Alaska Pacific University

TUMYARAA: THE PATH BRIDGING PROGRAM IS A 3 YEAR COLLEGE READINESS / TRANSITIONAL PROJECT DESIGNED TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT NUMBERS OF ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS.

ALASKA NURSING EXPANSION INITIATIVELEAD ORGANIZATIONLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE (SELECT ONE): EDUCATION TRAINING PROVIDER(S), ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTIONLEAD APPLICANT LOCATION: ANCHORAGE, AKREQUIRED PARTNERSEMPLOYER PARTNERSALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUMFOUNDATION HEALTH PARTNERSBARTLETT HOSPITAL JUNEAUYUKON KUSKOKWIM HEALTH CENTER SAMUEL SIMMONDS HOSPITAL EDUCATION OR TRAINING PARTNERSALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYYUUT ELITNAURVIATALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATIONALASKA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER ALASKA HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION NURSING WORKER ORGANIZATION PARTNERS ALASKA NURSING ASSOCIATIONOPTIONAL PARTNERSNAME OF OPTIONAL PARTNER(S): TYPE OF ORGANIZATION:ALASKA BOARD OF NURSING GOVERNMENTAL REGULATORYGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE IDENTIFY SCOPE: STATEWIDE IDENTIFY SPECIFIC LOCATION(S) WHERE GRANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED: ALASKATOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 2,999,913TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 1,414,469PROJECT TITLE NAME: ALASKA NURSING EXPANSION INITIATIVEPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 529. SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE NURSING PROFESSION IN ALASKA. PROGRAM PARTNERSCOLLECTIVELY, THE ALASKA NURSING WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUMWILL COLLABORATE TO EXPAND AND LAUNCH NEW COHORTS OF NURSING DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED BY ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) IN ANCHORAGE AND SIX RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE. APU WILL ALSO DEVELOP AN ACCELERATED DEGREE PATHWAY FROM LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE TO REGISTERED NURSE. SEVERAL GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF THESE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: MENTORING, THE HIRING OF A STUDENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR, AND ADDING PRE-NURSING CAMPS TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION. PARTNERS WILL COLLABORATE ON THE ADDITION OF A NURSE TECHNICIAN DESIGNATION IN ALASKA TO FILL WORKFORCE NEEDS AND PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL STEP ON THE CAREER LADDER FOR STUDENT NURSES. PRECEPTOR TRAINING WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED.TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE PRIMARILY SERVE INCUMBENT WORKERS. IN SEEKING TO SERVE THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF ALASKA IN A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAY AND DIVERSIFY THE NURSING PROFESSION, THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON EDUCATING ALASKA NATIVE AND OTHER INDIGENOUS NURSES.TRAINING TRACK TRACK 2: NURSING CAREER PATHWAYSTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONSSPECIFY OCCUPATION(S): REGISTERED NURSES (O NET CODE 29-1141.00), LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES (29.2061.00), PERSONAL CARE AIDES (31.1122.00), AND MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (31-9092.00)

TESTING MECHANISTIC MODELS TO EXPLAIN HOW VARIATION IN HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY ARISES AND WHY IT SHIFTS ACROSS THERMAL GRADIENTS. -SHIFTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS RESULTING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ALTER ESTABLISHED ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN PATHOGENS AND HOSTS. AS A RESULT, DEVELOPING A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH THE MECHANISMS THAT DRIVE HOST-PATHOGEN DYNAMICS AND THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON THESE MECHANISMS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO PREDICTING AND PREPARING FOR THE EFFECTS OF FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THIS WORK TESTS NOVEL HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE GENERAL MECHANISMS BY WHICH TEMPERATURE INFLUENCES PATHOGEN SUSCEPTIBILITY IN PACIFIC HERRING, AN ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT MARINE FORAGE FISH. HYPOTHESES ARE BEING TESTED BY FITTING MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO LABORATORY AND FIELD-COLLECTED DATA THAT EVALUATE THE RESPONSES OF HERRING AND COLD- AND WARM-WATER ADAPTED PATHOGENS ACROSS THERMAL GRADIENTS. THE FOUNDATIONAL INFORMATION RESULTING FROM THIS WORK INCREASES PREDICTIVE CAPACITIES TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND TO BUILD LINKS BETWEEN FUNDAMENTAL EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES AND DISEASE ECOLOGY. FURTHER, RESULTS INFORM FISHERIES MANAGERS ABOUT IMPACTS OF INCREASED WATER TEMPERATURES ON HERRING EPIZOOTICS; THEREBY ALLOWING FOR A MORE NUANCED USE OF DISEASE INFORMATION IN HERRING STOCK ASSESSMENT MODELS AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE AQUATIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. BEYOND THE STUDY?S RELEVANCE TO FISHERIES, THE BROADER IMPACTS FOCUS ON CREATING AND EVALUATING MULTI-LINGUAL OUTREACH MATERIALS THAT EDUCATE HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ON HOW CLIMATE AND DISEASE INTERACT TO AFFECT AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE SPECIES. THE INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO DEVELOPING A SIMPLE, INTERACTIVE WEB APPLICATION FOR MANAGERS TO EXPLORE THE MODEL. THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY IN A HOST POPULATION DETERMINES SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EPIDEMIC CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER, LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY, AND CURRENT THEORY ASSUMES THAT THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY IS FIXED ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. OUR CAPACITY TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT EPIDEMIC OUTCOMES UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE IS THEREFORE LIMITED. THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO TEST THIS ASSUMPTION BY POSITING THAT THE VARIATION IN PATHOGEN SUSCEPTIBILITY ARISES AS A STOCHASTIC PROCESS DEFINED BY THE RELATIVE PERFORMANCE OF HOST AND PATHOGEN TRAITS UNDER A GIVEN TEMPERATURE CONDITION. ALTERNATIVELY, VARIATION IN SUSCEPTIBILITY MAY BE EXPLAINED BY GENETIC VARIATION IN THE THERMAL REACTION NORMS OF HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY. THESE HYPOTHESES ARE TESTED USING WARM- AND COLD-WATER ADAPTED PATHOGENS IN PACIFIC HERRING AND WILL INVOLVE THE USE OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS TO LINK THE WITHIN-HOST INFECTION DYNAMICS TO AMONG-HOST TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS. DEVELOPED THEORY IS BEING FURTHER SCRUTINIZED AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL DATA OBTAINED FROM LABORATORY AND FIELD EPIZOOTIC EXPERIMENTS. BY RIGOROUSLY TESTING THEORY AGAINST COLLECTED DATA, THIS PROJECT PROVIDES INSIGHTS INTO GENERAL MECHANISMS THAT GENERATE VARIATION IN DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY AND QUANTIFIES THE ROLES THAT THERMAL GRADIENTS PLAY IN SHAPING SUSCEPTIBILITY DISTRIBUTIONS. AS A RESULT, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE NEW APPROACHES TO ASSESS THE CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGING CLIMATE ON THE LONG-TERM STABILITY OF HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS. FURTHERMORE, BY DESCRIBING THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TEMPERATURE, THIS PROJECT IDENTIFIES BASIC MECHANISTIC PROCESSES THAT COULD BE THE FOCI OF DISEASE MITIGATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (EPSCOR). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

APU ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INDIGENOUS ONE HEALTH EXPANSION

PREPARING RESPONSIVE EDUCATORS USING PLACE-BASED AUTHENTIC RESEARCH IN EARTH SYSTEMS (PREPARES)

ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

24-MIRO-0054 ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MICROPLASTICS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER

APU HEERF MSI

COMPETENCY-BASED APPRENTICESHIP FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN ALASKA (CATE-AK)

NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MEQ UNGUVATKARPUT (WATER IS OUR LIVELIHOOD) - BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE -NAVIGATING THE NEW ARCTIC (NNA) IS ONE OF NSF'S 10 BIG IDEAS. NNA PROJECTS ADDRESS CONVERGENCE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC. THIS ARCTIC RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO INFORM THE ECONOMY, SECURITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE NATION, THE LARGER REGION AND THE GLOBE. NNA EMPOWERS NEW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL SCALES, DIVERSIFIES THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARCTIC RESEARCHERS, ENHANCES EFFORTS IN FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION, AND INTEGRATES THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE WHERE APPROPRIATE. THIS AWARD FULFILLS PART OF THAT AIM BY ADDRESSING INTERACTIONS AMONG SOCIAL SYSTEMS, NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN THE FOLLOWING NNA FOCUS AREAS: ARCTIC RESIDENTS, EDUCATION, FORECASTING, DATA AND OBSERVATIONS, AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. COASTAL DELTA COMMUNITIES ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, CAUSING MOST COMMUNITIES TO WONDER WHAT THEIR LANDS AND WATERWAYS WILL LOOK LIKE IN DECADES TO COME. STATE OF ALASKA REPORTS IDENTIFY VILLAGES OF THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM (YK) DELTA AS UNDERSERVED WITH RESPECT TO BASIC GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND HIGHLIGHT AREAS THREATENED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, COASTAL EROSION, FLOODING, AND PERMAFROST DEGRADATION. LIKEWISE, COMMUNITIES AND TRADITIONAL WAYS OF LIFE ARE THREATENED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, SALINIZATION, AND STORM SURGE BECAUSE OF THE LOW ELEVATION OF THE DELTA. ADDITIONALLY, THE DECREASE IN DURATION AND EXTENT OF COASTAL SEA ICE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO GREATER STORM IMPACTS INCREASING THE VULNERABILITY OF THE YK DELTA TO COASTAL HAZARDS. THESE CHANGES ARE FORCING ALASKAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO FACE NEW REALITIES IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES. CHANGES IN THE WATER CYCLE DRIVEN BY CLIMATE CHANGE ARE GENERATING RISKS TO HEALTH, SANITATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. POPULATIONS LIVING IN RURAL VILLAGES IN THE YK DELTA REGION EXPERIENCE CHALLENGES IN THE QUALITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND RELIABILITY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES. THESE EFFECTS ARE EXACERBATED BY CHANGES IN CLIMATE AND WATER BUDGETS THAT ARE INCREASINGLY INFLUENCING WATER CYCLES IN THE ARCTIC. AS COMMUNITIES, LIKE KONGIGANAK AND MEKORYUK NAVIGATE THE CHANGING ARCTIC TOGETHER, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO CHART A COURSE THAT HOLISTICALLY CONSIDERS THE PHYSICAL AND HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF THESE NEW REALITIES. THIS RESEARCH WILL: EVALUATE NEAR-TERM AND FAR-TERM PROSPECTS OF PROVIDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE, RESILIENT, AND LOCALLY ACCEPTABLE DRINKING WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE SERVICES IN THE CONTEXT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE (EROSION, PERMAFROST THAW, AND FLOOD HAZARDS); MEASURE, QUANTIFY, AND MODEL RATES OF LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND ALTERED HYDROLOGY CAUSED BY RISING SEA LEVEL AND THE COLLAPSE OF PERMAFROST ACROSS THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPES USED FOR TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOODS; UTILIZE NEW BASELINE HYDROGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH BATHYMETRIC SURVEYS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, AND COASTAL WAVE BUOYS TO DEVELOP HIGH-RESOLUTION 3D HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS OF STORM SURGE FLOODING DELIVERING PREDICTIVE FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND WORKFLOWS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES; DEVELOP THE FIRST ESTIMATES OF WATER/SANITATION-RELATED COPING COSTS FOR RURAL ALASKAN COMMUNITIES AND QUANTIFY BENEFITS/COSTS OF VARIOUS WATER/SANITATION-SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS UNDER DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE SCENARIOS; CO-DEVELOP COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW FOR DETERMINATION OF HOW CURRENT RATES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE COMPARE TO HISTORICAL TRENDS AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OBSERVATIONS. WE WILL DOCUMENT EFFECTIVE CONVERGENT WORKFLOWS/CO-PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES TO BE APPLIED BROADLY IN THE YK DELTA AND BEYOND WHERE THE SAME CHALLENGES OF RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE ARE PLAYING OUT. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF INSTITUTIONAL HALF

SPAD AT ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY - 1 SPAD FOR ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 2 PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 3 4 UNDER THE GLOBAL GOAL OF PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT TO 5 ENSURE THAT ALASKA NATIVE/AMERICAN INDIAN PROFESSIONAL IN BIOMEDICAL FIELDS SUCCEED IN THEIR 6 SPONSORED PROJECTS FUNDING PURSUITS, ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF 7 SPONSORED PROGRAMS ACTIVITIES; ENHANCE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING AT APU; AND ENHANCE 8 FACULTY AND STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS, 9 ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIGENOUS STUDENTS. AS AN ALASKA NATIVE-SERVING INSTITUTION WITH A UNIQUE 10 AFFILIATION WITH THE ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM, THE LARGEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE 11 TRIBAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES, APU HAS VERY RECENTLY BUILT AN OFFICE OF 12 SPONSORED PROGRAMS. WITH EMERGING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, 13 THE INSTITUTION IS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO LEVERAGE NIH SPAD SUPPORT TO FURTHER DEVELOP OSP INTO AN 14 EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE UNIT OF SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMUNITY. 15 SPECIFIC AIMS/OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) INCREASE # OF PROPOSAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION AND # 16 OF AWARDS OVER AY20 BASELINE; 2) ENHANCE RESEARCH COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF REGULATORY 17 COMPLIANCE AREAS THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT; AND 3) ENHANCE RESEARCH 18 COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF/RESPONSE TO THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES APU SERVES, CONDUCT 19 TRAINING, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE LIFECYCLE OF SPONSORED PROJECTS.

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CARES ACT HEERF

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: A SYNTHESIS OF EARTHSCOPE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INTEGRATED INTO THE ALASKA NATIVE GEOSCIENCE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

ALASKA RURAL MANAGEMENT EXPANSION

PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON URBAN AND RURAL AGRICULTURE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ALASKA.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOIL TEMPERATURE, MYCORRHIZAL ASSOCIATION AND TREE NUTRITION AS DETERMINANTS OF WARMING-INDUCED CHANGES IN TREE GROWTH AND ABUNDANCE IN ARCTIC ALASKA

NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FROZEN COMMONS: CHANGE, RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ARCTIC

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPING A SYSTEM MODEL OF ARCTIC GLACIAL LAKE SEDIMENTATION FOR INVESTIGATING PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO HAVE 21 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL DELIVER HEALTH-IMPACTING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ALASKA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, MICHIGAN, MONTANA, OKLAHOMA AND UTAH. AT THE END OF THE FIRST PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH FOR 525 AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKAN NATIVES. THE CNCS INVESTMENT OF $409,500 WILL BE MATCHED WITH $198,986, $91,415 IN PUBLIC FUNDING AND $107,571 IN PRIVATE FUNDING.

PROJECT ABSTRACTGRANTEE NAME ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITYGRANT NUMBER G22AC00527 00PROJECT TITLE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF ALASKAPROJECT PERIOD 09 01 2022 TO 08 31 2027AWARD PURPOSE THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT COOP WITH ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE ALASKA SCIENCE CENTER ASC A PRIMARY FOCUS IS STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAPS WITHIN ALASKA ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED SEVERAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE ASC WILL BE ENHANCED BY STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AND FACULTY PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE GEOLOGY OFFICE, A PROJECT TO PRODUCE A SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF ALASKA WILL USE SATELLITE IMAGERY, FIELD MAPPING, AND GIS REMOTE SENSING TO DEVELOP THE MAP THIS RELATIVELY NEW PROJECT IS FACILITATED BY THE NEWLY AVAILABLE INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IFSAR IMAGERY FOR THE STATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAP HAS APPLICATIONS TO CLIMATE SCIENCE, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, ECOSYSTEMS, AND FORMS A BASIS FOR INTERPRETATION OF GEOCHEMICAL DATASETS STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT APU WILL FACILITATE MAP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DATA CAPTURE, GIS APPLICATIONS, AND INTERPRETATION DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES SEVERAL DELIVERABLES ARE EXPECTED THESE INCLUDE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AND PRACTICUMS INCLUDING REQUIRED PRACTICUM REPORTS , DIGITAL DATASETS FORMING THE BASIS FOR THE COMPILATION OF THE NEW ALASKA SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP, AND JOINT INTERPRETIVE STUDIES WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS DERIVED FROM DATA COMPILATION INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AND THE U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY USGS , RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION

PLANNING: BEYOND ICE -THE ARCTIC IS WARMING FOUR TIMES FASTER AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE THAN ANY OTHER REGION, BUT THE IMPACTS OF THIS WARMING ARE NOT WELL KNOWN BEYOND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. THE ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU) WILL ORGANIZE A ONE-YEAR PLANNING PROJECT TO FURTHER DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOUR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ALONG THE ALASKAN YUKON RIVER WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS FROM THE CLIMATE CRISIS. THE BEYOND ICE PROJECT AIMS TO AMPLIFY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY VOICES ALONG THE REACH OF THE YUKON BY SHARING THEIR STORIES OF RESILIENCE, CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN DRASTICALLY CHANGING CONDITIONS AND VISIONING OF A FUTURE THROUGH THIS TRANSITION. THE EMERGING PARADIGM OF KNOWLEDGE CO-PRODUCTION IS THE FULCRUM FOR ALL PARTS OF BEYOND ICE; FROM PROJECT DESIGN TO IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. THE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVE THE VILLAGES OF EAGLE, NULATO, RUSSIAN MISSION, AND NUNAM IQUA WHICH SPAN THE HEART OF ALASKA FROM THE INTERIOR TO THE BERING SEA. WITH THIS PLANNING GRANT, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, MUSEUMS, AND EVALUATORS WILL DEVELOP PLANS TO CO-PRODUCE CONCRETE OUTCOMES, ENVISIONING: (1) INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITS BASED ON LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES (2) EDUCATIONAL ART EXPERIENCES AT ANCHORAGE MUSEUM?S NORTHERN PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL, AND (3) A STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM FEATURING K-ADULT CURRICULA. THE PLANNING PROCESS WILL BUILD CRITICAL PARTNERSHIPS REQUIRED TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A VIABLE CO-PRODUCTION MODEL ROOTED IN EQUITY AND INCLUSION. THIS PLANNING GRANT WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF TANGIBLE FRAMEWORKS AIMED AT STORIES THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUND, VIDEO, AND DOCUMENTARY METHODS IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN MULTIPLE WAYS OF KNOWING AND TO EXAMINE, SUPPORT, AND EMPOWER MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ELDERS, AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE. THE GOAL OF COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, SCIENTISTS AND MUSEUMS IS TO PROVIDE RAPID DISSEMINATION OF ONGOING RESEARCH STUDIES AND HIGHLIGHT THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR MORE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING THIS INVALUABLE WORK TO THE PUBLIC. BEYOND ICE WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE YUKON ARCTIC INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WITH A PLATFORM TO SHARE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES BEYOND THEIR BORDERS. BEYOND ICE?S INCLUSIVE PROCESS SUPPORTS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ELDERS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE, EMPOWERING EACH TO ENGAGE IN THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS OBSERVATION OF THE CHANGING ARCTIC. THIS AWARD IS CO-FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS IN THE DIRECTORATE OF GEOSCIENCES AND THE ADVANCING INFORMAL STEM LEARNING (AISL) PROGRAM IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

ENHANCED METHODS IN RESOLVING GLACIER MASS BALANCE AND CONSTRAINING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ICE DYNAMICS FOR SEVERAL ALASKAN GLACIERS

SEABIRDS AS INDICATORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ARCTIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NONLINEARITIES IN THE ARCTIC CLIMATE SYSTEM DURING THE HOLOCENE

ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF EKLUTNA GLACIER TO CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND HYDROPOWER FOR ANCHORAGE, AK EKLU

PROJECT TITLE: BRADLEY LAKE WATERSHED MAPPINGPROJECT PERIOD: 08 1 2023- 07 31 2024 AWARD PURPOSE THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO CAPTURE AERIAL IMAGERY USING AN EXISTING ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MAPPING SYSTEM TO CREATE BOTH AN ORTHOMOSAIC (A GEOREFERENCED PHOTO MOSAIC DRAPED OVER A DEM) AND A DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM) USING STRUCTURE FROM MOTION (SFM) METHODS OF THE OF BRADLEY LAKE WATERSHED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WITH PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING TO BOTH A GRADUATE STUDENT WITHIN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES (REMOTE SENSING, GIS, AND GNSS) AND AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN SURFICIAL GEOLOGICAL MAPPING WHILE CONDUCTING RESEARCH THAT ADDRESSES THE IMPLICATIONS OF GLACIER ICE LOSS FROM A WARMING CLIMATE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THIS PROJECTS PURPOSE IS TWO-FOLD, 1) TO CREATE AN ORTHOMOSAIC IMAGE AND DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL (DEM) USING AN EXISTING MAPPING SYSTEM AND 2) USE COLLECTED GEOSPATIAL DATA AND FIELD SITE VISITS TO PRODUCE A SURFICIAL GEOLOGY MAP OF THE GREATER BRADLEY LAKE WATERSHED. BRADLEY LAKE AND ADJACENT WATERSHEDS ARE LOCATED WITHIN ALASKAS SELDOVIA C2, C3, D2, AND D3 1:63,360 QUADRANGLES. THE BRADLEY LAKE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (120-MEGAWATT) PROVIDES 10 OF ALASKAS POWER AND IS FED MELTWATER FROM MULTIPLE GLACIERS. THESE GLACIERS CONTRIBUTE MELTWATER TO THE LAKE WITH A PLANNED FUTURE DIVERSION TO RESULT IN A 50 ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION INCREASE. GLACIERS THROUGHOUT ALASKA ARE THINNING AND RETREATING AS CLIMATE WARMS. KNOWLEDGE OF HOW GLACIERS ARE THINNING, AND THE RESULTANT MELTWATER CONTRIBUTIONS WOULD JUSTIFY THE PLANNED FUTURE DIVERSION PROJECT. GEOSPATIAL PRODUCTS CREATE FROM PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD ALLOW GLACIER GEODETIC MASS BALANCE CALCULATIONS USING DEM DIFFERENCING METHODS FROM EARLIER DEMS. ADDITIONALLY, A SURFICIAL GEOLOGICAL MAP WOULD BE USED AS MODEL INPUT FOR A HYDROLOGICAL WATERSHED TO DETERMINE PAST AND FUTURE WATER FLOWS INTO BRADLEY LAKE.THUS, PRODUCTS CREATED FROM THIS PROPOSED WORK WILL BE UTILIZED BY ADDITIONAL STUDENTS TO FURTHER STUDY IMPACTS GLACIER WASTAGE WILL HAVE ON STREAM FLOW. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES DATA SYNTHESIS PROJECT:ORTHOMOSAIC IMAGE METADATA (RESOLUTION: 15 CM, UTM, ZONE 6, WGS84)DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL METADATA (RESOLUTION: 15 CM, UTM, ZONE 6, WGS84)MAP PRODUCT DEPICTING ORTHOMOSAIC FIRST AUTHORED BY APU GRADUATE STUDENTFIELD FOCUSED PROJECT:GIS LAYER METADATA DEPICTING STUDY SITE SURFICIAL GEOLOGYMAP PRODUCT DEPICTING SURFICIAL GEOLOGY FIRST AUTHORED BY APU UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES) THE BENEFITS OF THIS MAPPING PROJECT AND ASSOCIATED SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE: MENTORING OF THE SUPPORTED STUDENT. ADDITIONALLY, THIS WORK WILL SUPPORT THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY, CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE DIVERSION OF MELT WATER FROM DIXON GLACIER TO BRADLEY LAKE TO INCREASE POWER PRODUCTION BY 50 . KNOWLEDGE OF HOW DIXON IS CHANGING IN A WARMING CLIMATE WILL AID DECISION TO INVEST IN THIS PLANNED FUTURE DIVERSION PROJECT AS A BENEFIT TO LOCAL RESIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, A SURFICIAL GEOLOGY MAP MAY BE USED IN HYDROLOGICAL MODELING APPLICATIONS TO DETERMINE HISTORICAL AND FUTURE STREAM FLOW PATTERNS INTO BRADLEY LAKE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD. NONE

F12AC00467 ASSESSMENT OF ORV STREAM CROSSING IMPACTS

TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE INDIGENOUS ALASKAN ARTS.

RECONSTRUCTING EKLUTNA LAKE SALMON RUNS

FISH PASSAGE MONITORING AT WESTCHESTER LAGOON

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2022?23 AMERICORPS TRIBAL COMPETITIVE PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2022?23 REGULATORY MATCH IS 26% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 60%. THIS AWARD INCLUDES AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE. TO DO THIS, WE WILL INCREASE THE LIVING ALLOWANCE FROM $32,000 TO $33,004.

LANDSCAPE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUVENILE CHINOOK SIZE AND GROWTH AND STREAM TEMPERATURE IN WESTERN ALASKA