This project seeks to educate tribal youth in marine intertidal ecosystems and what impacts natural toxins and pollutants can have on subsistence harvest opportunities

Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action

Award ID
NA23NMF4520324
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$86,376

Award facts

Assistance listing
11.452 Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program
Completion date
Originally
Place of performance
Sitka, AK 99835, USA

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Description

This project will focus on engaging tribal youth in revisiting the TUG powhatan oil spill site to discuss the impacts of the spill, how these contaminants can be distributed throughout the ecosystem, and collect and test shellfish at the STA environmental research laboratory (ERL) facility for biotoxins. STA will have four summer student internships that will work with STA staff to collect environmental data from the field, collect shellfish for biotoxin analysis, and learn how to process samples for analysis in the STA-ERL facility. Interns will receive training on field sample collection, shellfish identification, and laboratory methods for testing and completing assay on paralytic shellfish toxins (psts). Project results will be used to enhance STA's traditional foods program and interns will incorporate results and…

Transactions

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Amendment $43,188
Original award $43,188

Quick answers

Who received award NA23NMF4520324?

NA23NMF4520324 was awarded to Sitka Tribe Of Alaska by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) on July 1, 2023.

How much is award NA23NMF4520324 worth?

$86,376 has been obligated on NA23NMF4520324.

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