University of alaska anchorage - FY23 congressional community project funding

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) was awarded a $1,000,000 Congressional Community Project Funding grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2023 to August 31, 2027, will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, including programmatic and construction activities, as part of the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059).

Through this award, UAA's Grants and Contracts Office will provide a variety of goods and services to federal agencies, such as hosting Arctic-focused symposia, delivering orientation training, establishing online platforms for summits, analyzing plant and animal tissue samples, testing unmanned aircraft systems, assessing natural resources, and conducting various research studies. UAA also holds an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Air Force to provide Arctic symposium services, including agenda development, subject matter expert briefings, facilitation, and executive reports.