Project Grant 2220624

Award Date 9/1/22
Completion Date 8/31/26
Dollars Obligated $957K
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Office of Integrative Activities
Federal Grant Program
47.050
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Anchorage, AK 99508, USA

This $957,057 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of a risk-informed decision-making platform to improve wildfire resilience in Alaska's energy sector. The University of Alaska Anchorage, in partnership with the University of Alaska system, will advance understanding of wildfire interactions among social systems, infrastructure, and the natural environment. The project will establish a shared understanding of wildfire risks through community engagement and create short-term wildfire prediction and analysis tools. An integrated decision-making platform will facilitate multi-sector collaboration among utilities, forestry managers, and emergency responders. Outcomes include community-centered engineering solutions and educational opportunities to bridge social and environmental challenges from wildfires. Evaluation under different fire regimes and locations in Alaska will assess the platform's potential to enhance public safety and resilience of critical lifeline infrastructure when facing future wildfire disasters.

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