Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support

Through this solicitation, the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) funds cutting-edge research that:

• Improves understanding of interactions among the Antarctic region and global systems.
• Improves understanding of the dynamic linkages among processes operating in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean and linkages to global Earth systems, which helps inform decision making regarding environmental change.
• Advances fundamental understanding of Earth systems and the biological, geochemical, and physical processes in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean as drivers and responders to changes on a global scale.
• Expands fundamental knowledge of Antarctic systems, biota, and processes.
• Utilizes the unique characteristics of the Antarctic region as a science observing platform.
• Builds capacity and enhances the US workforce for polar-related science.

ANT encourages and supports research that combines disciplinary perspectives and approaches from other fields, research that uses existing data and samples, and other research not requiring a physical presence in Antarctica.This may include projects conducted at locations outside Antarctica that serve as analogues of Antarctic sites or systems.