The alaska native science engineering program ansep at the university of alaska is dedicated to expanding the professional science employment preparedness of native american and alaska native students…

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $156,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) "Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands" program (CFDA 15.243). The award, effective January 10, 2025 through January 9, 2030, will enable UAA's Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) to recruit and deploy Native American and Alaska Native students to perform conservation projects on BLM public lands. Key initiatives include fisheries science, ecology, geology, hydrology, climate change, wildlife biology, marine science, and ornithology. ANSEP will provide student outreach, training, gear, logistics, and administrative oversight, as well as share success stories through social media and community engagement. Upon successful completion, students will be eligible for non-competitive federal appointments. The University of Alaska Systems, UAA's parent organization, has a proven track record of delivering specialized research and support services to federal agencies through grants and contracts, particularly in the Arctic region.

The alaska native science engineering program ansep at the university of alaska is dedicated to expanding the professional science employment preparedness of native american and alaska native students and is developing a more diversified pool of highly educated professionals within workforce to reflect the rich diversity of our nation. Ansep believes that we align with the bureau of land management BLM and grant opportunity L24AS00418 and the recruitment of ansepblm interns. Ansep and the BLM will work collaboratively to provide rigorous work experiences, training, and education to youth. The goal is for students to work on BLM internships through the public lands corps act PLC on conservation projects such as fisheries science, ecology, geology, hydrology, climate change, wildlife biology, marine science, and ornithology. Ansep can provide recruitment and outreach for exceptional underrepresented candidates and assure students applying for BLM internships meet the program requirements, demonstrate the capacity to work on our nations public lands, prepare students for fieldbased experiences with proper training, gear, food, and logistics. Ansep has a proven track record in providing administrative oversight including tracking, reporting, program evaluations for students and mentors, and all fiscal responsibilities required in the agreement. Ansep will share our success stories, opportunities, and events with BLM PLC through our social media platforms. Ansep also uses local newspapers, radio, journals, television, and community meetings to share opportunities with the ansep community. The beneficiaries of the program are ansep students and their families, BLM mentors and staff and our natural resources. An additional benefit to the students is that upon successful completion of the program, students will be eligible for noncompetitive appointment to federal positions for which they qualify. This will increase the number of diverse employees moving into the BLM workforce to accomplish the critical work relevant to their mission.