Project Grant 24A60CP000367
- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Alaska from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The project will deliver a range of employment-related activities, including job training, vocational education,...
- This $199,879 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) funds research at the University of Alaska Southeast to evaluate how changing glaciers influence the movement of freshwater, nutrients, and minerals from coastal watersheds in Southeast Alaska to nearshore waters in the Gulf of Alaska. Under the award, set to run from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, project personnel will sample rivers with glaciers throughout the year and intensely...
- The University of Alaska Southeast received a $566,927 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs on July 15, 2021 for research titled "Collaborative Research: Glacier-Sediment Interactions During Onset of Tidewater Glacier Retreat." Under the award, the University will conduct research through June 30, 2025 to strengthen understanding of polar regions, as outlined in the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) grantmaking...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a Project Grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) for the project "RAISE: CONFRONTING GLACIER OUTBURST FLOOD HAZARDS TO IMPROVE GLACIAL FLOOD FORECASTS ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH AMERICA." This $495,219 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support research to develop and apply computer models to assess outburst flood hazards from the Ḵ'aak'w Tlein Glacier (Mendenhall...
- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) received a $825,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The award will fund the construction, enlargement, extension, or improvement of community facilities that provide essential services to rural residents in Alaska. Through this grant, UAA will leverage its expertise in Arctic-focused research, environmental monitoring, workforce...
- This $238,914 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) supports a research project titled "ROCK ROLL - How Arctic Alaskan Rock Glaciers Can Inform Our Understanding of Ground Ice Responses to a Rapidly Warming Arctic Climate." The University of Alaska Anchorage, a public research university in Alaska, will lead the project from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026. The key activities include: Employing...
- The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) has been awarded a $999,912 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate under the Scientific Leadership Awards (CFDA 97.062) program. The funding supports the Alaska PARTE (Program for Arctic Research, Training and Education) initiative, which serves to enhance research-based education and internship programs within UAA's Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) and Applied Environmental Research...
- The University of Alaska Anchorage will receive $298,128 over five years from the National Science Foundation under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct the project "Arctic Cities: Measuring Urban Sustainability in Transition (MUST)." Through this funding, the University will collaborate with other organizations to strengthen understanding of integrated Earth systems through basic research on atmospheric, earth, and ocean sciences. Specifically, the University aims to...
- This $515,073 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) supports the Alaska Native Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Education Grants program. Awarded to the University of Alaska Southeast on August 1, 2021 for a three-year period concluding July 31, 2024, the grant will develop curricula and experiential learning opportunities bridging traditional indigenous knowledge and food and natural resource science....
- This $1,967,574.00 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to increase degree completion rates and build Alaska's geosciences exploration workforce. The University of Alaska Fairbanks will use the funding over a six-year period from October 2024 to September 2030 to provide scholarships to 40 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing geoscience bachelor's degrees. The project will embed these scholarship...
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) was awarded a $1,500,000.00 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award, with a performance period from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2027, will fund research and educational initiatives focused on Alaska's natural environment, indigenous cultures, and rural communities. As part of the award, UAS will lead snow water equivalent surveys, assist with radar and UAV LiDAR surveys, conduct UAV photogrammetric surveys, synthesize climate and river discharge data, and supervise a postdoctoral scholar analyzing data and validating snowpack models. This work aligns with UAS's expertise in studying Alaska's glaciers and watersheds and builds on previous federal grants from agencies like the National Science Foundation and U.S. Geological Survey. The project also involves collaboration with Alaska Native communities to address climate change impacts in Southeast Alaska.
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