WE REQUEST FUNDING FROM NASA AS A PARTIAL CONTRIBUTION TOWARD ATTENDEE COSTS FOR THE 2017 GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE GRC AND GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR GRS ON COASTAL OCEAN DYNAMICS TO BE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND IN BIDDEFORD MAINE FROM JUNE 11 16 2017.THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM OF THE COASTAL OCEAN DYNAMICS GRC FEATURES DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF COASTAL OCEAN PROCESSES AND OUR CAPABILITIES FOR THEIR PREDICTION. THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM IS RELEVANT TO NUMEROUS NASA SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATES SMD AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING 1 SURFACE WATER AND OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY SCIENCE TEAM 2 GRACE AND GRACE FO SCIENCE TEAM 3 OCEAN BIOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 4 BIODIVERSITY 5 CARBON MONITORING SYSTEM 6 OCEAN SALINITY SCIENCE TEAM 7 OCEAN SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY SCIENCE TEAM AND 8 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY. MANY CONFERENCE ATTENDEES HAVE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESEARCHERS AT NASA RESEARCH LABORATORIES AND COOPERATIVE CENTERS. WITH ITS FOCUS ON PROCESSES AT THE SUB MESOSCALE TO REGIONALSCALES THE COASTAL OCEAN DYNAMICS GRC IS PARTICULARLY WELL SUITED TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO NASAS PLANS TO FLY HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION COASTAL OCEAN ALTIMETERS IN THE COMING YEARS.THE OFFER OF PARTIAL REGISTRATION COVERAGE AND TRAVEL FUNDING TO SELECTED ATTENDEES WILL HELP ACHIEVE A STRONG SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM BY ALLEVIATING THE NEED FOR INVITED SPEAKERS TO WEIGH THE FINANCIAL COST OF ATTENDANCE. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED TO EXPAND THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFESSIONAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS BY SUPPORTING ATTENDANCE OF UNDER REPRESENTED AND UNDER RESOURCED GROUPS WHO STAND TO BENEFIT FROM THE INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES OF THE GORDON RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR FORMATS.