Project Grant 2519816
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $456,751 on August 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing to reconstruct Holocene sea ice history in the southern Bering Sea over a five-thousand-year period. The project integrates geological, cultural, archaeological, and environmental evidence to develop a record of sea ice dynamics and wildlife responses in the southern Bering Sea. Work includes sedimentary DNA analysis of...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded Idaho State University $182,888 on August 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) to reconstruct Holocene sea ice history in the Bering Sea over a five-thousand-year record. The research integrates geological, cultural, archaeological, and environmental evidence to understand sea ice dynamics and wildlife responses in the southern Bering Sea. Work includes sedimentary DNA analysis of new sediment...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded $265,026 to the Trustees of Boston University on August 1, 2026, for collaborative research reconstructing Holocene sea ice history in the Bering Sea under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078). The project will develop a 5,000-year record of sea ice dynamics in the southern Bering Sea by integrating geological, cultural, archaeological, and environmental evidence. Work includes sedimentary DNA analysis of new...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs, under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078), provides $551,480 to the University of Oklahoma from May 15, 2022 to April 30, 2025. The grant supports research services focusing on advancing knowledge of Arctic sea ice interactions with tropospheric polar vortices and Arctic cyclones. Specifically, the university will investigate the coupling of these atmospheric phenomena with underlying sea...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded Brown University $464,637 on July 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) for collaborative research on sea ice extremes and their impact on polar climate and mid-latitude weather. The project develops new methods to represent floe-aware processes in a leading community Earth system model, advancing representation of individual sea ice floe dynamics and their influence on ocean and atmosphere...
- This $239,286 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will fund the "Sikumiut: An Utqiagvik Sea Ice Field School" at the University of Washington. The project aims to bring together indigenous knowledge holders, numerical modelers, remote sensing experts, and field observers to collaboratively learn about and share knowledge on Arctic sea ice changes. Key activities include a virtual seminar series, a 1-week field school in Utqiagvik,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) provides $335,701 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks to study how the ocean affects landfast sea ice, especially during the spring and autumn seasonal transitions, in Alaska's Arctic coastal communities. The research aims to improve forecasting and understanding of landfast ice breakup and freeze-up events, which are critical for safe hunting and travel activities. The project will collect ocean...
- This $204,278 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will support research by the University of Chicago to investigate how Arctic sea ice attenuation affects ocean swell, microseisms, and the potential to use seismology as a method for observing sea ice conditions. The key activities include: Analyzing seismic data from stations along the northern coasts of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland to detect seasonal and annual changes in microseisms as a...
- The University of Colorado Boulder was awarded a two-year, $272,225 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to synthesize historical records to constrain and understand great sea ice anomalies. The grant was awarded on November 1, 2021 under the NSF's Polar Programs, which aims to strengthen fundamental polar research conducted in or requiring work in polar regions (CFDA #47.078). Specifically, the University will leverage historical observations and...
- This $369,854 National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs project grant will support research to further understanding of Arctic sea ice variability in the 20th century. Specifically, the University of Washington will produce a new, physically realistic reconstruction of Arctic sea ice and sea surface temperatures during the 20th century. This reconstruction will be used to study Arctic sea ice during the early 20th century warming period from 1915 to 1940, when the Arctic warmed...
The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded the University of Oklahoma $1,098,051 on August 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) to reconstruct Holocene sea ice dynamics in the southern Bering Sea over a 5,000-year period using interdisciplinary datasets. The project integrates geological, cultural, archaeological, and environmental evidence to develop a long-term record of sea ice expansion and retreat, storminess, and changes in local marine fauna in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The team will conduct sedimentary DNA analysis of new sediment cores paired with zooarchaeological, stable isotope, and ancient DNA analyses of marine fauna collected near archaeological sites. Results will reconstruct how Bering Sea ecosystems responded to sea ice variability and how indigenous populations adapted to periods of environmental change. The work addresses NSF priorities in advanced observing and data systems, biotechnology and bio-innovation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and STEM workforce training. The project provides workforce training for students at the University of Oklahoma, Boston University, Idaho State University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and incorporates local knowledge through collaboration with Aleutian residents. Work is performed in Norman, Oklahoma, with fieldwork in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The award runs through July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.1m | 7/23/26 |