UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA

SCI · Science/Technology

Seeking support for introduction of legislation to establish in statute an authorization for the Office of Polar Programs within the National Science Foundation. Seeking support for a proposal submitted under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments funding opportunity. Seeking assistance for speeding up administrative review of potential pending NIH grant award under the Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence funding opportunity. Expressing concerns about the negative impacts on research funding, research grant awards, and research grant administration under the proposed rule entitled "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034)." Seeking support for a nomination to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Science Advisory Board.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY 27 Agriculture Appropriations bills, supporting funding for cover crops and grain variety research; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program; Hatch Act program; and Smith-Lever program. FY 27 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Advancing Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms; Assessing the Health of Permafrost; Improving Marine & Fish Information Gaps; Modernizing Public Safety; Innovations in Fish Monitoring Technology; Securing Alaska from Malicious Drones; National Science Foundation - Topline; NOAA Cooperative Institutes program; NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program; NASA Earth Science Data Systems program; NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research; NASA GLOBE program; NASA Sounding Rockets program; NASA Space Grant program; National Estuarine Research Reserve System (Operations); National Estuarine Research Reserve (Construction); National Sea Grant program; and NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). FY 27 Defense Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Resilient Autonomous Sensing in the Arctic; Resilient Innovative Sustainable Economies via University Partnerships; APEX Accelerators Program; and Office of the Local Defense Community Cooperations Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP). FY 27 Homeland Security Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Office of University Programs; Centers of Excellence program. FY 27 Energy & Water Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Geologic Hydrogen Research for Alaska/Arctic Energy Resilience; Reliable Arctic Power Systems; National Coastal Mapping program; and DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. FY 27 Financial Services Appropriations bills, supporting funding for AI & Manufacturing Initiative; Alaska Research Data Archive or Arctic Research Data Archive; Southeast Alaska Small Business Catalyst Lab; and Take Wing Initiative. FY 27 Interior-Environment Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Innovations in Wildfire Surveillance; Enhancing Mineral & Geologic Research Capabilities; Alaska Wildfire Smoke Preparedness and Resilience Initiative; Arctic Wetland Mapping; Earthquake Early Warning; USArray; Climate Adaptation Science Centers program; Joint Fire Science program; National Water Resources Research Act program; and Volcano Hazards program. FY 27 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Alaska Correctional Education; Foundational Academic Strategy for Alaska; Helium Acquisition for Health & Biomedical Sciences; Alaska Area Health Education Center (AHEC) program; Alaska Native and Hawaiian Native-Serving Institutions (ANNH) program; Federal Pell Grant program; Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants program; Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program; NIH Institutional Development Awards program; and TRIO Programs. FY 27 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Arctic Remote Energy Network Academy. FY 27 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bills, supporting funding for Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (COE) Maritime Technical Advancement Grant Program. Seeking support for language in any continuing resolution that blocks implementation of the proposed rule entitled Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034).

EDU · Education

Seeking support for a proposal submitted under the Departments of Education and Labors Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program. Seeking support for multiple proposals submitted under the Department of Educations Strengthening Institutions Program FY 2026 grant competition. Seeking support for a proposal submitted under the Department of Educations TRIO Talent Search funding opportunity.

AGR · Agriculture

Seeking support for a proposal submitted under the U.S. Forest Services Forest Legacy Program. Seeking support for a potential proposal to establish a cooperative agreement with the Agricultural Research Service to increase horticultural crops and meet agricultural economic needs in Alaska.