University Of Alaska

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL: PHASE III - SHIPYARD CONSTRUCTION COSTS

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS/SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS

ALASKA INBRE-2: ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS AND DISEASE

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS / SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS - CY2025-2028 -THE OVERARCHING INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL MERIT OF R/V SIKULIAQ IS IN SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF NSF PEER-REVIEWED OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN PARTICULAR, THE ELEVEN SCIENCE CRUISES PLANNED FOR CY2024 SUPPORTED BY THIS SHIP OPERATIONS PROPOSAL PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY SIKULIAQ?S CAPABILITY IN OCEANOGRAPHIC AND MARINE GEOPHYSICS OBSERVATION, COLLECTION, AND MEASUREMENT OF SAMPLES AND DATA ACCOMPLISHED ON A GLOBAL SCALE THROUGH OPERATION OF THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART VESSEL. SINCE THE 1960?S, UAF-OPERATED SHIPS HAVE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE EXPLORATION OF OUR OCEAN PLANET AND CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO ADVANCING OCEAN RESEARCH IN THE NATION. THE SEAGOING OPERATIONS PROPOSED HERE ENABLE TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT UPON WHICH HUMAN WELL-BEING DEPENDS. THE INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL MERIT OF THIS PROPOSAL IS FURTHER AMPLIFIED BY THE COMBINED INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL MERIT OF RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY SCIENTISTS ONBOARD. SIKULIAQ WILL SUPPORT NSF-SPONSORED RESEARCH CRUISES IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND ARCTIC OCEANS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION IN PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, MARINE ECOLOGY, MARINE CHEMISTRY, AND OCEAN OBSERVING. 2025 WILL BE SIKULIAQ?S NINTH FIELD SEASON WORKING IN ARCTIC WATERS UNDER THE POLAR CODE REGULATIONS, WHICH ARE A GOOD TEST OF THE VESSEL?S CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT MISSIONS IN THE ARCTIC WHILE ADHERING TO THE MORE STRICT POLAR CODE RULES. R/V SIKULIAQ CREW AND MARINE TECHNICIANS WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THESE CRUISES TO REFINE THE SHIP?S PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHIP?S FIRST SEVERAL YEARS OF OPERATIONS. THE PROPOSED WORK CONSTITUTES STRONGLY COLLABORATIVE, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL USE OF THE SHARED-USE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE. AS A CHARTER MEMBER OF UNOLS, UAF IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN COORDINATING RESEARCH VESSEL OPERATIONS WITH SCIENTISTS AND FUNDING AGENCIES SO SHIPBOARD CAPABILITIES CAN BEST MEET THE CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED RESEARCH NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THE SPECTRUM OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ENABLED BY UAF'S OPERATION OF SIKULIAQ ACHIEVES FAR-REACHING BROADER IMPACTS THROUGH THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS EFFORT IS CRITICAL TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRAINING AND LEARNING, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING, AND INFORMING POLICY MAKERS. UAF'S PROPOSED OPERATION OF SIKULIAQ ENABLES INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND INTERNATIONALLY TO DIRECTLY IMPLEMENT NSF'S MISSION TO PROMOTE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION. AS A SHARED-USE RESOURCE FOR OCEAN SCIENTISTS, SIKULIAQ SIMILARLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND OUTREACH MISSIONS OF THOSE SCIENTISTS AND THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONS. FINALLY, AS PART OF THE BROADER IMPACTS IN OPERATING SIKULIAQ, WE REGULARLY ENGAGE WITH ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND SUBSISTENCE HUNTERS (E.G., THE ALASKA ESKIMO WHALING COMMISSION) TO ENSURE THE PRODUCTIVE COORDINATION BETWEEN THESE GROUPS, THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, AND R/V SIKULIAQ. WITH THIS GOAL OF WORKING COOPERATIVELY WITH THE SUBSISTENCE HUNTERS, CFOS CREATED THE COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (CECSOP) WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO SCIENTISTS THAT INTEND TO USE SIKULIAQ TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN WESTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA. RESEARCHERS AND COASTAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS USE THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN CECSOP TO DISCUSS RESEARCH CRUISE PLANS AND AVOID CONFLICTS BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND SUBSISTENCE HUNTING OR OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES. 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 NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 07-515: PHASE 3 MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE CARES ACT EMERGENCY INSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATION

ALASKA ADAPTING TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS (ALASKA ACE)

RII TRACK-1: FIRE AND ICE: NAVIGATING VARIABILITY IN BOREAL WILDFIRE REGIMES AND SUBARCTIC COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

TOOLIK FIELD STATION BASE FUNDING -TOOLIK FIELD STATION (TFS), ESTABLISHED IN 1975, CONTINUES TO BE A PREMIER SITE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ARCTIC TO STUDY TUNDRA, LAKES, STREAMS AND IS A SITE FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SPACE RESEARCH. TFS IS THE SITE OF MANY DISCOVERIES ABOUT HOW ARCTIC TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS FUNCTION. THE LONG HISTORY OF RESEARCH AT TFS ENABLES STUDIES OF THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS ADAPT TO CHANGE, AND HOW THESE CHANGES WILL HAVE BROAD, INTERNATIONAL IMPACTS. TFS SUPPORTS THE ARCTIC LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (LTER), PROJECTS IN THE ARCTIC OBSERVATORY NETWORK PROGRAM (AON), NASA?S ARCTIC BOREAL VULNERABILITY EXPERIMENT (ABOVE), THE EARTHSCOPE TRANSPORTABLE ARRAY, AND IS A CORE SITE FOR THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK PROGRAM (NEON). TFS IS A FOUNDING PARTNER IN THE EU-SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR TERRESTRIAL RESEARCH AND MONITORING IN THE ARCTIC (INTERACT), WHICH LINKS FIELD STATIONS AROUND THE CIRCUMPOLAR ARCTIC, AND A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATIONS (OBFS). AT LEAST 1433 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES, 176 BOOKS OR BOOK CHAPTERS AND 207 DISSERTATIONS AND THESES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON RESEARCH BASED AT TFS SINCE 1975. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH IS FACILITATED THROUGH VISITS FROM JOURNALISTS, ARTIST, WRITERS, AND EDUCATORS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE INSTITUTE OF ARCTIC BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS TO OPERATE TFS IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH YEAR-ROUND. THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE RESEARCH INCLUDES BASELINE MEASUREMENTS AT THE STATION AVAILABLE PUBLICLY, MAPS AND SPATIAL ANALYSES, DATA COLLECTION FOR RESEARCHERS ACCORDING TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS, AND ACCESS TO LABORATORY, DORM AND CAFETERIA SERVICES. TFS IS A REMOTE STATION THAT MUST PROVIDE COMMUNICATION, POWER, WATER, AND WATER TREATMENT. BEST PRACTICES FOR FIELD STATION MANAGEMENT ARE USED. THE USER COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED THROUGH WORKSHOPS, SURVEYS, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THE OPERATION OF THE STATION FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. 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.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS TIER III PROJECT IS CENTERED ON EDUCATING NEXTGEN FOOD POLICY LEADERS. FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS THROUGH TO UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS, HAWAI?I PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF GUAM, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND FOODCORPS, THE PARTNERSHIP(PARTNERSHIP) WILL CREATE A PIPELINE OF DIVERSE YOUNG LEADERS PREPARED AND EXCITED TO JOIN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE ACROSS VARIOUS AGENCIES, POSITIONS, AND GS LEVELS. IT WILL ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, HOSTING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FUTURE USDA WORKFORCE NEEDS BASED ON COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED GAPS IN SERVICE.BY CREATING A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE VAST ARRAY OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT USDA AND RELATED AGENCIES, THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE 9,000+ STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH CONCENTRATED SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, ARIZONA, HAWAI?I AND THE TERRITORY OF GUAM. PROJECT INNOVATIONS INCLUDE ROLE PLAYING SIMULATIONS (MYUSDA APP AND MODEL USDA), COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGNS, CURATED INTERNSHIPS, TALENT PIPELINE LADDER, USDA SERVICE GAP ANALYSIS, AND ANNUAL CLIMATE & FOOD SYMPOSIA. EDUCATIONAL TOOLS DEVELOPED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE OPEN ACCESS, AVAILABLE FOR USE BY USDA, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 4-H AND THE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. THROUGH SSP, ELP, AND OEP AND MULTI-TIERED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, THIS PROJECT WILL DEMONSTRATE TO STUDENTS WHY FEDERAL SERVICE MATTERS IN OUR CLIMATE- AND EQUITY-CHALLENGED WORLD. OUR PARTNERSHIP WILL IDENTIFY PATHWAYS INTO PUBLIC SERVICE FOR HIGH SCHOOL, BACHELOR, AND GRADUATE DEGREE HOLDERS, WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING USDA'S FUTURE WORKFORCE BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FAHN-KNOWLEDGEABLE EMPLOYEES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS AND GEOGRAPHIES.

RESEARCH VESSEL (R/V) SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS FOR 2014-2016

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 07-515

BIOMEDICAL LEARNING AND STUDENT TRAINING (BLAST) PROGRAM

TOOLIK FIELD STATION BASE FUNDING

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE - CARES ACT EMERGENCY STUDENT AID ALLOCATION

TOOLIK FIELD STATION BASE FUNDING

VALIDATED INDUCTION NETWORK EXPANSION (VINE)

INVESTING IN INNOVATION - VALIDATION

CONTAMINANTS & INFECTIOUS AGENTS: MOLECULAR APPROACHES

ALASKA REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION (ARCTIC)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EURASIAN AND MAKAROV BASINS OBSERVATIONAL NETWORK TARGETS CHANGES IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN

RII TRACK-1: INTERFACE OF CHANGE: BUILDING COLLABORATIONS TO ASSESS HARVESTED AND FARMED MARINE SPECIES PRIORITIZED BY GULF OF ALASKA COMMUNITIES FACING ENVIRONMENTAL SHIFTS -CLIMATE-DRIVEN CHANGES OCCURRING IN NORTHERN LATITUDES ARE HAVING MAJOR EFFECTS ON ALASKA, INCLUDING WIDESPREAD GLACIAL RECESSION, THAWING PERMAFROST, AND CHANGES IN HYDROLOGIC REGIMES, THUS AFFECTING COASTAL WATERSHEDS. THE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING COASTAL ALASKA, INCLUDING THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE INTERFACE OF CHANGE (IOC) PROJECT WILL BUILD CAPACITY IN COMMUNITY CO-DEVELOPED, USE-INSPIRED RESEARCH ON SEAWEEDS, SHELLFISH, AND MARICULTURE ACROSS ALASKA. THE IOC TEAM, ALONG WITH AN EXTENSIVE GROUP OF COLLABORATORS, PLANS TO USE REMOTE SENSING, MODELING, ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, FIELD SURVEYS, AND LAB AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND QUANTIFY CHANGES TO FRESHWATER AND MATERIAL EXPORT IN THE REGION. THE BROADER IMPACTS ACTIVITIES OF IOC INCLUDE ENGAGING DIVERSE, COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES) IN INCLUSIVE, PLACE-BASED, FORMAL AND INFORMAL STEM ACTIVITIES AND FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONNECTED TO IOC ACTIVITIES AND FINDINGS. IOC WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE AND UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST. IOC SEEKS TO 1) BUILD COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CAPACITY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE-INDUCED CHANGES ON MARINE RESOURCES IMPORTANT TO HIGH-LATITUDE COASTAL COMMUNITIES; AND 2) GENERATE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND WEB-BASED TOOLS TO INFORM ADAPTIVE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO SUSTAINABLY WILD-HARVEST AND FARM MARINE SPECIES. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, IOC RESEARCHERS WILL ADDRESS TRADITIONAL SEAWEED HARVESTERS' CONCERNS REGARDING OPTIMAL HARVEST-TIMING AND LOCATION, AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASED GLACIAL DISCHARGE ON SEAWEED HARVEST. THE IOC TEAM WILL CHARACTERIZE LAND- AND OCEAN-INFLUENCED ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS TO DETERMINE THEIR IMPACT ON BIVALVE DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND PHYSIOLOGY AT SITES SELECTED IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE IOC TEAM WILL DETERMINE HOW FISH POPULATIONS AND FISHING COMMUNITIES ARE RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE THROUGH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH INCORPORATING LOCAL AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, CLIMATE SCIENCE, REMOTE SENSING, ECOHYDROLOGY, COASTAL HYDROLOGY, AND FISHERIES BIOLOGY. THE TEAM WILL ENGAGE WITH BOTH SUBSISTENCE HARVESTERS AND FARMERS TO CHARACTERIZE CHANGES TO COMMUNITY USE OF MARINE SPECIES. THE IOC TEAM WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING HARVEST SURVEYS, SUMMARIZE THE MOST RECENT HARVEST DATA IN EACH STUDY REGION, AND IDENTIFY KEY CHANGES OVER TIME. RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE WELL INTEGRATED WITH EDUCATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND DIVERSITY PLANS THAT SPAN ACADEMIC, TRIBAL, FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE SECTORS. 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 NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

MAMMALIAN HIBERNATION RESEARCH- A PATH TOWARDS A CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH IN METABOLISM

RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING NORTH: THE INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES

TOOLIK FIELD STATION BASE FUNDING

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

PHASE 4 PROPOSAL: MANAGEMENT OF THE POST DELIVERY TESTING AND SEA TRIALS OF THE R/V SIKULIAQ (ALASKA REGION RESEARCH VESSEL/ARRV)

INVESTIGATING OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE-RELATED RISK FACTORS OF ALASKA NATIVES

ESTABLISHING A SUBAURORAL GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY FOR SPACE PHYSICS AND RADIO SCIENCE AT GAKONA, ALASKA

THE CENTER FOR MARITIME RESEARCH

THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO LEVERAGE A STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR GALENA ALASKA (SEGA) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS (UAF) TO DEVELOP A REPLICABLE COMMUNITY-LED CURRENT ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN THE YUKON RIVER AT GALENA, ALASKA. WHILE UAF IS THE PRIME AWARDEE, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SEGA TO SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE PROJECT MANAGER (CRPM) THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT TO LEAD THE COORDINATION OF GALENA STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH ALL PHASES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE SEGA BOARD INCLUDES APPOINTED REPRESENTATION FROM LOUDEN TRIBE, CITY OF GALENA, AND THE GALENA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY AT-LARGE. TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES, THIS PROJECT INTEGRATES: [I] COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE LOCAL ENERGY NON-PROFIT, [II] CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE AROUND CURRENT ENERGY PROJECT SITING AND RISK MITIGATION, AND [III] PRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL, GRID INTEGRATION, AND TURBINE PERFORMANCE DATA NECESSARY TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY ENERGY TRANSITION AND REPLICATION TO OTHER COMMUNITIES. THIS APPROACH WILL REMOVE BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT OF RIVERINE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY PROJECTS IN ALASKA’S 90+ RIVERINE MICROGRID COMMUNITIES WITH A COMBINED AVERAGE ANNUAL ELECTRICAL LOAD OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MW. BARRIERS ADDRESSED THROUGH THIS EFFORT INCLUDE LACK OF LOCAL CAPACITY, UNCERTAINTY OF TECHNOLOGY READINESS FOR ALASKA CONDITIONS, AND CONCERNS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, IN PARTICULAR TO SUBSISTENCE FISHERIES RESOURCES. THROUGH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND COMMUNITY-CENTRIC APPROACH, THIS PROJECT WILL MAXIMIZE THE SUCCESS AND REPLICABILITY OF THIS EFFORT. AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT, A RIVER ENERGY SYSTEM AT TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (TRL 8), HAVING BEEN QUALIFIED THROUGH TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION IN GALENA IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE UTILITY AND/OR AN INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCER (IPP) FOR LONG-TERM GRID-CONNECTED OPERATION. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR PHASE1/BUDGET PERIOD (BP) 1 ARE TO COMPLETE THE TEAM FORMATION EFFORT INITIATED FOR THIS PROPOSAL AND COMPLETE A COMMUNITY-LED PROCESS TO IDENTIFY DEPLOYMENT SITES OF INTEREST AND KEY TECHNOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS TO DRIVE THE PHASE 2 TECHNOLOGY SELECTION PROCESS. SEVERAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS AT THE TRL6 TO TRL8 LEVEL WILL PRESENT PROPOSALS TO THE COMMUNITY FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE CONTEXT OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRIORITIES. END OF PROJECT GOALS (FULL PHASE 1-5): 1. DEVELOP A MICROGRID-CONNECTED CURRENT ENERGY PROJECT IN GALENA, ALASKA AND OPERATE FOR A FULL SUMMER SEASON. 2. TRANSITION THE PROJECT TO AN ONGOING ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AN IPP OR OTHER INNOVATED MODEL THAT MAXIMIZES BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. 3. DEVELOP A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION THAT REDUCES BARRIERS TO RIVERINE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA’S 90+ RIVERINE MICROGRIDS.

ALASKA REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION II (ARCTIC II)

NNA COLLABORATORY: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ACTION - ALASKA COASTAL COOPERATIVE FOR CO-PRODUCING TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTH -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 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, DATA AND OBSERVATION, EDUCATION, FORECASTING, GLOBAL IMPACT, AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. EROSION, FLOODING, PERMAFROST THAW, AND THE FASTEST CLIMATE-DRIVEN TEMPERATURE INCREASES IN THE WORLD ARE RESULTING IN RAPID AND SOMETIMES CATASTROPHIC SHIFTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR ARCTIC COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THE IMMEDIACY OF THE PROBLEM WAS FELT WHEN TYPHOON MERBOK ENTERED THE BERING SEA IN 2022, INTENSIFYING EXISTING COASTAL HAZARDS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE CHALLENGES, AND VULNERABILITY TO EXTREME EVENTS. ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES OUTPACE EXISTING GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS, INCLUDING ECONOMIC AND RELOCATION STRATEGIES, AIMED AT DISASTER RELIEF AND PROTECTION. SOLUTIONS MUST SUIT CULTURAL CONTEXT, FOSTER INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION, AND ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AS EQUAL PARTNERS AND KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS. THE ACTION (ALASKA COASTAL COOPERATIVE FOR CO-PRODUCING TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NORTH) PROJECT IS A COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE-INFORMED PROBLEM SOLVING THAT IS PROCESS-BASED AND GROUNDED IN ACTIONABLE COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SCIENCE AND EDUCATION. THE PROJECT GROWS OUT OF EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AMONG EIGHT INDIGENOUS ARCTIC COASTAL COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE RESPONDING TO INCREASING CLIMATE-DRIVEN COASTAL HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, WHO ARE STUDYING THESE PROCESSES. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN INNOVATIVE, STRENGTH-BASED COMMUNITY APPROACH TO COASTAL RESILIENCE THAT ADVANCES CONVERGENCE SCIENCE AND OBSERVING, IDENTIFIES COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, INFORMS ADAPTATION, INTEGRATES EXISTING KNOWLEDGE, AND IMPROVES COMMUNICATION ACROSS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO A RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC. ACTION WILL 1) ANALYZE EXISTING LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYNTHESIZE BEST PRACTICES, FACILITATE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, AND INNOVATE NETWORKING; 2) ADVANCE PLACE-BASED COASTAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS, OBSERVING, AND FORECASTING; 3) DESIGN RESILIENT, PARTICIPATORY, AND ADAPTIVE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORKS BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE CO-PRODUCTION AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL-TECHNOLOGICAL MODELING; AND 4) FACILITATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES LINKING RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH UNIVERSITIES TO ENHANCE TECHNICAL CAPACITY WITHIN TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS. ACTION PARTNERSHIPS WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES BY EMPHASIZING THE CO-PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE TO DESIGN AND REFRAME COASTAL HAZARD PROBLEMS. SOLUTIONS WILL BE GROUNDED IN PLACE-BASED INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND OUTCOMES, AND CO-CREATED THROUGH COLLECTIVELY NEGOTIATED AND CO-LEARNED EXPERIENCES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT CO-GENERATED UNDERSTANDING ACROSS COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND NATURAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE WILL BUILD TRUST AND LEAD TO MORE EQUITABLE AND ROBUST GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES, TECHNICAL RESPONSES TO CURRENT AND EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS. THE APPROACH IS ITERATIVE, AND BECAUSE IT IS CO-PRODUCED, PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVERGENCE SCIENCE. THE PROJECT ENVISIONS THAT COMBINING PLACE-BASED, EXISTING, AND NEW BIOGEOPHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE WILL LEAD TO NEW UNDERSTANDING AND MODELING FRAMEWORKS AND SCIENCE-INFORMED SOLUTIONS, INCREASING RELEVANCE FOR COMMUNITIES AND DECISION-MAKERS. 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.

BIOMEDICAL LEARNING AND STUDENT TRAINING (BLAST) PROGRAM

AS THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE ARCTIC, THE ARCTIC DOMAIN AWARENESS CENTER (ADAC) WILL ADDRESS CHALLENGES ACROSS THE HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE (HSE), ADDING ARCTIC TO ITS NAME TO REPRESENT ITS EXPANDED STRATEGIC VISION. ADACARCTIC WILL DRAW ON ITS EXPERIENCE OPERATING THE PREVIOUS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) ARCTIC REGIONAL CENTER TO CREATE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NEXUS OF STRATEGIC LEADERS AND PARTNERS CAPABLE OF APPLYING EXPERTISE THROUGHOUT THE HSE. GUIDED BY ITS TEAM OF EXPERT RESEARCHERS, EDUCATORS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, TRANSFER AND TRANSITION EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ADACARCTIC IS READY TO RESPOND TO THE CHALLENGES CONFRONTING DHS IN THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC DOMAIN. VISION: ADDRESSING RAPID CHANGES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND COLLABORATION (ARCTIC).MISSION: CREATE TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS, AND HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONS THAT WILL SERVE THE HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE TO IMPROVE ARCTIC HOMELAND SECURITY.TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE CENTER WILL USE CUTTING-EDGE APPROACHES TO CONDUCT CRITICAL RESEARCH NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR AND IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES DHS FACES IN THE ARCTIC DOMAIN. IT WILL DO SO BY BRINGING TOGETHER AN ARRAY OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED, STRATEGICALLY SELECTED PARTNERS FROM ACADEMIA, FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, INDUSTRY, NON-PROFITS, TRIBAL, AND OTHER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH ARCTIC EXPERTISE. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, ADACARCTIC WILL STIMULATE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IDEAS AND PROJECTS, EXPAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND PROMOTE CENTER ENGAGEMENTS THAT PRODUCE TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES, KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS, AND TRAINED PERSONNEL. EACH PROJECT AND ACTIVITY WILL INVOLVE STUDENTS OR TRAINEES WHILE YIELDING A PRODUCT FOR TRANSFER AND TRANSITION, ALL TO EMPOWER HSE PERSONNEL AND SERVE THE DHS MISSION. ADACARCTICS SELECTED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS WILL CREATE STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES TO FILL KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND SOLVE THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES IN THE ARCTIC. THE SELECTED PROJECTS AIM TO TRANSITION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE BUOYS AND DRONES TO MONITOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM CHRONIC OR ACUTE CHANGES DISASTERS, TOOLS SUCH AS RISK ASSESSMENT EVALUATION METHODS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHODOLOGIES TO IMPROVE DECISION MAKING FOR RISK EVALUATORS AND RESPONDERS, MODELS FOR FAILED OIL WELL MANAGEMENT AND THE INTEGRATION OF A DIVERSE ENERGY PORTFOLIO, AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS SUCH AS REFEREED PUBLICATIONS, LITERATURE REVIEWS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, AND RAPPORT REPORTS. EDUCATIONAL, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS INCLUDE AN INTEGRATED MULTI-INSTITUTION INTERDISCIPLINARY ARCTIC SECURITY GRADUATE DEGREE, A CENTER-LED ADACARCTIC STUDENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM INCORPORATING FELLOWS ON ACTIVE PROJECTS, TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT AND LIAISING, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS CREATED TO MEET SPECIFIC HSE NEEDS. THE KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED INTO THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND HSE THROUGH PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS, VIDEOS, AND WORKSHOPS COORDINATED AND PROMOTED BY THE CENTER. THE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS WILL BE TRANSFERRED AND TRANSITIONED TO DHS COMPONENTS AND INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE UAA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE (TTO). MOREOVER, ADACARCTIC WILL CREATE AN ARCTIC TESTBED TO SUPPORT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITATE UPTAKE AND TRANSITION TO PRACTICE BY CONDUCTING RIGOROUS, TRANSPARENT, AND REPLICABLE TESTING OF SCIENTIFIC THEORIES, COMPUTING TOOLS, AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES WHILE EMBRACING HARSH ARCTIC CONDITIONS AND CHALLENGES. THE DIVERSITY, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION OF ADACARCTIC AND ITS COLLABORATORS, AND ITS CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH DHS AND THE HSE AT-LARGE, WILL YIELD FRESH IDEAS, EXEMPLARY PROJECT APPLICABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS, ALL TO THE BENEFIT OF THE HSE IN THE ARCTIC.

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR ALASKA RESEARCH (CIFAR) RENEWAL (2013-2018)

BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): ALASKA RAILBELT CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (ARCCS) PROJECT THIS PROJECT SERVES TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL-SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GEOLOGIC STORAGE COMPLEX CAPABLE OF STORING OVER 50 MILLION METRIC TONS (MT) OF CO2 SAFELY AND ECONOMICALLY.

HOSTING THE ALASKA CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTER

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

2018-2021 SEA GRANT COMPANION OMNIBUS

THE EASTERN EURASIAN BASIN: REROUTING FRESH WATER BETWEEN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN ARCTIC IN RESPONSE TO ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC FORCINGS

CY2018 NAVY-FUNDED CRUISES ON R V SIKULIAQ

SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN ALASKA'S REMOTE/RURAL REGIONS (STARR)

ALASKA CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTER

SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROJECT

OCEANOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERVICES, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS, 2018-2022

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING

ALASKA SEA GRANT OMNIBUS 2014-2018

PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEW REGULATORY AND GUIDANCE MATERIALS RELATED TO UAS CONTROL STATION DESIGN AND ERGONOMICS.

PROJECT TITLE: HOSTING ALASKAS CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTERPROJECT DATES: 8 1 2023 THROUGH 7 31 2028AWARD PURPOSE:ALASKAS TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AT FOUR TIMES THE RATE OF THE CONTIGUOUS US, IMPACTING ITS NATURAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS THROUGH THE TIMING, FREQUENCY, AND SEVERITY OF WILDFIRES, FLOODING, COASTAL EROSION, PERMAFROST DEGRADATION, GLACIER MASS LOSS, AND CHANGING SNOWPACK, AMONG OTHER IMPACTS. THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AS THE ACADEMIC HOST OF THE ALASKA CLIMATE ADAPTATION SCIENCE CENTER. THE CENTER PROVIDES SCIENCE EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BY DEVELOPING, FACILITATING, AND TRANSLATING ACTIONABLE SCIENCE. ACTIONABLE SCIENCE HELPS SOCIETAL PARTNERS AND DECISION MAKERS THROUGHOUT ALASKA MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE REGIONS LAND, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND ULTIMATELY THE WELLBEING OF ITS RESIDENTS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE CENTER WILL: (1) ENGAGE EARLY- MID- AND LATE-CAREER SCIENTISTS IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE APPLICATION, AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE AND EXPAND RESEARCH SKILLS, (2) SUPPORT RESEARCHERS, RESOURCE MANAGERS, ADAPTATION PLANNERS, AND OTHERS GENERATING ACTIONABLE SCIENCE TO SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, (3) IMPROVE AND EXPAND REGIONAL DIALOGUE VIA THREE NEW CLIMATE ADAPTATION COORDINATION POSITIONS COVERING SOUTHEAST, WESTERN, AND INTERIOR ALASKA, (4) SUPPORT A COMMUNITY OF LEARNING, SHARING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OUTREACH FOR ALASKA TRIBES AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AS THEY RESPOND AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, (5) BUILD CAPACITY IN CLIMATE ADAPTATION SERVICES VIA PARTNER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES, GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE, REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING, AND INTERFACE WITH THE STATE OF ALASKA ON CLIMATE AND CRYOSPHERE HAZARDS, AND (6) ENGAGE IN COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION ACTIVITIES IN ALASKA, INCLUDING PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ACTIONABLE SCIENCE CASE STUDIES, RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS, A PODCAST AND RADIO SHOW, AND A CENTER RESEARCH STORYMAP.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:THE KEY OUTCOMES WILL BE: (1) ALASKA FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS ENGAGED IN ACTIONABLE SCIENCE, (2) HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE CREATION OF ACTIONABLE SCIENCE, (3) ENHANCED REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND DIALOGUE, (4) COUPLING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLES WITH RELEVANT SCIENCE TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING, (5) EXPANDED SCIENCE CAPACITY, AND (6) ENGAGING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION THAT SUPPORTS DECISION MAKERS. THE PRIMARY DELIVERABLES WILL BE STAFF (BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL) AND SCIENTISTS TO CARRY OUT THE ACTIVITIES PERFORMED AND THE OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE REQUIRED FOR CENTER STAFF, SCIENTISTS, AND VISITORS.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):228 ALASKAN TRIBES, FEDERAL AND STATE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS OF ALASKA.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:NO SUBRECIPIENTS UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SYSTEM CAMPUSES ONLY.

REGIONAL ALASKA COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE (2008 - 2013)

ENHANCING TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ALASKA.

TEACHER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS FOR STATE AND PARTNERSHIPS - PARTNERSHIP GRANTS

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION TO ACHIEVE CIRCUMPOLAR SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATION

ALASKA SEA GRANT OMNIBUS 2010-2014

DE-FE0031606 PROJECT TITLE: FIRST EVER FIELD PILOT ON ALASKA'S NORTH SLOPE TO VALIDATE THE USE OF POLYMER FLOODS FOR HEAVY OIL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

A WARMING CLIMATE HAS CHANGED THE TIMING OF THE SEASONS IN THE ARCTIC AND ELSEWHERE. OUR PROJECT WILL ENGAGE LEARNERS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SHI

AN AON-USARRAY OBSERVING NETWORK IN ARCTIC ALASKA

LTER: RESILIENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOSAIC OF THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA (NGA) SHELF ECOSYSTEM

COOK INLET VOLCANO MONITORING

LTER: CROSS-SCALE CONTROLS OVER RESPONSES OF THE ALASKAN BOREAL FOREST TO CHANGING DISTURBANCE REGIMES

ALASKA SEA GRANT 2024-27 OMNIBUS PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY FORM PURPOSE: THE 2024-27 ALASKA SEA GRANT OMNIBUS OUTLINES THE SPECIFIC WORK TO BE CONDUCTED BY ALASKA SEA GRANT AS PART OF ITS CORE PROGRAM FUNCTIONS. OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND OUTCOMES ARE ALIGNED WITH AND INFORMED BY THE 2024-27 ALASKA SEA GRANT STRATEGIC PLAN. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THROUGH THIS OMNIBUS AWARD, ALASKA SEA GRANT WILL CARRY OUT A COMPETITIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM, OFFER UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND SERVE THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES OF ALASKA THROUGH PLACE-BASED AND LOCALLY INFORMED OUTREACH (EXTENSION) SERVICES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES ARE LIKELY TO INCLUDE THE GENERATION OF NEW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, STUDENT ADVANCEMENT AND GRADUATION, INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR ALASKANS, IMPROVED SAFETY AND HARVESTING PRACTICES BY THE FISHERIES AND MARICULTURE INDUSTRIES, AND INCREASED RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES TO NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC HAZARDS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ALASKANS LIVING OR WORKING ON COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT, INCLUDING COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, WORKERS, STUDENTS, AND YOUTH. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENTS WILL CONDUCT QUESTION-BASED RESEARCH ON TOPICS OF HIGH PRIORITY TO COASTAL ALASKA COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS.

ALASKA REGIONAL COLLABORATION FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION III (ARCTIC III)

SIKES ACT AWARD: INRMP IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FORT GREELY, ALASKA

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS POINT OF SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT

BLM-ALASKA, ALASKA RESOURCE LIBRARY INFORMATION SYSTEM (ARLIS)

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING

THE BONANZA CREEK (BNZ) LTER: REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHANGING CLIMATE-DISTURBANCE INTERACTIONS FOR THE RESILIENCE OF ALASKA'S BOREAL FOREST

THE ALASKA CENTER FOR CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AND POLICY (ACCAP): BUILDING HEALTHY AND THRIVING ALASKAN COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIES, AND ECOSYSTEMS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF MODELS TO ASSESS DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF CONVERTER-DOMINATED POWER SYSTEMS ACROSS MULTIPLE SPATIOTEMPORAL SCALES

G18AC000132 UAF (VOLCANO)

BIOMEDICAL LEARNING AND STUDENT TRAINING (BLAST) PROGRAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS WILL ESTABLISH A LONG-TERM CENTER FOR MARINE DEBRIS BASED IN KODIAK, ALASKA. THIS CENTER, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH ALASKA SEA GRANT AND THE OCEAN PLASTICS RECOVERY PROJECT, WILL BOTH FACILITATE AND SUPPORT TARGETED REMOVAL OPERATIONS, AND WORK TO SERVE THE IDENTIFIED AND EMERGENT NEEDS OF THE MARINE DEBRIS COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STATE, THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DEBRIS COLLECTION, MONITORING, ANALYSIS, TRANSPORT, AND DISPOSAL. THERE IS AN ACTIVE, GROWING, AND DEDICATED MARINE DEBRIS COMMUNITY ACROSS ALASKA WHO ARE CONFRONTING MARINE DEBRIS CHALLENGES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO ALASKA. THE CENTER WILL WORK TO SUPPORT SUCH GROUPS IN IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL PROJECTS, AND WILL ADVANCE EFFORTS TO OPTIMIZE DISPOSAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM. TO DO SO, THE CENTER WILL ADMINISTER A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO SUB-AWARD FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS THROUGHOUT ALASKA, WHICH WILL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH PRIORITIES OF THE REGION, AND

ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY 2021, DATED 5/18/2021, REVISED 5/26/2021

TAS::89 0222::TAS; NEW; MAKING WIND WORK FOR ALASKA: SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE WIND-DIESEL SYSTEMS FOR ISO

PROJECT TITLE: UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS, GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE (UAF-GI)PROJECT PERIOD: 6 1 2024 THROUGH 5 31 2029AWARD PURPOSE: THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTESPARTICIPATION IN THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS WILL PERFORM GEOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, GEOPHYSICAL, AND REMOTE SENSING WORK RELATED TO VOLCANO MONITORING AND VOLCANIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT FOR ALASKA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS WILL PERFORM A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS COOPERATIVEAGREEMENT, INCLUDING: COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT OF PERSONNEL IN ROUTINE AVO ACTIVITIES FIELD DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING ADVANCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION SEISMOLOGY AND SEISMIC MONITORING NEAR REAL-TIME SATELLITE SUPPORT FOR VOLCANO MONITORING PHYSICS- AND DATA-BASED MODELING, INFRASOUND AND INFRASOUND MONITORING GEODESY AND GEODETIC MONITORING GAS MONITORING AND ERUPTION DETECTION GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF VOLCANIC HAZARDS INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH MONITORING PARTNERS IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT INVOLVING OF GRADUATE STUDENT IN RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND REGULAR OBSERVATORY ACTIVITIES.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS WILL HELP PROVIDE RELEVANT VOLCANO MONITORING DATA, INCLUDING GEOPHYSICAL (SEISMIC, INFRASOUND, AND GEODETIC), REMOTE SENSING, AND GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICALSAMPLES. NUMEROUS DERIVED MONITORING AND RESEARCH PRODUCTS WILL BE PRODUCED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO OBSERVATORY PARTNERS FROM THESE DATA. MULTIPLE REPORTS AND PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS WILL ALSO BE PRODUCED. THESE DATA AND PRODUCTS WILL ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF VOLCANIC UNREST, ERUPTION, AND ERUPTION HISTORIES IN THE REGION.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THE POPULATION OF ALASKA..SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N A

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

SUSTAINING USARRAY-ENHANCED NETWORK OPERATIONS IN ALASKA, DATED 9/22/2021, REVISED 10/12/2021

PROJECT TITLE: SUSTAINING USARRAY-ENHANCED NETWORK OPERATIONS IN ALASKAPERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 11 1 2023 THROUGH 10 31 2025AWARD PURPOSE - OPERATE A NETWORK OF STATIONS THAT SUPPORTS EARTHQUAKE AND SEISMIC MONITORING IN ALASKA. ACQUIRE, DISSEMINATE, AND QUALITY CONTROL DATA PRODUCED BY THIS NETWORK.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED - TRAIN AND MAINTAIN A TEAM OF FIELD ENGINEERS WITH THE EXPERTISE TO CARRY OUT EFFICIENT AND SAFE FIELD OPERATIONS IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS OF ALASKA. PLAN AND PREPARE FOR ANNUAL FIELD MAINTENANCE CAMPAIGNS THAT OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION DURING SUMMER MONTHS. CONTRACT AVIATION COMPANIES (PRIMARILY HELICOPTER) TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO REMOTE MONITORING STATIONS. REPAIR AND UPGRADE THE CORE COMPONENTS OF THESE STATIONS: POWER SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND SENSORS INCLUDING BROADBAND SEISMIC, STRONG MOTION, AND GNSS. MAINTAIN REAL-TIME DATA COMMUNICATIONS FROM THESE STATIONS. THIS DATA TELEMETRY INCLUDES A MIX OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERNET, MICROWAVE, CELLULAR, AND SATELLITE LINKS. SUPPORT CYBER-SECURE COMPUTING SYSTEMS LOCATED ONSITE AT THE ALASKA EARTHQUAKE CENTER, AS WELL AS CLOUD-BASED, THAT PERFORM REALTIME DATA ACQUISITION, PROCESSING, AND REVIEW. MAINTAIN A LOCAL ARCHIVE OF SEISMIC AND GEODETIC DATA AND DISTRIBUTE THESE DATA TO ESTABLISHED PUBLIC-FACING PORTALS. PERFORM ROUTINE QUALITY CHECKS OF ALL DATA.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES - SERVE HIGH QUALITY GEOPHYSICAL DATA THAT SUPPORT EARTHQUAKE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT ACROSS ALASKA.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES - THE PUBLIC, THE EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS PROGRAM, ACADEMIA, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE THE DATA SUCH AS NOAAS TSUNAMI WARNING CENTERS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES - THIS PROJECT DOES NOT INCLUDE FORMAL SUBAWARDS. HOWEVER, IT DOES INCLUDE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTS THAT PROVIDE HELICOPTER SUPPORT, AS WELL AS CELLULAR AND SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.

HIBERNATION GENOMICS

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS (PART F)

DE-FOA-0002334, SUBMARINE HYDROKINETIC AND RIVERINE KILO-MEGAWATT SYSTEMS (SHARKS) UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS DE-AR0001444 BASE AWARD CONTROL NUMBER 2334-1541 MATERIAL AND COST EFFICIENT MODULAR RIVERINE HYDROKINETIC ENERGY SYSTEM

ALASKA NATIVE COLLABORATIVE HUB FOR RESILIENCE RESEARCH (ANCHRR)

INVESTIGATING OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE-RELATED RISK FACTORS OF ALASKA NATIVES

LTER: NGA PHASE II - RESILIENCE AND CONNECTIVITY ACROSS TRANSITIONS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ECOSYSTEM -THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA (NGA) IS A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE SUBARCTIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM, AND DIVERSE COASTAL COMMUNITIES HAVE RELIED UPON IT FOR HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS. TODAY, THE NGA ECOSYSTEM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL FISHERIES, LOCAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS IN TERMS OF FOOD, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY. THE NGA LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (LTER) SITE AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THIS DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM. THE NGA LTER OVERARCHING CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK IS THAT INTENSE ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY ? BOTH TEMPORALLY AND SPATIALLY ? HAS YIELDED A HIGHLY RESILIENT ECOSYSTEM THROUGH SPECIES ADAPTATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. BUILDING OFF 25 YEARS OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE SEWARD LINE AND FINDINGS FROM PHASE I OF THE NGA LTER, PHASE II IS IMPROVING MECHANISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THIS BIOME?S KEY ORGANISMS, ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES, AND RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. PHASE II CONTINUES TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS AND TO ENGAGE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE REGARDING THIS ECOSYSTEM. VARIOUS AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER WITH AND LEVERAGE THE NGA LTER, DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS LTER SITE AND THE DATA COLLECTED FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION. BUILDING ON LONG-TERM DATA SETS AND FINDINGS FROM PHASE-I, NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA LTER PHASE-II RESEARCH HAS THREE PRIMARY GOALS. FIRST, THE INVESTIGATORS ARE CONTINUING COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM DATA TO UNDERSTAND SPECIES ABUNDANCE AND CONNECTIVITY, AS WELL AS THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO EVENT-SCALE AND LONG-TERM CHANGE. SECOND, THE TEAM IS EXPLORING FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY OF ORGANISMS AS AN UNDERPINNING OF ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE. DESPITE MODEST SPECIES RICHNESS, THE NGA HOSTS NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF ?REDUNDANT? TAXA WITH COMPARABLE TROPHIC ROLES THROUGHOUT THE FOOD WEB; THE INVESTIGATORS PROPOSE THAT THESE TAXA, WITH DIFFERING BUT COMPLIMENTARY NUTRITIONAL STRATEGIES, LIFE HISTORIES, AND LIFE-CYCLE TIMING, CONTRIBUTE TO FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY. REDUNDANCY STABILIZES VARIABILITY AT HIGHER TROPHIC LEVELS, THEREBY CONFERRING RESILIENCE TO THE SYSTEM (I.E., MAINTENANCE OR RECOVERY OF KEY ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES IN RESPONSE TO DISTURBANCE), AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH REDUNDANCY STABILIZES FOOD WEBS HAS NOT BEEN WELL EXPLORED IN PELAGIC MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. THIRD, THE TEAM IS INVESTIGATING THE ECOLOGICAL ROLE OF PHYSICAL FRONTS (I.E., TRANSITIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT WATER MASSES) AND ASSOCIATED ECOTONES (I.E., TRANSITIONS IN BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE) IN THE NGA. NGA IS MAKING USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN OVERCOME HISTORICAL LIMITATIONS TO THE STUDY OF FRONTS AND THEIR CONSTITUENT COMMUNITIES AT BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES. THE INVESTIGATORS HYPOTHESIZE THAT FRONTS EXERT A DISPROPORTIONATE INFLUENCE ON KEY ECOSYSTEM PROPERTIES (E.G., PRODUCTION, EXPORT, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY) AND ARE THUS RELATED TO WHOLE-ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE. IN ADDITION, FRONTS ARE LIKELY TO BE INFLUENCED BY BOTH EVENT-SCALE AND LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THE OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTATION UNDER EACH OF THESE THREE THEMES ARE COUPLED TO MODELING ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSTAND RELEVANT PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT OCCUR AT FRONTAL TRANSITIONS. THESE BIOME-SPECIFIC FORMULATIONS ARE EXPLORING HISTORICAL, CURRENT, AND FUTURE ECOLOGICAL STATES BASED ON CLIMATE SCENARIOS PREDICTED FOR THE NGA. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LTER SITES IS FURTHER ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL THEORY. 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.

CY2023-CY2028 R/V SIKULIAQ ONR SHIP DAYS PROPOSAL

ALASKA EARTHQUAKE CENTER OPERATIONS

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS (PART F)

BASIC/CORE AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS

LTER: CHANGING DISTURBANCES, ECOLOGICAL LEGACIES, AND THE FUTURE OF THE ALASKAN BOREAL FOREST -OVER THE PAST CENTURY, ALASKA HAS BEEN WARMING TWICE AS QUICKLY AS THE GLOBAL AVERAGE, WITH LARGE INCREASES OCCURRING IN ITS INTERIOR BOREAL FORESTS. THIS WARMER, DRIER CLIMATE HAS TRIGGERED IMPORTANT CHANGES TO REGIONAL WILDFIRE, PESTS AND PATHOGEN OUTBREAKS, AND PERMAFROST THAW. THE BONANZA CREEK LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH (BNZ LTER) PROGRAM WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACTS OF CHANGING CLIMATE AND DISTURBANCE REGIMES ON THE ALASKAN BOREAL FOREST AND EXPLORE ASSOCIATED REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES ON FEEDBACKS TO THE CLIMATE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS STATE AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, THE BNZ LTER PROGRAM WILL IDENTIFY VULNERABILITIES AND EXPLORE ADAPTATION OPPORTUNITIES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL THEORY AND THE ROLE OF THE BOREAL BIOME AND PERMAFROST SOILS IN THE EARTH SYSTEM. THE BNZ LTER WILL SHARE RESULTS WITH A BROADER COMMUNITY VIA OUTREACH TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLYARD LTER AND FOSTERING SCIENCE PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A NEW ALASKA NATIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BRING A DYNAMIC AND INCLUSIVE ALASKA NATIVE PERSPECTIVE INTO THE BNZ PROGRAM WILL BE INTRODUCED WITH THIS RENEWAL. THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON ECOLOGICAL LEGACIES OF PAST ECOSYSTEMS TRANSMITTED THROUGH CARRYOVER OF INFORMATION AND MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION. CHANGES IN CLIMATE OR DISTURBANCE REGIMES CAN MODIFY KEY LEGACIES AND TRIGGER RAPID ECOSYSTEM REORGANIZATION INTO NEW RECOVERY TRAJECTORIES. THESE INCLUDE SHIFTS TO NEW STATES THAT ARE UNLIKELY TO RECOVER TO THE PRE-DISTURBANCE ECOSYSTEM. SUCH SHIFTS IN THE FREQUENCY AND LONGEVITY OF ECOSYSTEM STATES CAN RESTRUCTURE PROCESSES AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE. THEY CAN INFLUENCE SOIL THERMAL STATES, HYDROLOGY, SPECIES COMPOSITION AND BIOTIC INTERACTIONS, BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, AND DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE BNZ LTER PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1) HOW DO LEGACIES CONSTRAIN THE RESPONSE OF THE ALASKAN BOREAL FOREST TO CLIMATE CHANGE, 2) HOW WILL THESE LEGACIES AFFECT FUTURE ECOSYSTEM TRAJECTORIES, AND 3) WHAT ARE THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THESE EMERGENT ECOSYSTEM TRAJECTORIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE? MULTIPLE MECHANISTIC HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE ROLE OF LEGACIES IN ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE AND CHANGE WILL BE TESTED USING DATA FROM THE SITE. COLLECTION OF LONG-TERM DATA WILL BE CONTINUED AND COMBINED WITH DATA FROM NEW SITES, EXPERIMENTS, AND SURVEYS. THIS WILL EXPAND RESEARCH TO INVESTIGATE NEW TYPES OF DISTURBANCE IMPACTS. STATISTICAL AND PROCESS-BASED SIMULATION MODELS WILL BE COMBINED TO PREDICT CURRENT AND FUTURE ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS AND FEEDBACKS AT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE. IT WILL IDENTIFY SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL VULNERABILITIES AND EXPLORE ADAPTATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH ALASKA NATIVES AND ALASKAN COMMUNITIES. THIS LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITE IS SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY AND THE OFFICE OF POLAR PROGRAMS. 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.

PURPOSE: THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS IN 1966 (AMENDED IN 2008, PUBLIC LAW 110-394) TO BE A HIGHLY LEVERAGED FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIP TO HARNESS THE INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY OF THE NATION'S UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND GENERATE OPPORTUNITIES IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND EDUCATION. SEA GRANT'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICAL USE AND CONSERVATION OF COASTAL, MARINE AND GREAT LAKES RESOURCES IN ORDER TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT. THIS GRANT IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH ALASKA SEA GRANT LAYS OUT ITS PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE GOALS LAID OUT IN IN THEIR FY2018-23 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://SEAGRANT.NOAA.GOV/INSIDESEAGRANT/PLANNING IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED GRANT PROGRESS REPORTING, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPORT DEFINED MEASURES AND METRICS AS W

ELLUAM TUNGIINUN - TOWARD WELLNESS

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CIRCULATION ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF AREAS OF THE NE CHUKCHI AND W. BEAUFORT

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT-SBA-BRIDGING THE E-SKILLS GAP IN ALASKA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH, SYNTHESIS, AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN A CHANGING ARCTIC: SCIENCE SUPPORT FOR THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARCTIC CHANG

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS POINT OF SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT

TAS::89 0331::TAS RECOVERY RECOVERY ACT: VALIDATION OF INNOVATIVE EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS, ALASKA

ALASKA SPACE GRANT PROGRAM 2020-2024

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS UPWARD BOUND

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED DISORDERS TRAINING PROGRAM

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

7/15/14 ADDING FUNDS TO PROJECT, ASAP LINE 0001 FOR $774,215.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CO-PRODUCING UNDERSTANDING OF DRIVERS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ARCTIC CHANGE: SCIENCE SUPPORT FOR SEARCH

THIS EDA INVESTMENT FUNDS THE HEALTH WORKFORCE EXPANSION AND DIVERSITY PROJECT, TO SUPPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE WITH RENOVATING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF INSTRUCTION SPACE TO ALLOW FOR CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT LABS, A DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY LAB, AND AN ENHANCED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY PROCEDURAL SPACE IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL ALLOW FOR THE HEALTH PROGRAMS TO EXPAND FURTHER AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR NURSING, CLINICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TELEWORK OPTIONS, TELEHEALTH TRAINING, AND IMPLEMENT NEEDED MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SPACE IS FLEXIBLE TO THE OVERALL NEEDS OF THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL HELP FUTURE GRADUATES FROM THIS PROGRAM ENTER HIGH-PAYING STABLE JOBS IN THE ALASKAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS ILLUSTRATED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC, WHICH WILL HELP STRENGTHEN AND DIVERSIFY THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

FY09 ENERGY PROGRAM: OTHER PROJECTS

RII TRACK-2 FEC: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: HARNESSING BIG DATA TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTIONS OF GEOMAGNETICALLY INDUCED CURRENTS

ALASKA HUB FOR ENERGY INNOVATION AND DEPLOYMENT

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

INITIATING AN ARCTIC MARINE BIODIVERSITY OBSERVING NETWORK (AMBON)

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS

INCREASING PRESSURE AND DEMANDS ON PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES IN ALASKA COUPLED WITH THE EXPANSIVE NATURE OF PUBLICLY OWNED RESOURCES (235 MILLION ACRES OF FEDERAL AND 100 MILLION ACRES OF STATE LAND) CREATED THE NEED FOR A CENTRAL LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE. THE ALASKA RESOURCES LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (ARLIS) HAS CONSOLIDATED A NUMBER OF EXISTING FEDERAL, STATE, AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES TO FORM A VASTLY MORE COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON ALASKAS NATURAL RESOURCES IN A SINGLE LOCATION, SERVED BY A HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF.ARLIS IS NEEDED IN THE STATE OF ALASKA TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR A CENTRAL LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICE DEDICATED TO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF UAA AND BLM ARE PART OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK TO BE COMPLETED OVER THE COURSE OF THE AGREEMENT. ARLIS IS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICE ISSUE, AS IT IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES POOLING THEIR RESOURCES AND WORKING TOGETHER. ARLIS IS A CRUCIAL SOURCE OF ALASKA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND UNIVERSITY SECTORS.UAA AND BLM, BOTH ARLIS FOUNDING AGENCIES, SHARE THE OBJECTIVE OF PROVIDING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO ARLIS-AFFILIATED AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC IN A COST-EFFICIENT MANNER. UAA PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO ARLISS COLLECTIONS DURING MORE THAN 100 OPEN HOURS EACH WEEK, AS WELL AS FACILITATING THE ARLIS UAA CONSORTIUM LIBRARY JOINT ELECTRONIC CATALOG THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 24 HOURS A DAY.ARLIS REMAINS LOCATED IN 20,000 SQ. FT. OF UAAS CONSORTIUM LIBRARY BUILDING AND SERVES AS A REPOSITORY FOR INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ON THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA. UAA PROVIDED THE SPACE, HIRES STAFFING AS SUPPORTED BY THE ARLIS BUDGET AND PERFORMS MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT AS NECESSARY FOR ARLIS OPERATIONS.THIS PROJECT IS A CONTINUATION OF HOUSING AND PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR ARLIS, TO ADDRESS PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND UNIVERSITY SECTOR NEEDS FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES PERTAINING TO ALASKAS NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. ARLIS DIRECTOR BRANDY WATTS IS PI FOR THE PROJECT. UAA STAFF MEMBERS WORK INCLUDES PROCESSING AND CATALOGING LIBRARY MATERIALS, PROVIDING REFERENCE SERVICES, CIRCULATION OF MATERIALS, PROCESSING AND FULFILLING INTERLIBRARY LOANS, AND MANAGING THE ARLIS NETWORK.

QUNGASVIK (TOOLBOX): PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL/SUICIDE RISK IN ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS

ADVANCING UAF SNRP

THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE IN ALASKA'S BOREAL FORESTS: RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE WARMING

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

ALASKA SEA GRANT OMNIBUS PROGRAM PLAN 2006-2008 - DR. BRIAN ALLEE

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

WEST COAST AND POLAR REGIONS UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTER PROPOSAL: 2008

ALASKA CENTER FOR CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AND POLICY (ACCAP): SCIENCE, DECISION-SUPPORT, AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN ALASKA

UPWARD BOUND

LEADERSHIP EDUCATION IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED DISORDERS TRAINING PROGRAM

ARCTIC CLIMATE OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS ? INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER

PROJECT TITLE: ESTABLISHING A RADIOCARBON INSTRUMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKSPROJECT PERIOD: JUNE 07, 2024- JUNE 06, 2026THE AWARD PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH A RADIOCARBON INSTRUMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKAFAIRBANKS, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVORS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDINGTHE PAST 40,000 YEARS.THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE PURCHASING A CUTTING-EDGE RADIOCARBON DATINGINSTRUMENT, KNOWN AS MICADAS, AND RETROFITTING A DESIGNATED LABORATORY SPACE AT THE UNIVERSITYOF ALASKA FAIRBANKS TO ACCOMMODATE THE INSTRUMENT. THE MICADAS HOLDS IMMENSE POTENTIALFOR ENRICHING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS VARIOUS FIELDS. RADIOCARBON DATING SERVES AS A CRUCIAL TOOL FORSCIENTISTS, AKIN TO A CLOCK ENABLING THEM TO DATE DIVERSE MATERIALS BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES WILL BE A RETROFITTED LABORATORY WITH AN INSTALLED ANDOPERATIONAL INSTRUMENT FOR RADIOCARBON DATING. THE PLAN INVOLVES INTEGRATING MICADAS INTOUAF S STATE-OF-THE-ART ENGINEERING FACILITY, TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS ACCESSIBILITY FOR RESEARCHERS. DR.MATTHEW WOOLLER AND DR. NICOLE MISARTI WILL DRAW UPON THEIR EXPERTISE TO SPEARHEAD THISENDEAVOR. FOLLOWING THE SETUP PERIOD, RESEARCHERS KEEN ON HARNESSING THE POWER OF RADIOCARBONDATING WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR SAMPLES TO THE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. THE LABORATORY WILLPRIORITIZE PROCESSING THEM EFFICIENTLY AND PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE RESULTS, FOSTERINGCOLLABORATION AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES WILL BE RESEARCHERS WISHING TO CONDUCT RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES.BY LEVERAGING THIS TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCHERS CAN DELVE INTO THE MYSTERIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, GEOLOGICALPHENOMENA, AND CULTURAL EVOLUTION. WITH MICADAS AT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS, RESEARCHERS CANPLACE ALASKA S INDIGENOUS HERITAGE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ECOLOGICAL SHIFTS WITHIN ACOMPREHENSIVE TEMPORAL FRAMEWORK. ALASKA STANDS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ARCTIC RESEARCH, MAKINGTHE PRESENCE OF A RADIOCARBON INSTRUMENT INDISPENSABLE. ITS AVAILABILITY WILL STREAMLINE ANALYSES,MAKING THEM FASTER AND MORE COST-EFFECTIVE. THIS, IN TURN, WILL FACILITATE INVESTIGATIONS INTO AWIDE ARRAY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING SEISMIC EVENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS, AND THE PATHWAYS OFMERCURY CONTAMINATION IN LOCAL FOOD CHAINS. IN THE FACE OF ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE, THE NEEDFOR ADVANCED TOOLS LIKE MICADAS BECOMES INCREASINGLY URGENT. BY DELVING INTO ANCIENT RECORDSAND EXAMINING PAST OCCURRENCES, RESEARCHERS CAN ENHANCE THE PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE ENVIRONMENTALSHIFTS AND ASSOCIATED RISKS.THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.

ARCTIC DOMAIN AWARENESS CENTER (ADAC): COE

ALASKA CENTER FOR CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AND POLICY

GULF APEX PREDATOR-PREY STUDY (GAP)

NRT: NNA: TAMAMTA (ALL OF US): TRANSFORMING WESTERN AND INDIGENOUS FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCES TOGETHER

U.S.-CANADA TRANSBOUNDARY FISH AND LOWER TROPHIC COMMUNITIES

UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS: NEW MARINER AWARD. CONTROL NUMBER: 1726-1504 TITLE: ''DEVELOPMENT OF SCALABLE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE MACROALGAL FARMING''

ANSS PRODUCTS AND DISSEMINATION FOR ALASKA

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MODEL FOR ALASKA

ALASKA RESOURCES LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES (ARLIS)

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

IGERT: GLOBAL-LOCAL INTERACTIONS: RESILIENCE AND ADAPTION OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN A RAPIDLY CHANGING NORTH

UNDER THIS PROPOSAL, THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS UAF WILL FLY AIRBORNE MISSIONS IN ALASKA TO PERFORM LASER ALTIMETRY AND SURFACE MAPPING WITH

MRI: DEVELOPMENT OF A TRISTATIC NETWORK OF GROUND-BASED AERONOMIC OBSERVATORIES TO OPERATE IN SYNERGY WITH THE EISCAT-3D FACILITY

SEISMIC NETWORK OPERATIONS IN ALASKA

AWARD COMPETITION FOR A HOLLINGS MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP) CENTER IN THE STATE OF ALASKA

IGERT: MARINE ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ARCTIC AND SUBARCTIC (MESAS)

RESEARCH VESSEL SUPPORT FOR THE NAVY-FUNDED CRUISES ON UAF'S RESEARCH VESSEL SIKULIAQ DURING FY2015

DISCRETIONARY

NNA RESEARCH: REDUCING FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION IN RURAL ARCTIC COMMUNITIES -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, DATA AND OBSERVATION, EDUCATION, GLOBAL IMPACT, AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. ACROSS THE ARCTIC, MANY REMOTE COMMUNITIES HAVE AN ENERGY-INEFFICIENT HOUSING STOCK AND RELY ON EXPENSIVE, IMPORTED FUEL OIL FOR BOTH ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND SPACE HEATING. TOGETHER, THESE FACTORS CREATE AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH ENERGY COST BURDEN FOR HOUSEHOLDS. TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON FUEL OIL, SOME COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA HAVE INTEGRATED RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) RESOURCES INTO THEIR ELECTRICAL MICROGRIDS. FLEXIBLE LOADS, SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTARY SPACE HEATING, CAN BUFFER FLUCTUATIONS IN RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND ALLOW UTILITIES TO GENERATE MORE ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES. WHEN EXCESS RENEWABLY GENERATED ELECTRICITY IS AVAILABLE, IT CAN BE SOLD AT A DISCOUNTED RATE AND USED BY CONSUMERS TO CHARGE ELECTRIC THERMAL STORAGE HEATERS (ETSH), THEREBY REDUCING HEATING COSTS. ENERGY EFFICIENCY MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS IT MAY BE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE TO REDUCE FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND RE CAPACITY ADDITIONS. THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATES WHETHER DISPLACING FUEL OIL USED FOR SPACE HEATING WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND RENEWABLY GENERATED ELECTRICITY CAN SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE HOUSEHOLDS? ENERGY COST BURDEN, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND INCREASE THE RE CONTRIBUTION IN ISOLATED MICROGRIDS IN REMOTE ARCTIC COMMUNITIES. THIS RESEARCH HAS ENERGY JUSTICE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE HUNDREDS OF ARCTIC COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY USING FUEL OIL FOR SPACE HEATING AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION. THIS RESEARCH MAY LEAD TO THE BROADER ADOPTION OF A COST-EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES AND LOW-COST, RENEWABLY GENERATED ELECTRICITY FOR SPACE HEATING, WHICH COULD REDUCE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR CARBON EMISSIONS AND HOUSEHOLD ENERGY COST BURDEN. THE PROJECT INCORPORATES DIMENSIONS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS THROUGH FOUR COMPONENTS: 1) A RESIDENTIAL HEATING FIELD EXPERIMENT IN KOTZEBUE, ALASKA; 2) ENERGY SYSTEM MODELING; 3) ECONOMIC AND POLICY ANALYSIS; AND 4) ENERGY EDUCATION. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: 1) MEASURE THE ELECTRICITY AND HEATING FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION IN TREATMENT AND CONTROL HOMES BEFORE AND AFTER ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS AND ETSH ARE INSTALLED IN THE TREATMENT HOMES; 2) EXTEND AN EXISTING MICROGRID SIMULATION SOFTWARE (MIGRIDS) TO ADD BUILDING THERMAL LOADS AND ETSH; 3) USE THE MIGRIDS MODEL TO OPTIMIZE AND VALUE VARIOUS LEVELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS, ETSH, ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE, AND RE; 4) DEVELOP A PROCESS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED ELSEWHERE TO OPTIMIZE AND VALUE VARIOUS LEVELS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS, ETSH, ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE, AND RE; 5) COLLABORATE WITH THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ENERGY EXPERTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DESIGN A SURVEY THAT SATISFIES BOTH THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; 6) ESTIMATE REDUCTIONS IN ENERGY COST BURDEN, CARBON EMISSIONS, AND AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DISPLACED FUEL OIL USE; 7) IDENTIFY REGULATORY, INSTITUTIONAL, AND/OR POLICY CHANGES REQUIRED TO ENABLE THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF RENEWABLY GENERATED ELECTRICITY FOR SPACE HEATING IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA AND THE CIRCUMPOLAR NORTH; 8) IDENTIFY HOW EXISTING STATEWIDE ENERGY POLICIES CAN BE ADAPTED TO BE MORE EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE; 9) COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL K-8 EDUCATORS AND ELDERS TO CREATE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, PLACE-BASED CURRICULUM MATERIALS FOR A SCIENCE UNIT ON ENERGY USE IN ARCTIC COMMUNITIES; 10) PROVIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY AUDITING TRAINING TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND 11) TEACH ARCTIC REMOTE ENERGY NETWORK ACADEMY (ARENA) PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HOW TO APPLY THE ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL DEVELOPED FOR THIS PROJECT TO REDUCE FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. 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.

NNA RESEARCH: PERMAFROST GROWN: CULTIVATING CONVERGENCE BETWEEN FARMERS AND RESEARCHERS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABILITY FOR INTENSIFYING PERMAFROST-AGROECOSYSTEMS

NNA TRACK 1: LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND ADAPTING TO CHANGE IN ICE-RICH PERMAFROST SYSTEMS

ALASKA ALLIANCE LSAMP

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PACMAN - CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR DISCOVERING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER RESOURCES ACROSS ALASKA AND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

PROJECT LEAF (LITERACY EQUITY FOR ALASKA FAMILIES)

CONTINUING SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE OBSERVATIONS OF THERMAL STATE OF PERMAFROST IN NORTH AMERICA AND RUSSIA: THE U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL NETWORK FOR PERMAFROST

PROJECT PURPOSE:THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS "INCREASED BROADBAND AND IT CAREERS FOR LOW-INCOME RURAL ALASKA NATIVE AND MINORITY STUDENTS" PROJECT WILL ADDRESS UNRELIABLE INTERNET ISSUES AT RURAL ALASKA CAMPUSES AND BENEFIT RURAL LOW-INCOME MINORITY STUDENTS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPACT POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS BY STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY OF THE RURAL CAMPUSES, SUPPORTING NEW TECHNICAL PROGRAMS FOR RURAL LOW-INCOME MINORITY STUDENTS, AND SUPPORTING FACULTY AND STAFF BY THE INCREASED BROADBAND CAPACITY. THE RESULTING INVESTMENTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA AS AN INSTITUTION. ACTIVITIES:THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS PROPOSES THREE PROJECTS WHICH INCLUDE: (1) BROADBAND IMPROVEMENTS AT RURAL CAMPUSES, (2) INCREASED CAPACITY TO MANAGE RURAL NETWORKS, AND (3) CREATE AN INTERN PROGRAM FOR RURAL LOW-INCOME MINORITIES TO ENTER IT CAREERS. THE FIRST PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE BROADBAND BANDWIDTH AT FIVE RURAL ALASKA CAMPUSES AND TWO RURAL CENTERS. NEW ENDPOINT HARDWARE WILL BE INSTALLED, AND CAPACITY UPGRADES PURCHASED FROM EXISTING SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE SECOND ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL TO HELP MANAGE THE RURAL CAMPUS NETWORKS. A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TECHNICIAN WILL BE HIRED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO MANAGE THE RURAL NETWORKS AND A PROGRAM COORDINATOR WILL BE HIRED TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT. FINALLY, THE THIRD PROJECT WILL PLACE FOUR INTERNS INTO ENTRY-LEVEL PAID IT POSITIONS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES. OUTCOMES:AS A RESULT OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES, THE FOLLOWING IMPACTS AND BENEFITS WILL BE REALIZED: BUILD BROADBAND AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) CAPACITY BY DOUBLING BROADBAND CAPACITY TO EACH RURAL UNIVERSITY; SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE EXISTING REMOTE LEARNING PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY ? PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY INHIBITED BY THE LACK OF BROADBAND; BUILD DIGITAL SKILLS AND IT WORKFORCE CAPACITY BY CREATING IT INTERNSHIPS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT ALSO SUPPORT DEMANDS IN LOCAL BUSINESSES. BENEFICIARIES:THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE COMMUNITIES AND LOW-INCOME MINORITY STUDENTS IN SIX RURAL CAMPUSES ACROSS ALASKA. THE FOLLOWING RURAL CAMPUSES WILL RECEIVE BROADBAND UPGRADES, ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND AN IT INTERN: BRISTOL BAY CAMPUS, CHUKCHI CAMPUS, INTERIOR ALASKA CAMPUS, KUSKOKWIM CAMPUS, NORTHWEST CAMPUS, AND THE TROTH YEDDHA CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO CONDUCT THE SAME ACTIVITIES IN THE APPLICANTS SURROUNDING ANCHOR COMMUNITIES IN FAIRBANKS, AK. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE BOTH LOCATED IN THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH. BROADBAND UPGRADES TO EACH CAMPUS WILL DOUBLE UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD CAPACITY FOR EACH CONNECTION. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE):THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

CREATE SCHOLASTIC INCLUSIVENESS FOR STOP-OUTS AND NON-STARTERS

DEVELOPING A PLACE-BASED STEM EDUCATION MODEL FOR CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO ALASKA SCIENCE -DEVELOPING A PLACE-BASED STEM EDUCATION MODEL FOR CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO ALASKA SCIENCE THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN AND RESEARCH THE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS PROCESS MODEL (CCPM), A PLACE-BASED, CULTURALLY SUSTAINING STEM EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND MODEL THAT WILL ENGAGE ALASKA NATIVE AND OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM. THE PROJECT APPROACH IS STRONGLY INFORMED BY INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS (I.E., KNOWLEDGE EMBEDDED IN THE CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF REGIONAL, INDIGENOUS OR LOCAL COMMUNITIES) AND INCORPORATES RELEVANT ARCTIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. CULTURALLY-BASED EDUCATION IS PLACE-BASED EDUCATION (PBE) ROOTED WITH CULTURAL VALUES, ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE, AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE. THE PROJECT TEAM INCLUDES NATIVE ALASKAN ELDERS AND ADVISORS, UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS AND ARCTIC RESEARCHERS. ALASKA?S RURAL DISTRICTS LOOSELY ALIGN WITH THE BOUNDARIES OF ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HOMELANDS. THE PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN FOUR WIDELY-DISPERSED GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS ACROSS ALASKA ENCOMPASSING FOUR INDIGENOUS CULTURES (I?UPIAT, GWICH?IN ATHABASCAN, TLINGIT/TSIMSHIAN, AND ALUTIIQ), SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,300 STUDENTS IN 24 SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE A TEAM OF NATIVE ALASKA ADVISORS FROM EACH REGION, WHO WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THE PROJECT TEAM TO CO-DEVELOP A SERIES OF 10 HANDS-ON CURRICULUM UNITS AND ALASKA-BASED SCIENCE VIDEOS. PROJECT RESEARCH WILL ADDRESS FOUR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TRANSFERABILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY OF THE CCPM: 1) HOW CAN THE CCPM BE IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVELY WITH A MORE CULTURALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION? 2) WITH A BROAD SELECTION OF ALASKA SCHOOLS, HOW EFFECTIVELY DO THE CCPM-BASED EDUCATION RESOURCES INCREASE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, HELP STUDENTS CONTEXTUALIZE SCIENCE CONCEPTS TO PLACE; AND ENGAGE CULTURE BEARERS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS? 3) TO WHAT EXTENT DO CCPM-BASED PRODUCTS COMPLEMENT INDIGENOUS THEORETICAL EDUCATION FRAMEWORKS? 4) WHICH TRAINING METHODS AND RESOURCES ARE MOST USEFUL IN PREPARING SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TO USE THE CCPM? PROJECT RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES WILL BE CO-CREATED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE PROJECT TEAM (UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, FAIRBANKS EDUCATORS AND RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS FROM PARTICIPATING DISTRICTS) AND PARTICIPATING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. THIS PROCESS WILL BE GUIDED BY USING CULTURAL PROTOCOLS STEMMING FROM INDIGENOUS CULTURAL VALUES AND WAYS OF KNOWING AND VALIDATING KNOWLEDGE. THE INDIGENOUS WAYS OF ANALYZING WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE WORLD RELIES ON COLLABORATIVE CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERSTANDING THROUGH STORYTELLING AND SHARING EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO COLLECT INDIGENOUS NARRATIVES AND SPOKEN LANGUAGES (CURRENTLY ENDANGERED) ON AUDIO AND VIDEO, PRESERVING CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERATIONAL WISDOM FOR FUTURE SCHOLARS. THE PROJECT WILL COLLECT DATA DIRECTLY FROM PARTICIPANTS ON THE CO-DEVELOPMENT TEAMS, ELDERS, ADVISORS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICIALS. DATA SOURCES WILL INCLUDE FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS, INTERVIEWS, SURVEYS, PRE- AND POST-PARTICIPANT STUDENT MEASURES, AND EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF CO-CREATION PROCESSES CONDUCTED BY THE PROJECT TEAM AND REGIONAL ADVISORY TEAMS. RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL BE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED VIA JOURNAL ARTICLES, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY/TRIBAL MEETINGS, AND THE PROJECT WEBSITE. THE DISCOVERY RESEARCH PREK-12 PROGRAM (DRK-12) SEEKS TO SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BY PREK-12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE RESOURCES, MODELS AND TOOLS. PROJECTS IN THE DRK-12 PROGRAM BUILD ON FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATION AND PRIOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR PROPOSED PROJECTS.? 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.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRACKING CARBON, WATER, AND ENERGY BALANCE OF THE ARCTIC LANDSCAPE AT FLAGSHIP OBSERVATORIES IN ALASKA AND SIBERIA

THE CENTER FOR MARITIME RESEARCH

RISE-UP: RESILIENT INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES VIA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS

REGIONAL INNOVATION BY SCALING ENTREPRENEURSHIP VIA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS

ANSS NETWORK OPERATIONS FOR ALASKA INCLUDING STATIONS INTEGRATED FROM THE USARRAY PROGRAM

INSTITUTIONALIZING INDIGENOUS PEDAGOGY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

PURPOSE: ATICA: AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY IN A CHANGING ALASKA UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA, ANCHORAGE (UAA) ABSTRACT THIS EARMARK REQUEST WILL ESTABLISH A CENTER FOR CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT STRESSORS ON FRESHWATER AND MARINE AQUATIC LIFE THAT INHABIT ALASKA. THE PRIMARY FOCI WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS 1) UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISTIC WAYS IN WHICH ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS CAN CREATE STRESS, 2) THE SUBLETHAL RESPONSES OF ORGANISMS SUBJECTED TO EXPOSURE, AND 3) INTEGRATIVE FRAMEWORKS THAT CAN FOSTER CROSS-POLLINATION OF IDEAS, SKILLS, AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. UNDER THIS PROJECT, A SUBSET OF PRIORITY AQUATIC TOXINS AND MODEL ORGANISMS WITH A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF PROJECT SUCCESSES WILL BE SELECTED FOR FOCUSED COLLABORATIONS. THIS WORK SITS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, BIOMEDICINE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ALL OF WHICH ARE STRONG SUITS OF UAAS FACULTY, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES. COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONNECTIONS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE WITH KNIK TRIBAL COUNCIL, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, USGS, CHUGACH REGIONAL RESOURCES COMMISSION, AND KACHEMAK BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE, AMONG OTHERS.

NEW GK-12 PROGRAM: THE CASE (CHANGING ALASKA SCIENCE EDUCATION) FOR ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH NETWORKING ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAINED COORDINATED OBSERVATIONS OF ARCTIC CHANGE

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

BIO-PHYSICAL DRIVERS OF BOWHEAD WHALE DISTRIBUTION ON THE ALASKAN BEAUFORT SHELF DURING A PERIOD OF RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

PROJECT TITLE: SUSTAINING USARRAY-ENHANCED NETWORK OPERATIONS IN ALASKAPROJECT PERIOD: 11 1 2025 THROUGH 10 31 2027AWARD PURPOSE: THIS PROPOSAL COVERS SEISMIC INSTRUMENTATION MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND DATA COLLECTION FROM MUCH OF THE ALASKA GEOPHYSICAL NETWORK OPERATED BY THE ALASKA EARTHQUAKE CENTER (AEC). THE SEISMIC NETWORK INCLUDES MOST OF THE LONG-STANDING AK-NETWORK SEISMIC SITES, MANY SITES ADOPTED IN 2019 AND 2020 AS PART OF THE EARTHSCOPE USARRAY PROJECT, PLUS URBAN STRONG MOTION SITES IN FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE. UNDER THE NEXT ITERATION OF THIS PROJECT, THE RECIPIENT IS PROPOSING A SIGNIFICANT REALIGNMENT OF THE AK NETWORK. AEC HAS NEVER HAD THE RESOURCES TO DESIGN AN IDEAL NETWORK CONFIGURATION FROM SCRATCH. INSTEAD, OUR NETWORK HAS GROWN PIECEMEAL OVER DECADES, MOSTLY BY LEVERAGING ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES. THE AEC WILL WORK WITH THE USGS TO DETERMINE A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE ALASKA GEOPHYSICAL NETWORK. STATIONS WILL BE PRIORITIZED TO PROVIDE THE BEST SPATIAL COVERAGE AND REDUNDANCY, AND DE-PRIORITIZE STATIONS WHERE SUFFICIENT DUPLICATION EXISTS OR LOGISTICS CREATE COST-PROHIBITIVE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE RECIPIENT WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A SMALL NUMBER OF REAL-TIME GNSS SITES UNDER THIS AWARD TO HELP PROVIDE THE EXPERIENCE AND FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING (EEW) IN ALASKA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: MAINTENANCE OF REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEMS INCLUDING FIELD OPERATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, AND INSTRUMENTATION. ENSURING DATA COMMUNICATIONS, ACQUISITION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, AND LONG-TERM PLANNING.DELIVERABLES AND OUTCOMES: SEISMIC DATA AND METADATA REPORTED TO USGS MEETING ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THE STATION CONFIGURATION BASED ON COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT OF NETWORK PERFORMANCE WITH THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: DATA COLLECTED BY ALASKA NETWORK IS INCORPORATED INTO OPERATIONS AT THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER, AND ALASKA EARTHQUAKE CENTER. THE DATA AND INFORMATION FROM THE NETWORK ARE USED IN PRODUCTION OF INFORMATION FOR NATURAL HAZARD RESPONSE AS WELL AS SHARED FREELY WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OF THE ANSS. MORE BROADLY THIS EFFORT BENEFITS THE PUBLIC AND AGENCIES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL THAT PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO NATURAL HAZARDS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO SUBRECIPIENTS

WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENGAGING AND CREATING ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN THE STATE OF ALASKA TO ALASKA SPACE GRANT PROGRAM'S. NASA RELATED RE

ALASKA CENTER FOR CLIMATE ASSESSMENT AND POLICY (ACCAP)

SUSTAINING AND INTEGRATING USARRAY CAPABILITIES IN ALASKA

ALASKA UNIVERSITY CENTER GRANT: CORE GRANT FOR THE CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT'S PROGRAMM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM 2022-2027

EVIDENCE-BASED ETHICS AND MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH WITH PRISONERS

MECHANISMS OF PERCHLORATE-INDUCED DISRUPTION OF SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION

CERTIFIED HEALTH AND MARITIME PROGRAMS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA A PROJECT TO EXPAND ALASKA NATIVE ACCESS TO VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS FOR HEALTHCARE AND MARITIME INDUSTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

COSEE ALASKA: PEOPLE, OCEANS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERVING INSTITUTIONS

NNA: FRESH EYES ON ICE: CONNECTING ARCTIC COMMUNITIES THROUGH A REVITALIZED AND MODERNIZED FRESHWATER ICE OBSERVATION NETWORK

ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM - ALASKA NATIVE EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

EARTHSCOPE NATIONAL OFFICE

PREEVENTS TRACK 2: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF VOLCANIC ERUPTION MODELS AND FORECASTS THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY DATA SYNTHESIS AT ALASKA VOLCANOES

ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN

PATHWAYS FORWARD

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ARE 1. TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES WITH INTERESTS AND C

APPLICATION OF AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MODEL: A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL AND MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL LANDSCAPE, HABITAT AND ECOS

ARCTIC BEAVER OBSERVATION NETWORK (A-BON): TRACKING A NEW DISTURBANCE REGIME

MARITIME AND ARTIC SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (MASC)

DURING THE EARLY 2000S SCIENTISTS WORKING ON SATELLITE ACCELEROMETER DATA DISCOVERED TWO SUBSTANTIAL AND PERMANENT ENHANCEMENTS OF THERMOSPHERIC MASS DENSITY LOCATED NEAR THE FOOTPRINTS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH GEOMAGNETIC CUSPS AND OCCURRING AT AROUND 400 KM ALTITUDE. THESE DENSITY ENHANCEMENTS INCREASE THE WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE IN THESE REGIONS. BECAUSE THE ENHANCEMENTS ARE STABLE THIS EXTRA WEIGHT MUST UNAVOIDABLY BE SUPPORTED BY LOCAL PERTURBATIONS OCCURRING IN ONE OR MORE OF THE OTHER TERMS THAT APPEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE S MOMENTUM EQUATION I.E. EITHER IN WIND TEMPERATURE OR ION VELOCITY. THIS PREDICTION IS CONFIRMED BY 3D FLUID MODELS. HOWEVER AS OF TODAY MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER THE DENSITY ENHANCEMENTS WERE DISCOVERED THERE ARE STILL NO OBSERVATIONS OF ANY OTHER CORRESPONDING ATMOSPHERIC PERTURBATIONS TO INDICATE WHAT IS SUPPORTING THE EXTRA WEIGHT. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE RESOLVE THIS DISCONNECT BECAUSE THE DENSITY ENHANCEMENTS DIRECTLY AFFECT SATELLITE ORBITS. OUR CURRENTLY POOR UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THEY OCCUR AND WHAT SUSTAINS THEM MEANS WE CANNOT MODEL THEIR BEHAVIOR. THIS IN TURN MEANS WE CANNOT ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR THEM IN ORBITAL PREDICTIONS USED TO DETERMINE AN OPERATIONAL SATELLITE S COLLISION PROBABILITIES DURING ITS (FREQUENT) NEAR MISSES WITH SPACE DEBRIS. TO REVEAL HOW THE EXTRA MASS IS SUPPORTED WE PROPOSE TO LAUNCH A BLACK-BRANT 12 (OR SIMILAR) SOUNDING ROCKET FROM ANDOYA SPACE CENTER DIRECTLY INTO THE ENHANCEMENT REGION IN AN INVESTIGATION THAT WILL MEASURE ALL RELEVANT TERMS IN THE ATMOSPHERIC MOMENTUM EQUATION. REGARDLESS OF THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DENSITY ENHANCEMENTS THEIR MOST LIKELY SUPPORT MECHANISMS INVOLVE NEUTRAL UPWELLING AND HORIZONTAL DIVERGENCE. THE FOUNDATION OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL THEREFORE BE TO OBTAIN ABSOLUTE NEUTRAL WIND MEASUREMENTS BY FOLLOWING THE DRIFT OF 20 NEUTRAL STRONTIUM CLOUDS RELEASED FROM THE ROCKET AT ALTITUDES BETWEEN 200 AND 400 KM. DRIFT TRACKING WILL BE DONE BY PHOTOGRAPHIC TRIANGULATION USING CAMERAS LOCATED ON SVALBARD AND ABOARD A NASA AIRCRAFT FLYING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF GREENLAND. STRONTIUM TRACERS PROVIDE THE ONLY DIRECT AND ABSOLUTE WAY TO MEASURE WINDS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHIN A NUMBER OF VERY SMALL SAMPLE VOLUMES DISTRIBUTED FROM 200 TO 400 KM ALTITUDE. MULTIPLY REDUNDANT MEASUREMENTS OF THE DENSITY ENHANCEMENT ITSELF WILL BE OBTAINED FROM ACCELEROMETERS ABOARD THE GRACE-FO AND SWARM SATELLITES. EXISTING DATA STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT INTENSE NARROW SHEETS OF UPWARD ION DRAG MAY ALSO BE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS TO SUPPORTING THE ENHANCED DENSITY. TO EXAMINE THIS POSSIBILITY WE NEED TO MEASURE MANY ADDITIONAL NEUTRAL AND ELECTRODYNAMIC QUANTITIES. ION DRIFTS WILL BE MEASURED TWO WAYS: BY TRACKING 20 BARIUM ION CLOUDS THAT WILL BE CREATED ALONG WITH NEUTRAL STRONTIUM TRACERS AND FROM ABOARD THE ROCKET WITH AN IN-SITU MINIATURE PLASMA IMAGER INSTRUMENT. ION DENSITY AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE MEASURED INSITU WITH A SUITE OF PETITE ION PROBES WHEREAS ELECTRON TEMPERATURES WILL BE MEASURED IN-SITU USING AN ELECTRON RETARDING POTENTIAL ANALYZER. THE ENERGY AND PITCH ANGLE DISTRIBUTION OF AURORAL ELECTRON PRECIPITATION WILL BE MEASURED IN-SITU USING A STRETCHED TOP-HAT ELECTROSTATIC ANALYZER. NEUTRAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE MEASURED BY REMOTE SENSING WITH AN ALL-SKY IMAGING FABRY-PEROT SPECTROMETER AT LONGYEARBYEN WHICH WILL ALSO GIVE NEUTRAL WINDS OVER A WIDER SPATIAL REGION AND TEMPORAL INTERVAL THAN THAT COVERED BY THE ROCKET. NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL GROUND-BASED INSTRUMENTS ON SVALBARD WILL FURTHER CHARACTERIZE THE THERMOSPHERIC IONOSPHERIC AND MAGNETOSPHERIC CONDITIONS DURING THE EXPERIMENT. SCIENTIFIC CLOSURE WILL BE OBTAINED BY USING A LOCAL-SCALE HIGH SPATIAL-RESOLUTION VERSION OF THE NON-HYDROSTATIC GITM MODEL TO INTERPRET THE OBSERVATIONAL DATA. THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN FIVE US AND FOUR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

CIRCULATION, CROSS-SHELF EXCHANGE, SEA ICE, AND MARINE MAMMAL HABITATS ON THE ALASKAN BEAUFORT SEA SHELF

TO FOSTER PRODUCTIVE AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREENLAND

NUNAPUT STEWARDSHIP THROUGH SCIENCE: HONORING PLACE IN A CHANGING WORLD

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MERCURY DYNAMICS FROM THE HOLOCENE TO THE ANTHROPOCENE: TRACKING ALEUTIAN MERCURY IN OCEAN SPECIES IMPORTANT TO NATIVE ALASKAN DIETS

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