Project Grant 2519818
- 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 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 $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...
- 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,...
- The Utah State University received a $642,524 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs on February 1, 2022 for collaborative research under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078). The research aims to study the effects of climate-induced sea-level rise, warming and herbivory on vegetation and greenhouse gas emission in coastal western Alaska. The Polar Programs program supports basic research in the polar regions to further fundamental...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $379,007 Project Grant under its Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to Oregon State University (OSU). The 3-year grant, which runs from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027, will fund collaborative research to study physical feedbacks in the coastal Alaskan Arctic during the landfast ice freeze-up period. The research aims to better understand how waves, storms, and sediment interact during the fall freeze-up in the region, which has experienced rapid...
- This $870,804 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will support a 5-year research project at the University of Washington focused on improving the representation of small-scale sea ice processes in climate models. The key objectives are to refine the modeling of sea ice deformation and fractures at the floe scale, and establish connections between these small-scale dynamics and larger-scale sea ice behavior. This will involve a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) awarded $287,230 to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at Binghamton effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project investigates moisture-driven mechanisms of Antarctic ice sheet growth during the Miocene Climate Optimum (approximately 17 to 14.8 million years ago). The primary deliverables include advanced climate and ice...
- 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 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 cores collected in the eastern Aleutian Islands of Alaska, paired with zooarchaeological, stable isotope, and ancient DNA analyses of marine fauna. The project will reconstruct periods of sea ice expansion and retreat, storminess, and changes in local marine fauna, and will explore how people adapted to these environmental changes. The research team will engage with Aleutian residents to synthesize scientific findings with local knowledge and interpretation. The project provides STEM workforce training for students at the University of Oklahoma, Boston University, Idaho State University, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and collaborates with local communities in the eastern Aleutian Islands. Work is performed in Pocatello, Idaho, with field activity in Alaska. The period of performance runs through July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $182.9k | 7/23/26 |