Project Grant NA26NMFX469G0010
- The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) received a $8.2 million Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Research Program (CFDA 11.472), awarded October 1, 2025, and extending through September 30, 2030. This grant supports comprehensive marine ecosystem research across the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean through five complementary research initiatives: core research, integrated ecosystem studies, long-term...
- This $2,750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CFDA 11.469 Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects) supports research by the Bering Sea Fisheries Research Foundation to improve understanding of two economically critical Bering Sea crab stocks that are experiencing sharp declines or fishery closures. The 4-year grant, running from August 2023 to July 2027, aims to fill high priority information gaps on seasonal crab population...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $1.5 million under the Pacific Fisheries Data Program to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for the Bering Sea Crab Research XXI project. The project will support research, data collection, and distribution activities through June 2023 to provide fishery managers with information needed to sustainably manage commercial crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands consistent with state and federal regulations. As the primary...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,536,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the North Slope Borough in Alaska. The purpose of this grant is to conduct surveys that provide estimations on the abundance of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). These surveys will occur from the sea ice near Point Barrow and involve observers counting whales as they migrate....
- 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 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 Office of Naval Research awarded the University of Alaska Fairbanks $1.84 million on February 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) to support PISCES-A Phase 3: Pacific Infrastructure Supporting Continuous Engineering and Science in the Arctic. The award funds the continuation of Arctic research infrastructure and scientific operations in Alaska through January 31, 2029. The university, through its Grants and Contracts Administration Division,...
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the North Slope Borough a cooperative agreement valued at $627,471 on October 1, 2025, under the Marine Mammal Data Program (CFDA 11.439) to support the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee's work in Arctic Alaska. The award funds data collection, regional planning, whole genome analysis of tissue samples to identify stock structure, hunter-tagger training and tagging, education and outreach activities, and a mentoring program. These...
- 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the North Pacific Research Board $2.5 million on October 1, 2026, under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The award augments three multi-disciplinary research projects examining marine ecosystem processes in the Northern Bering Sea. The three approved projects are: Food Web Effects on Species Distribution and Interactions in the Northern Bering Sea (led by NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center); Lower Trophic Responses to Warming: Impacts of Sea Ice Loss on Productivity in a Heterogenous Northern Bering Sea (led by NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center); and Stratified-NBS: Stratification and Fronts Influencing Ecosystem Dynamics in the Northern Bering Sea (led by University of Alaska Fairbanks). The research supports the Integrated Ecosystem Research Program's broader objective to examine how food webs are structured and how changing environmental conditions influence species that humans rely upon. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2030. Place of performance is Anchorage, Alaska. The award is classified as a Project Grant, with funding contingent upon recipient performance and availability of program funds in subsequent fiscal years.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $2.5m | 8/4/26 |