NSF Org:	RISE Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research (ICER)
Recipient:	SITKA SOUND SCIENCE CENTER
Initial Amendment Date:	January 27, 2022
Latest Amendment Date:	September 17, 2024
Award Number:	2052972
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Manda S. Adams amadams@nsf.gov  (703)292-4708 RISE  Integrative and Collaborative Education and Research (ICER) GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	February 1, 2022
End Date:	January 31, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$4,964,008.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$4,869,437.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2022 = $4,000,000.00 FY 2023 = $379,437.00 FY 2024 = $490,000.00
History of Investigator:	Ron Heintz (Principal Investigator) rheintz@sitkascience.org Robert Lempert (Co-Principal Investigator) Joshua Roering (Co-Principal Investigator) Raymond Paddock (Co-Principal Investigator) Jonathan Rutz (Co-Principal Investigator) Nina Oakley (Former Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	SITKA SOUND SCIENCE CENTER INC 834 LINCOLN ST SITKA AK  US  99835-7650 (907)747-8878
Sponsor Congressional District:	00
Primary Place of Performance:	Sitka Sound Science Center 834 Lincoln Street Sitka AK  US  99835-9729
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	00
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	UWDZJLHU7AJ7
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM, CoPe-Coastlines and People
Primary Program Source:	01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 010V2122DB R&RA ARP Act DEFC V 4082CYXXDB NSF TRUST FUND 01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	9150, 4444
Program Element Code(s):	061900, 097Y00
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2).

The high precipitation rates and steep topography of Southeast Alaska combine to create flooding and landslides that endanger lives and destroy property. This Focused CoPe hub will bring geoscientists, atmospheric scientists, and local residents together to deploy and monitor a network of natural hazard sensors across the region. The hub will integrate weather forecasts with real-time sensor data in a project dashboard. The on-line dashboard will enable members of six Alaska tribal communities to plan and prepare for extreme rainfall hazards and the subsequent impacts on subsistence activities.

An innovative, community-led project, this hub seeks to respond to research questions of local relevance while increasing engagement and opportunities for experiential learning among rural and Alaska Native students and community members, who are underrepresented in STEM disciplines. The sensor networks that are the foundation of this hub include tipping-bucket rain gauges, stream gauges, and soil moisture and groundwater sensors connected to the regional dashboard via satellite telemetry. The dashboard will incorporate machine learning and Bayesian analysis of real-time sensor data to create a landslide warning system that may be modified for use in other hazard-prone U.S. 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.

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