Project Grant 2519817
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs awarded $248,000 to the University of Massachusetts Boston under CFDA 47.078 (Polar Programs) on July 1, 2025, for a collaborative research project investigating Arctic sea ice coverage and biogeochemical impacts over the past 150,000 years. The primary deliverables include geochemical analyses of three sediment cores from Arctic regions, utilizing helium and thorium isotopes as novel proxies for...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded $431,327 to President and Fellows of Harvard College on July 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) for collaborative research on sea ice floe dynamics and their effects on polar and mid-latitude climate extremes. The research develops methods to represent floe-aware processes—accounting for individual sea ice floes ranging from centimeters to hundreds of kilometers in size—and implements them in 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded the University of Washington $630,897 on July 1, 2026, under the Polar Programs assistance listing (CFDA 47.078) to coordinate, manage, and enhance the U.S. Interagency and International Arctic Buoy Programme (USIABP/IABP). The award funds maintenance and replenishment of a network of approximately 200 drifting buoys that form the foundation of the Arctic Observing Network. The buoys generate observational data supporting weather...
- 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 $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...
- 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 $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 sediment cores collected in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska, combined with zooarchaeological, stable isotope, and ancient DNA analyses of marine fauna. Researchers will reconstruct periods of sea ice expansion and retreat, storminess, and changes in local marine fauna, then explore how people adapted to these environmental changes. The project will synthesize scientific findings with local knowledge through engagement with Aleutian residents. The research addresses four NSF priorities: artificial intelligence and machine learning, biotechnology and bio-innovation, advanced observing and data systems, and STEM workforce training. Boston University will provide STEM workforce training for students at the University of Oklahoma, Boston University, Idaho State University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and will collaborate with local communities in the eastern Aleutian Islands. Place of performance is Boston, Massachusetts. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $265.0k | 7/23/26 |