NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM WILL USE THE FUNDING APPROPRIATED UNDER THE CAA TO REIMBURSE THE COSTS REASONABLY INCURRED BY PROVIDERS OF ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SERVICES WITH TEN MILLION OR FEWER CUSTOMERS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE, REPLACE, AND DISPOSE OF HUAWEI AND ZTE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES OBTAINED ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2020 FROM THEIR NETWORKS. THE COMMISSION WILL ALLOW ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE OLDER COVERED COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WITH COMPARABLE TECHNOLOGY AND WILL REIMBURSE PROVIDERS FOR CERTAIN TRANSITION EXPENSES INCURRED PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF THE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE COMMISSION?S COSTS REASONABLY INCURRED STANDARD AND A DISCUSSION OF COMPARABLE FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, SEE SECOND REPORT AND ORDER, 35 FCC RCD AT 14334-39, PARAS. 118-127; THIRD REPORT AND ORDER, PARAS. 85-94.

GRANT PROGRAM

GRANT PROGRAM

REQUESTED SUPPORT FOR TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FY2020

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND MATH AND SCIENCE PROGRAM

CAMPUS BASED-FWS

CAMPUS BASED-FWS

RONALD E MCNAIR POST BACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

NNA: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:THE CIRCUMPOLAR ACTIVE LAYER MONITORING NETWORK-CALM V (2019-2024): LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS ON THE CLIMATE-ACTIVE LAYER-PERMAFROST SYSTEM

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (NMU) WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO CONTINUE OPERATING THEIR EXISTING OVC-FUNDED PROGRAM, MINO-BIMOSEIDIWAG (WALKING THE PATH TOGETHER), WHICH IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO HIRING AND MAINTAINING STAFF IN TRIBALLY RUN VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS (TRVSPS) IN THE RURAL UPPER PENINSULA (UP) OF MICHIGAN. THEY HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM SINCE 2017. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO 1) IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BY CREATING A PATHWAY FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND OTHER STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE CULTURALLY COMPETENT 4-YEAR OR GRADUATE DEGREES IN SOCIAL WORK, WITH SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE IN TRIBAL VICTIM SERVICES, BY COLLABORATING WITH TRIBALLY CONTROLLED COLLEGES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN THE UP; 2) DEVELOP INTEREST AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE IN TRIBAL VICTIM SERVICES BY FACILITATING SHORT-TERM, DIDACTICALLY SUPPORTED INTERNSHIPS WITHIN UP TRVSPS; AND 3) INFORM FUTURE PROGRAMING BY COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND DISSEMINATING DATA ABOUT IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM ON PARTNERED VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. MINO-BIMOSEIDIWAG WILL CONTINUE MEETING THESE GOALS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE NMU DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, TRVSPS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UP WITH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: RECRUITMENT EVENTS; FACILITATION OF CULTURALLY FOCUSED PAID TRVSP INTERNSHIPS; PROVISION OF STANDARDIZED ONSITE TRAINING; FACILITATION OF TRAINING EVENTS; AND FACILITATION OF PLANNING BETWEEN NMU AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO DECREASE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL BARRIERS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY DEGREES IN SOCIAL WORK.

ILLUMINATING THE SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION AND REGULATION OF D-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE USING A NOVEL GENETICALLY ENCODED FLUORESCENT BIOSENSOR - PROJECT SUMMARY WE PROPOSE TO EMPLOY OUR RECENTLY DEVELOPED, NOVEL AND INNOVATIVE TOOL, D2HGLO, TO QUANTIFY INTRACELLULAR CONCENTRATIONS OF THE ONCOMETABOLITE D-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE (D-2-HG). D-2-HG IS PRESENT AT STRIKINGLY HIGH LEVELS IN ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE (IDH) MUTANT CANCERS, INCLUDING GLIOMA AND ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA. IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT D-2-HG ACCUMULATION IS THE INITIAL DRIVER OF TUMORIGENESIS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THESE CANCERS, AS D-2-HG ANTAGONIZES Α-KETOGLUTARATE-DEPENDENT PROTEINS, CAUSING WIDESPREAD DNA HYPERMETHYLATION. D-2-HG IS PRODUCED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE NONCANONICAL ACTIVITY OF CYTOSOLIC IDH1 AND MITOCHONDRIAL IDH2 ENZYMES. MUTATIONS THAT EMERGE IN THE ACTIVE SITES OF IDH1 AND IDH2 BESTOW THE ABILITY OF BOTH ENZYMES TO CONVERT Α-KETOGLUTARATE TO D-2-HG. THERE IS NO DEBATING THAT MUTANT IDH1 AND IDH2 DRIVE MASSIVE INTRACELLULAR CHANGES IN D-2-HG CONCENTRATION. HOWEVER, THE SUBCELLULAR DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN THE CYTOSOL AND MITOCHONDRIA (SITES OF D-2-HG PRODUCTION) AND THE NUCLEUS (SITE OF D-2-HG INTERFERENCE) HAS NOT BEEN ELUCIDATED. CURRENTLY ACCEPTED PRACTICES FOR D-2-HG DETECTION AND QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS INCLUDE LIQUID/GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED WITH TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY, MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS. THESE METHODS ARE PROHIBITIVE FOR DETERMINATION OF SPATIOTEMPORAL DETERMINATION OF D-2- HG CONCENTRATION AS THEY DESTROY THE CELL DURING ANALYSIS. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPEDES THE STUDY OF D-2-HG BIOLOGY IN SITU. OUR RESEARCH TEAM AT NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERED THE GENETICALLY ENCODED FLUORESCENT BIOSENSOR D2HGLO TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR A TOOL CAPABLE OF SPECIFIC D-2-HG DETECTION IN INTACT CELLS. D2HGLO HAS DEMONSTRATED EFFICACY IN DETERMINING D-2-HG CONCENTRATION IN SUBCELLULAR COMPARTMENTS, ALLOWING US TO INTERROGATE THE ROLE OF D-2-HG IN CANCER PROGRESSION. WE HAVE PRELIMINARY DATA THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT D2HGLO RESPONDS TO PHYSIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT D-2-HG CONCENTRATIONS AND IS TEN-FOLD MORE SELECTIVE FOR D-2-HG COMPARED WITH ITS ENANTIOMER L-2-HG. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ELUCIDATE THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS GOVERNING D-2-HG HOMEOSTASIS IN LIVING CELLS USING THE D2HGLO PLATFORM. THE AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE TO OPTIMIZE OUR GENETICALLY ENCODED FLUORESCENT BIOSENSOR D2HGLO FOR NONINVASIVE QUANTITATIVE AND SPECIFIC SUBCELLULAR MEASUREMENTS OF D-2-HG IN LIVING CELLS AND TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE MUTATIONAL STATUS OF IDH1 AND IDH2 SHAPES THE SUBCELLULAR D-2-HG LANDSCAPE. UTILIZING ESTABLISHED GLIOMA CELLS LINES AS WELL AS PRIMARY CELL LINES DERIVED FROM PATIENT TUMORS, WE INTEND TO UTILIZE D2HGLO TO INTERROGATE THE SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF D-2-HG TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF D-2-HG DRIVEN ONCOGENESIS. WITH SUCH A POOR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE CELLULAR DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH D-2-HG PRODUCTION AND LOCALIZATION, D2HGLO IS PRIMED TO ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PLEIOTROPIC ROLES OF D- 2-HG IN CANCER BIOLOGY.

CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG

CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG

NATIONAL PARK VISITORS' PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

VALIDATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE TOOL, D2HGLO, FOR THE QUANTIFICATION OF THE ONCOMETABOLITE D-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE (D-2-HG) IN GLIOMA - SUMMARY THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (NMU), JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (JHU), AND THE F.M. KIRBY RESEARCH CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING AT THE KENNEDY KREIGER INSTITUTE FOR THE ANALYTICAL AND CLINICAL VALIDATION OF THE NOVEL, GENETICALLY ENCODED FRET-BASED PROBE, D2HGLO. THE INTENDED USE FOR THIS DIAGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE TOOL INCLUDES PREOPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTANT IDH (ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE) GLIOMA THROUGH DETECTION OF THE SURROGATE BIOMARKER AND ONCOMETABOLITE, D-2-HYDROXYGLUTARATE (D-2-HG), WHICH IS THE PRODUCT OF THE MUTANT IDH ENZYME. D2HGLO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MODIFY CURRENT MUTANT IDH GLIOMA TREATMENT MODALITIES AS THIS DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IS ANTICIPATED TO PREDICT PATIENT RESPONSE TO THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES MONTHS EARLIER THAN STANDARD MRI ANALYSIS OF DISEASE PROGRESSION. THE 2021 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) CLASSIFICATION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) TUMORS IDENTIFIES MUTANT IDH GLIOMAS AS A BIOLOGICALLY AND CLINICALLY DISTINCT GROUP, ADDING EMPHASIS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSAY TO CHARACTERIZE THIS CATEGORY OF TUMORS. THE ABSENCE OF AN ASSAY UTILIZING A LIQUID BIOMARKER HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT HURDLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC CARE OF MUTANT IDH GLIOMA PATIENTS AND THIS SHORTCOMING CAN BE REMEDIED AS D2HGLO SPECIFICALLY DETECTS D-2-HG FROM NON-INVASIVE CLINICAL SPECIMENS. HERE, WE PROPOSE TO CHARACTERIZE THE FIRST LIQUID BIOMARKER ASSAY ALLOWING FOR THE SPECIFIC, INEXPENSIVE, AND NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF D-2-HG IN URINE, SERUM, AND PLASMA, AS WELL AS CEREBROSPINAL FLUID. OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS PROPOSAL IS THE SUCCESS OF THE MUTANT IDH INHIBITOR, VORASIDENIB, A MUTANT IDH 1/2 INHIBITOR. A PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL FOR THIS THERAPEUTIC AGENT RECENTLY (SEPTEMBER, 2023) DEMONSTRATED CLINICAL UTILITY BY MAINTAINING DISEASE STABILITY AND PROVIDING A DELAY IN THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS. THE SUCCESS OF VORASIDENIB CAUSED THE TRIAL TO BE HALTED PERMITTING PATIENTS FROM THE PLACEBO GROUP TO BE PLACED ON THE THERAPY AS WELL. WITH FEW SIDE EFFECTS IDENTIFIED, THE SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES EXPECT FDA APPROVAL OF VORASIDENIB AND ITS USE IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH MUTANT IDH GLIOMA. WITH THE SIGNIFICANT ADVENT OF THIS MUTANT IDH THERAPY, D2HGLO IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE CLINICAL LABORATORY NEED FOR A LIQUID BIOMARKER ASSAY TO DETERMINE IF AND WHEN A PATIENT IS FAILING THERAPY. BY MONITORING D-2-HG PRODUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH MUTANT IDH GLIOMA UTILIZING D2HGLO, CYCLES OF CHEMOTHERAPY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ATTENUATED, RESULTING IN BOTH PHYSICAL AND FISCAL RELIEF TO THE PATIENT. IN ADDITION, D2HGLO IS HIGHLY AMENABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN LOCATIONS WHERE TREATMENT RESOURCES ARE LIMITED, THEREBY INCREASING PATIENT ACCESS TO NEEDED HEALTHCARE. THIS PROPOSAL OFFERS VALIDATION OF A FLUID-BASED TEST FOR D-2-HG AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A COST-EFFECTIVE INTEGRATED BIOMARKER TO PREDICT TUMOR TREATMENT RESPONSE AND TUMOR RECURRENCE, THEREBY GUIDING CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING BEYOND THAT ACHIEVABLE USING CURRENT IMAGING TOOLS. IN SUMMARY, VALIDATION OF D2HGLO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DRASTICALLY TRANSFORM CURRENT MUTANT IDH GLIOMA TREATMENT REGIMENS WHILE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL BURDENS OF THE DISEASE.

THIS PROJECT WILL OBTAIN AND ANALYZE SURVEY RESPONSES FROM VISITORS AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) UNITS AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES TO UNDERSTAND VISITOR PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL INFORM CLIMATE CHANGE INTERPRETIVE MATERIALS AND TRAINING PROVIDED TO INTERPRETIVE RANGERS. THE PROJECT WILL GUIDE VISITOR ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS, METHODS, AND TECHNOLOGIES. RESULTS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE INTERPRETATION MATERIALS PROVIDED TO NATIONAL PARK VISITORS AND THE PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE FULL ACCESS TO THE FINAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THIS PROJECT. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USEFUL TO OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL PARKS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE CIRCUMPOLAR ACTIVE LAYER MONITORING NETWORK-CALM VI (2025-2028): LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS ON ARCTIC PERMAFROST -THIS PROJECT IS JOINTLY FUNDED BY THE ARCTIC OBSERVING NETWORK (AON) PROGRAM AND THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (EPSCOR). THE LAYER OF GROUND ABOVE PERMAFROST, THE ACTIVE LAYER, THAWS AND REFREEZES ANNUALLY. ACTIVE LAYER THICKNESS IS ESSENTIAL IN UNDERSTANDING COLD REGIONS AS IT DIRECTLY AFFECTS VEGETATION, WATER FLOW, AND OTHER PROCESSES SUCH AS GROUND STABILITY, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ACTIVE LAYER IS CRITICAL TO BUILDING HOUSES, ROADS, PIPELINES, AND OTHER TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON PERMAFROST. THE DATA COLLECTED BY THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION AND TRENDS IN A FORM THAT CAN BE USED BY DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND PLANNERS TO SUPPORT SMART INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA UNDER RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC CONDITIONS. THESE DATA WILL ALSO HELP TO IMPROVE THE RELIABILITY OF GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM MODELS AND SATELLITE MISSION PRODUCTS. THE CIRCUMPOLAR ACTIVE LAYER MONITORING (CALM) PROJECT HELPS TO COORDINATE AN INTERNATIONAL PERMAFROST NETWORK, CONTRIBUTING TO A WIDELY USED PUBLIC DATABASE. THIS RESEARCH SUPPORTS NATIONAL INTERESTS BY ENHANCING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARCTIC, PERMAFROST, GEOSTRATEGIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING STUDENTS. THE CALM PROJECT FOCUSES ON LONG-TERM STANDARDIZED MEASUREMENTS OF ACTIVE-LAYER THICKNESS (ALT) AND DYNAMICS. LOCAL SITE CONDITIONS AND SEASONAL VARIABILITY CREATE COMPLEX INTERACTIONS THAT DETERMINE THE MAGNITUDE OF SEASONAL SOIL THAW AND RESULTING BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES. TIME SERIES OF THAW MEASUREMENTS AT THE SAME LOCATIONS AND ACROSS TERRAIN TYPES AND REGIONS ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY SCALES OF SPATIAL VARIATION, ESTABLISH TRENDS, AND VALIDATE MODELS. THIS PROJECT MEASURES LONG-TERM ACTIVE LAYER AND GROUND TEMPERATURE AS WELL AS THAW SUBSIDENCE, AT SITES ALONG THREE GEOGRAPHICAL, CLIMATIC, AND ECOLOGICAL TRANSECTS IN NORTHERN ALASKA. DURING THE RESEARCH PERIOD, FURTHER STANDARDIZATION OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MACRO AND MICRO-SCALE CONDITIONS AT EACH NORTHERN ALASKAN SITE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE COMPLETED. THIS PROJECT ALSO SUPPORTS THE INTEGRATION OF ALT, GROUND TEMPERATURES, AND ANCILLARY DATA WITH THOSE FROM INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS (ALMOST 300 SITES ARE IN THE NETWORK) INTO THE GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL NETWORK FOR PERMAFROST DATABASE. RECOMMENDED STANDARD PROTOCOLS FOR SUBSIDENCE MEASUREMENTS AND DATA ARCHIVING WILL BE FINALIZED TO AID IN COMPARISON BETWEEN SITES, LIKE THOSE PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED FOR ALT AND NEAR-SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THESE DATA PROVIDE A BASIS FOR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVE-LAYER AND NEAR-SURFACE PERMAFROST, ASSIST IN DETAILED PROCESS STUDIES, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF ENGINEERING, ECOLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL, AND GEOCRYOLOGICAL MODELS. THE PREVIOUS CALM DATA HAVE BEEN USED EFFECTIVELY AND EXTENSIVELY BY THE MODELING AND REMOTE SENSING COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

TO SUPPORT COORDINATED COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND USABLE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS RELATED TO THE RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. TO MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS AS WILL PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES CONTAINED IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS.ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT, LARGE MAMMALS CAN INFLUENCE ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS IN MYRIAD WAYS. WE PROPOSE TO ASSESS LARGE MAMMAL SPACE USE AND DIET TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THESE ECOLOGICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES IN THE LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK, YUKON-CHARLEY NATIONAL PRESERVE, AND GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK. PROJECT USES GPS-COLLAR DATA TO STUDY HOW LARGE MAMMALS USE SPACE, ALONG WITH STABLE ISOTOPE DATA AND DNA ANALYSIS OF THEIR DIETS, TO UNDERSTAND THEIR ECOLOGY IN AREAS WHERE HUMAN VISITATION AND ACTIVITIES ARE INCREASING. THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE HOW THEIR DIETS AND ECOLOGICAL ROLES DIFFER ACROSS THE PARK SYSTEMS. KEY SPECIES LIKE BROWN BEARS, CARIBOU, MOOSE, WOLVES, AND BLACK BEARS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THESE SUBARCTIC AND ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS, SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITING ALASKA S ECONOMY, PARTICULARLY WHERE BEAR VIEWING HAS INCREASED FIVE-FOLD IN THE LAST DECADE.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC).

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) -THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (GRFP) IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FEDERAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. GRFP HELPS ENSURE THE QUALITY, VITALITY, AND STRENGTH OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING WORKFORCE OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING RESEARCH-BASED MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM), INCLUDING STEM EDUCATION. GRFP PROVIDES THREE YEARS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE GRADUATE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN STEM. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE NSF GRADUATE FELLOWS PURSUING GRADUATE EDUCATION AT THIS AWARDEE INSTITUTION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

GENETIC STUDY OF COASTER BROOK TROUT POPULATION AT PIRO

PELL GRANTS

IGF::CL::IGF OTHER, PIRO WEATHER BUOY MONITORING

PELL GRANTS

PELL GRANTS

LAB ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

REGISTRATION FEE FOR UPPER GREAT LAKES COLLEGIATE

2024-2025 DL BASE RECORD