This measure tracks a range of contributions to address coastal community risk, vulnerability, and resilience to coastal hazards. It does this by using an index that incorporates a range of NOAA-sponsored activities, including training and technical assistance that communities have engaged in to mitigate their susceptibility to coastal hazards. This measure illuminates how NOAA is improving integration of its coastal programs and the Nation's capacity for end to end preparedness, response, recovery and resilience to hazards.

By providing broadband technical assistance and support, NTIA will provide the foundation for state and local governments to attract broadband infrastructure investments. Broadband infrastructure leads to the delivery of new jobs, better service delivery, and creation of innovative technologies benefitting hospital, schools, and students

Number of jobs created through minority business manufacturing and export activity. MBDA tracks job creation and job retention through its national network of Minority Business Centers, Advanced Manufacturing Centers, the Federal Procurement Center, and the American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Broad Agency Announcements.

By providing broadband technical assistance and support, NTIA will provide the foundation for state and local governments to attract broadband infrastructure investments. Broadband infrastructure leads to the delivery of new jobs, better service delivery, and creation of innovative technologies benefitting hospital, schools, and students

The measure is a proxy for the useful forecast lead time of the Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) beyond the current forecasts skill (9.5 days) and is computed over the range of forecast days. Extending lead time in prediction of future weather events allows people to make informed choices and enables protection of life, property, and enhancement of the National economy. The 500 hPA Anomaly Correlation will be used.

Metric calculated as the percent of Climate Prediction Center long range temperature and precipitation outlooks (monthly and seasonal outlooks) exceeding Heidke Skill Score (HSS) of 10 (10% better than a climatological forecast). Due to the scarcity of long-range outlooks (six per month), scores are smoothed over a three-year period. To better track results, three individual metrics are tracked – 1) All forecasts combined, 2) Temperature only, and 3) Precipitation only.

The Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA) supports jobs for American workers and strengthens U.S. economic and national security by facilitating U.S. exports and inward investment. In fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021, ITA will increase the dollar value of U.S. exports and inward investment facilitated by 10 percent annually, while ensuring that over 75 percent of U.S. exporter clients assisted are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

This measure highlights change in jobs that communities or businesses generate or save due to Sea Grant assistance (i.e., providing information to help communities, industries or businesses expand, make better decisions or avoid mistakes). Sea Grant provides the information and training that informs business decisions, and in some Hurricane forecast track error cases firms create or sustain jobs as a result. A job created is a new position created and filled as a result of Sea Grant activities. An existing position that is filled with a Sea Grant-trained applicant should not be reported in this measure. A job sustained is an existing, filled position that is sustained as a direct result of Sea Grant activities. A job cannot be reported as both created and sustained in the same year.