University of Alaska
FY06 Federal Requests
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Department
Title
Description
Request
Agriculture
Nutraceuticals/
Pharmaceuticals
$1m
Agriculture
Agricultural
Development in the
American Pacific
Agriculture
Virus Free Potatoes
Agriculture
Avian Influenza
Monitoring
Second year funding for effort to
perform research on and
development marketing for
Alaska blueberries use as
nutraceuticals and
pharmaceuticals.
Alaska will join partnership with
Hawaii and the Micronesian
Islands for curriculum and
research sharing among five
land grant institutions. Effort to
be led by Hawaii delegation.
Continuation of collaboration
with Ag Research Service to
monitor disease free state of
Alaska potatoes and testing of
disease control methods
Support for joint monitoring
project with ARS-Athens
Georgia to detect disease
presence in birds in the Alaska
flyway.
$1m increase in
CSREES line in
Federal Admin.
Notes
Contact/
Campus
Carol Lewis
UAF
Received $490K
in FY05
Carol
Lewis
UAF
$500,000 of
which UAF would
receive $240,000
Carol
Lewis
UAF
$300,000 shared
with ARS
Kevin
Winkler
UAF
University of Alaska
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Agriculture
Wood Utilization
Agriculture
Seafood Waste
Utilization
Agriculture
Rural Development
Agriculture
Food Product
Development
Agriculture
Food Quality
Agriculture
Integrated Pest
Management
Continue Alaska’s involvement
in nationwide program with 8
universities to look at new uses
for Alaska’s wood products.
Request continuation of support
for efforts in Kodiak to
determine new uses for fish
waste.
$6.28m shared.
Continue work of Coop. Ext. in
placement of agents in rural
Alaska areas for a variety of
rural development activities.
Continue efforts at Fairbanks
“test kitchen” to test and
evaluate new food products
ready for market.
Continue line in CSREES for
food quality initiatives by Coop
Ext.
This is a request for continued
support for this ARS project in
Alaska.
$650K
Received $688K
in FY05
$400K
Rec’d $334 in
FY05
Carol
Lewis
UAF but work
done in Sitka
Denis
Wiesenburg
and Scott
Smiley
UAF
$160,000 added to
funding of $1.1m
in base Dept
budget.
$275K
Bob Gorman
and Tony
Nakazawa
UAF
Tony
Nakazawa
UAF
UAF
Tony
Nakazawa
UAF
Carol Lewis
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Agriculture
Arctic Germplasm
Agriculture
New Crop
Opportunities
Agriculture
Ongoing effort for use of
greenhouse production of crops
in Alaska.
$200K
Continue funding for rural
multi-campus effort.
$6m shared with
Hawaii
Agriculture
Controlled
Environment for
Production of Food
Crops
Alaska-Hawaiian
Native Serving
Institutions
EPSCoR
Support for overall funding of
Dept of Ag EPSCoR program.
Agriculture
(perhaps HUD)
Cold Climate Housing
Research facility
Support for funding of this
facility.
15% of National
Research Institute
funds
$560,000
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce: NMFS.
North Pacific
Fisheries Observer
Training Program
Request for level funding for
this program that trains
approximately 500 people per
year.
Agriculture
This is a request for support of
this ARS, State of Alaska and
University Program that creates
an inventory of indigenous
Alaska plants.
Ongoing research to identify
new uses for Alaska crops.
UAF
Carol
Lewis
$600K
$800,000
UAF
Carol
Lewis
UAF
Carol
Lewis
Received $5.6m
in FY05
All MAUs
UAF
George Happ
Funds to
CCRHC, not UA.
Jack Hebert
UAA
Oliver
Goldsmith
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Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce: NMFS
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce?
State?
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce: NWS
TWEAK
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce: NOAA
Alaska Oceans
Observing System
(AOOS)
Commerce: NWS
Tsunami Pilot Project
for Dutch Harbor
Commerce/NOAA
Coastal Vulnerability
to Climate Change
Request language for reevaluation of education
requirements. Only 5% of
trainees are Alaskans due to
requirement of four-year degree
prior to training.
Support for planning
involvement in International
Polar Year, GEOSS and
Permafrost Conference.
Continue tsunami warning
efforts.
Language
UAA
Peter Risse
$1m
Statewide
Craig Dorman
Three year pilot to establish new
monitoring equipment and
community notification system.
Multi-faceted approach to look
at impacts, response strategies
and predictions for rural Alaska
coastal communities.
Continue multi-member effort in
deploying equipment and
sharing ocean observing system
data in Alaska.
$1.5m
$2m
Hoping for
authorization in
S. 50
Hoping for
authorization in
S. 50
$3m
$6m (but possible
request of DOD
funds will lower
this)
UAF
Joe Hawkins
UAF
Joe Hawkins
UAF
David
Atkinson
Received $2m in
FY05
UAF
Denis
Wiesenburg
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Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce/NOAA
National Undersea
Research Program
(NURP)
Commerce.
North Pacific
Research Board
State
Multi-Modal Corridor.
Continue level funding for this
effort.
Continuation funding for
engineering research related to
extension of Alaska Railroad,
Gas Pipeline.
$1.7m
Received $2m in
FY05
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education: Alaska
Native Students in
Engineering
Operational funds to support
program as described.
$1m
Received $1m in
construction
funds in FY05
Education: Digital
Archives
Continue efforts of UAA and
UAF libraries along with the
State of Alaska library to
digitize materials.
$250K
Received $250K
in FY05
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education: Alaska
Distance Education
Technology
Consortium
Support request for federal
assistance of this consortium.
Three requests directly benefit
the University.
Commerce/
Justice/
State
Commerce/
Justice/
State
$14m
UAF
Denis
Wiesenburg
Support funding for this board.
UAA/UAF
Oliver
Goldsmith
UAF
Paul Metz
UAA and
occurs at UAF
Herb
Schroeder
UAA and
UAF
Paul
McCarthy and
Steve Rollins
Statewide
Scott Christian
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Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education:
System for Early
Childhood Education
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education:
Rural Recruitment of
Teacher Preparation
Candidates
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Labor:
Able Seaman to Mate
Training
Education:
Alaska and Native
Hawaiian Serving
Institutions
Education:
Alaska Native
Education Equity Act
Continue efforts to train early
childhood educators. Trains
Head Start and Day Care Center
providers.
Support continued funding for
this program half of which
benefits rural Alaska postsecondary institutions.
Support continued funding for
this program that benefits the
University. Needs language
possibly in Higher Ed Act
Reauthorization for Alaska
advisory group.
Through the Alaska Center for
Excellence in Schools, will start
active outreach to rural Alaska
schools to encourage teaching
careers.
New efforts to train this
category of shipmen that now
need to go outside of Alaska for
necessary certification.
$500k
Received $1.25m
in FY05
UAS/UAF
$12m
Received $12m
in FY05
Primarily UAF
but UAA and
UAS as well
$35m and
language.
Received $34.5m
in FY05
All
$450,000
Statewide
Dave Veazey
$150,000
UASKetchikan
Karen Polley
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Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
Labor:
Ketchikan Shipyard
Training
Second year request to train
workers at the Alaska Ship and
Dry Dock.
$250,000
H&SS:
Geriatric and
Disability Training
Continuation of program to train
an array of health care workers
in care of the elderly.
$200,000
UAA
Karen
Ward
H&SS:
Statewide Health
Agenda
$750K
Statewide
Karen Perdue
H&SS:
Health Distance
Education Partnership
Continue the statewide effort for
assisting the State and private
sector in identifying state health
needs.
Distance ed health course
development, delivery and
faculty support.
$500K
Statewide
Karen Perdue
H&SS:
Alaska Natives in
Psychology
Continuation of program to
$500K
recruit and retain Alaska Natives
in the psychology field.
H&SS:
Request to restore cut to
Area Health Education program of two years ago.
Center National
Restore to $31m from $29m.
Funding
$4m for
nationwide
program.
Received $150,00 UAS
in FY05
Karen Polley
UAF and
UAA
Pam Deters
UAA
Beth
Landon
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Education/
Labor/
Health and
Social Services
H&SS/NIH
Nationwide funding
for IDEA
Alaska participates greatly in
this EPSCoR-like program.
$250m
Energy and
Water
Energy Efficiency
Area of Dept of
Energy
$2m
Energy and
Water
Corps of Engineers:
Permafrost Tunnel
Energy And
Water
Subsurface Science
Research Institute
Funding for Arctic Energy
Office so that it can conduct
research on rural Alaska power
applications.
Request language that the Corp
conduct a study of the need to
upgrade the Permafrost Tunnel
in Fairbanks, Alaska.
As a member of the Inland
Northwest Research Alliance
(INRA), the University supports
the efforts to secure funding
that will result in graduate
student stipends. Effort will be
led by Idaho delegation.
Foreign
Operations
American Russian
Center
Continue efforts in business
development and examine
expanding mission to health and
public works efforts in Russian
Far East.
UAF and
UAA
George Happ
Asked for in
FY05 and did not
receive
UAF
Dennis
Witmer
Language
Nonuniversity
$4m
UAF
Paul
Reichardt
$3m
UAA
Russ Howell
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Interior
Department
Arctic Energy Office
University request for energy
related oil and gas research. See
also request in Energy and
Water for $2m in Energy
Efficiency funding.
$5m
Interior
Department
Minerals Management
Service: Marine
Mining Technology
Center
U.S. Geological
Survey
Alaska Volcano
Observatory
Center works to identify and
quantify minerals in the ocean
environment. Also asking for
language to broaden mission.
FY06 President’s budget has
base funding for AVO in USGS
of $1.5m for Shemya work and
$3.5m for regular AVO
activities. Need total of $10m,
either here or in FAA where it
has been receiving added
earmarked funds.
$1.5m and
language.
FAA: Air Traffic
Control Simulator
UAA Aviation Center needs to
replace the enroute simulator.
No longer working.
$450,000
Interior
Department
Transportation
and Treasury
$5m above base.
University
partner of Alaska
Energy
Development and
Technology Lab.
(AEDTL)
UAF
Dennis
Witmer
UAF
Doug Kane
See FAA.
UAF
John
Eichelberger
UAA
Ron Haney
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Transportation
and Treasury
FAA: Aviation
Education
Enhancement
Transportation
and Treasury
FAA: Alaska Volcano
Observatory
Transportation
and Treasury
DOT:
Engineering Design
Alaska Pipeline
Construction
Arctic Transportation
and Engineering
Research
Transportation
and Treasury
Transportation
and Treasury
Treasury/GSA:
Alaska Statehood
Celebration
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
National Endowment
for the Humanities
Requested funds will purchase a
variety of training aids including
a twin-engine aircraft for student
training. Currently school leases
single engine planes.
Requests funds for continuation
of effort to monitor volcano
activity and alert aircraft to
dangers.
Engineering geotechnical study
for placement of gas pipeline.
$2.7m
See also
Interior/USGS.
Need enough to
bring total to
$10m.
$700,000
Focused effort among all three
$1.5m
campuses to conduct research on
Alaska transportation issues:
road, air and maritime.
Continue preparatory efforts
$500,000
toward Alaska’s Statehood
Celebration.
Support funding for the
Endowment. University
proposals pending.
UAA
Ron
Haney
Have been
getting earmark
of $4m.
UAF
John
Eichelberger
UAF
Scott
Huang
UAA, UAS
and UAF
Doug Kane
Received
$250,000 in
FY05
Statewide
Karen Perdue
UAA
Oliver
Goldsmith
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VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
EPA:
Small Public Water
System Training and
Tech Center
EPA:
EPSCoR
Trains rural Alaska water and
sewer system operators. UASSitka is one of eight regional
Centers.
Looking for support of overall
funding level target.
HUD:
Alaska and Hawaiian
Native Serving
Institution
HUD:
Cold Climate Housing
Research
NASA:
Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles
Provides funding for community $4m
and campus collaborative
efforts.
Received $4m in
FY05
Primarily UAF
but also UAA
and UAS
Support funding for this facility.
$560,000
Funds to
CCHRC, not UA.
UAF
Expand AK UAV use to
mitigation and assessment of
natural hazards, ocean debris,
wildfires and ocean and coastal
security.
Expand Alaska’s remote sensing
capabilities.
$6m
UAF
Greg Walker
$3.5m
UAF
Buck Sharpton
NASA:
Enhancing Alaska’s
Access to Real time
Satellite and Airborne
Imagery
$4m for
nationwide
program
UAS-Sitka
John Carnegie
$2.5m
UAF
George Happ
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VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
NASA:
EPSCoR
Looking for support for overall
funding level
$15m
NSF:
Alaska Region
Research Vessel
Looking for support for
construction of ship to replace
the Alpha Helix
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
VA/HUD/
Independent
Agencies
NSF: EPSCoR
Looking for support for overall
national funding target
President’s
Budget did not
have FY06
funding of $42m
$120m
NSF:
Overall support for
NSF programs.
Ones of particular importance
are: NEON, Biocomplexity,
Human Social Dynamics,
Education, Arctic Social
Sciences, Systems Science and
Geo Science.
UAF
George
Happ
UAF
Denis
Wiesenburg
UAF and
UAA
George Happ
UAA and
UAF
Oliver
Goldsmith
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FY06 Department of Defense Requests
Title
Arctic Regional
Supercomputer (UAF)
Automotive Research
(UAF)
Center for Supply
Chain Integration(AKA
Alaska Logistics
Center)
(UAA and some UAF)
Description
Request ongoing support for ARSC funding via High
Performance Computing Modernization Program and
additional earmarked funding. Continues ARSC’s effort
in the development of basic and applied science in
several focus areas.
Led by the University of Michigan, an automotive
research effort with 8 universities to impact product
development for military and commercial automotive
manufacturers.
Second year request for support of effort. Projects
include the development and delivery of supply chain
education and training for DOD and DOD vendors.
Faculty and student participation in business process re
engineering, information systems development and
deployment and application of current technology.
Office of Electronic
Miniaturization
(UAF and some UAA)
Continue effort for assembly and testing of RFID
technology.
DEPSCoR
(UAF)
Request overall support for DEPSCoR. University has
successfully competed for several research projects in
the DOD area.
Amount Requested
ARSC direct funding:
$5.5m and support for
HPCMO at $230m of
which ARSC expects to
receive $12 to 13m
$3m of which UAF would
receive $250-500K
Comments
In FY05, ARSC
earmark was
$5.6m
Frank Williams
$18 million
Breakdown:
$8m UAA
$4m Chenega Technical
Services
$4m Crane RFID
$2m Alien Technologies
$8.2m
(no partners)
In FY05 received
$7.65 m
Tom Case
$25m
IN FY05 ARC
received $3.75m
Doug Goering
In FY05 received
$21m shared
among partners
John Dickinson
In FY05 received
$13.4m
George Happ
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Hibernation Genomics
(UAF)
Low Temperature
Research
(UAF)
Ramgen Fuel Cell
Hybrid System
(UAF)
Second year request for funding of research into genetic
dynamics of hibernation in hopes of military medical
applications
Collaboration with Wayne State University in Detroit to
build expertise in cold regions automotive applications.
UAF will focus on natural environment testing,
modeling and simulation for engine friction and
emissions.
Second year of earmarked funding for development of
this turbine technology. Project looks to use an
atmospheric pressure turbine and develop a fuel cell
hybrid system for electrical generation and possible
heating uses from waste heat.
$4m
$4m via TACOM
$3.5m
In FY05 received
$3.4m
Brian Barnes
First year funding
of $4m in FY05,
half of which will
go to UAF.
Doug Goering
In FY05 received
$4.3m
Dennis Witmer
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