This is a $133,085 cooperative agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to conduct research on the impacts of an Arctic-Boreal biome shift on ecosystem dynamics and resource management. The research will leverage satellite data, airborne sensors, and field measurements to map and model changes in vegetation productivity, tree mortality, and habitat suitability across the boreal forest and tundra regions of Alaska and...
This is a $889,987.00 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to investigate vegetation dynamics in the Arctic and boreal regions using satellite data, airborne sensors, and field measurements. The research aims to document changes in vegetation productivity and assess the progression of an Arctic-boreal biome shift, where tree productivity decreases and woody vegetation expands northward. NAU, a public research university and...
This federal contract award, identified as 80NSSC21K1364, was granted to Northern Arizona University (NAU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The $372,581.00 award is a grant for research with the overarching goal of advancing the understanding of plant aboveground biomass across the rapidly warming Arctic tundra biome. The research will leverage field, satellite, and modeling data. This award does not have a set-aside designation, reflecting NAU's capabilities as a...
This federal contract award with ID 80NSSC19M0113 was issued by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to investigate vegetation dynamics across the Arctic and boreal regions using satellite data, airborne sensors, and field measurements. The $507,618 cooperative agreement does not have a set-aside designation. The work aims to document changes in Arctic and boreal vegetation productivity and explore evidence of an Arctic-boreal biome shift, with...
This federal contract award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) is for research to assess the impact of semi-arid forest restoration treatments on drought resiliency using the ECOSTRESS satellite data. The $596,101 grant-funded contract, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), will run through January 1, 2026. As a public research university and Hispanic-Serving Institution, NAU has extensive capabilities in environmental monitoring, forestry, and climate adaptation...
This is a grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for a research project titled "Drivers and Impacts of Reburning in Boreal Forest Ecosystems (DIRE)". The $895,498 grant has an ultimate completion date of October 31, 2026. NAU, a public research university, has significant experience supporting various federal agencies through research and technical assistance contracts and grants. The award does not have a...
This is a $890,482.84 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to conduct research on the impacts of increasing fire severity on the combustion of legacy carbon in forest and tundra ecosystems across the northern regions of North America. The research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the ecosystem, landscape, and fire characteristics that control the loss of this long-stored carbon, and to examine the consequences for post-fire permafrost and...
This is a $805,745.00 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for "MAPPING AND MODELING ATTRIBUTES OF AN ARCTIC - BOREAL BIOME SHIFT: PHASE-3 APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE ABOVE DOMAIN". The grant is for research and does not have a set-aside designation. NAU is a public research university that serves as both a Hispanic Serving Institution and Native American-serving nontribal institution, and has extensive experience conducting...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Northern Arizona University (NAU), a public research university in Flagstaff, Arizona. The $150,000 grant is for research into the effects of climate change on boreal forests in Alaska and western Canada, including higher temperatures, extreme droughts, and changing disturbance regimes that are resulting in forest mortality and composition changes. The grant does not have a set-aside...
This is a $30,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) for a research project titled "REMOTE-SENSING RESILIENCE: AN EXPLORATION OF CARIBOU WINTER HABITAT IN THE CHANGING ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT". The grant does not have a set-aside designation. NAU is a public research university in Flagstaff, Arizona that serves as both a Hispanic Serving Institution and Native American-serving nontribal institution. The...