Project Grant SFI30024CA0062

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded Biotech North a $100,000 cooperative agreement under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges program (CFDA 19.415) to support the Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project taking place January 28-30, 2022 in Tromsø, Norway. Follow-up activities are scheduled through June 2023. The Tech Camp Norway Arctic-Connect project will utilize the cooperative agreement funding to deliver a citizen...

This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) will fund the Institute of the North to implement the FY24 Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program. The purpose of this three-year award, effective September 30, 2024, is to provide funding for the Institute of the North to execute the Arctic Indigenous Exchange Program, which promotes...

This $110,196 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will focus on providing leadership and social development opportunities for youth aged 16-22 in Yukon and Alaska, as well as opportunities for them to be involved in the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. The award, which has a period of performance from September 2024 to May 2026, was granted to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered in the System...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs, under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078), provides $598,206 to support a multi-day conference titled "Enhancing Arctic Science and Engineering (EASE) Workshop." The University of Alaska Fairbanks will host the workshop from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 to bring together participants from agencies, universities, non-profits, private sector, local officials, students, and Indigenous...

The Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs awarded $241,837.70 under the Cooperative Agreement to facilitate the involvement of Arctic Indigenous communities in the Arctic Council, generate data, and build capacity from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This funding supports the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) federal grant program, which aims to build international partnerships to address...

The American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. was awarded a $132,873 cooperative agreement by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs to implement a ten-day study tour and English immersion program for North Korean defectors in South Korea. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which aims to inform and influence foreign publics and strengthen relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Under...

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...

The University of Alaska Anchorage received a three-year, $889,359 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA 47.078). The grant will support collaborative research examining the complex effects of interconnected human and environmental dynamics in the changing Arctic region. Key products and services will include expansion of fundamental scientific knowledge and understanding of polar environmental...

This $199,038 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs supports the "Beyond Washington: Understanding the U.S. Heartland" program in 2025 and 2026. The program aligns with the Department's Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), which aim to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives through cultural, educational, and diplomatic exchange activities. The Cooperative Agreement will fund the Cultural Vistas, Inc. non-profit...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $197,300 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports expanding cooperation between UAF and Greenlandic educational institutions on fisheries management research and activities. As the state's flagship research university with expertise in Arctic and sub-Arctic studies, UAF will...