6 million for historic preservation grants to 169 Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, NOIA reported. This funding, along with $32.6 million awarded earlier this year under a continuing resolution, represents a total of $58 million that the National Park Service has invested in the preservation efforts of states and tribes this year. Since its inception in 1977, the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) has provided more than $1.2 billion in historic preservation grants to states, tribes, local governments and nonprofit organizations. Funded at $80 million in 2017, the HPF is supported solely by Outer Continental Shelf oil lease revenues. Buzby Now Heads Maritime Administration RAdm. Mark H. Buzby (U.S. Navy, retired) is now the administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration. Prior to his appointment, Buzby served as president of the National Defense Transportation Association. Buzby will lead an agency tasked with promoting the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integra- tion with other segments of the transportation system; and the development and maintenance of an adequate, well- balanced U.S. Merchant Marine, sufficient to carry a sub- stantial portion of the nation's waterborne commerce and capable of service in time of war or national emergency. The Maritime Administration also oversees the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. A career naval officer with more than 34 years of service, Buzby has an extensive background in maritime transporta- tion and leadership, having served on the staffs of the Sixth Fleet, the U.S. Fleet Forces Command, the Navy staff and the Joint Staff. Prior to his retirement from the U.S. Navy in 2013, Buzby served as the commander of the Military Sealift Command from October 2009 to March 2013. Buzby is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad- emy and the Joint Forces Staff College and holds a master's degree from the U.S. Naval War College. NOAA SBIR Program Seeks New Commercial Products NOAA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Pro- gram is seeking highly innovative products with excellent commercial potential. All SBIR proposals must directly benefit the NOAA mis- sion, but should also be responsive to the greater market demands in order to be successful. The risk and expense of conducting serious R&D; efforts are often beyond the means of many small businesses. By reserving a specific percentage of federal R&D; funds for small business, SBIR protects the small business and en- ables it to compete on the same level as larger businesses. SBIR funds the critical start-up and development stages and capital report INTELLIGENT DATA ANALYSIS AND MONITORING MODULE cNODE ® IQAM cNODE ® IQAM provides data logging, intelligent subsea data processing and modem capability in a single transponder housing. A wide range of internal or external sensors can be interfaced, with the data outputs logged and processed with onboard data analysis algorithms, to provide the key events operators require.