This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $1,000,000.00 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to support their research on the "Role of Atlantification and Pacification in Shaping Regional Freshwater and Heat Budgets of the Arctic Ocean from Observations and Modeling". The award period runs from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. As the state's flagship research institution and a land, sea, and...
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...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,997,736.00 was provided by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The award will fund Arctic novel engine and fuels testing research and development activities at UAF over a 3-year period from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028. As a state-controlled research university with expertise in Arctic and sub-Arctic studies, UAF will leverage its specialized...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $856,332 Project Grant to the University of Alaska Anchorage through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to support research titled "NNA RESEARCH: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE FUEL TREATMENTS TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK (SAFRR)." The period of performance for this award is from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2025. Under this award, the University of Alaska Anchorage will conduct research on...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to build the capacity for artificial intelligence (AI) advancement at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). The AI-UNITE project focuses on enhancing AI-related curriculum and training programs, strengthening inclusivity in AI through outreach and support, and boosting AI research and collaboration capabilities at UAA. The project...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $399,783 to the University of Florida to conduct research on "DISENTANGLING FIRE LEGACIES AND CLIMATE TO ADVANCE CROSS-SCALE EARTH SYSTEM MODELS". The project aims to advance scientific understanding of the interactions between fire legacies and climate through innovative research. The award, which runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will...
This $344,324 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities will fund the development of a risk-informed decision-making platform to improve wildfire resilience in Alaska's energy sector. Awarded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the grant will support Washington State University researchers to advance understanding of wildfire interactions among Alaska's natural environment, energy infrastructure, and social systems. The researchers will...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $900,000 Project Grant to the George Washington University under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The grant will support research to develop a risk-informed decision-making platform that integrates wildfire prediction and modeling in Alaska with analysis of impacts to energy infrastructure and community vulnerability. Key outcomes will include advancing scientific understanding of interactions...
The University of Alaska Fairbanks was awarded a $2.15 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2025. The grant will support collaborative research to displace wood use with electric thermal storage heating in order to improve ambient air quality. Specifically, the University of Alaska Fairbanks will work to strengthen fundamental...
This $631,062 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) supports research by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to understand and reduce uncertainty in the E3SM land-atmosphere model's representation of how wildfires impact carbon, water, and energy cycles. The three-year project, running from September 2024 to February 2026, aims to advance scientific understanding and modeling capabilities related to the complex...