Learn more about the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee at www.iaprccollaborations.org

1. Arctic ResearchPlan 2017-2021
InteragencyArctic Research Policy Committee

2. USARC
sets goals and
objectives
IARPC
develops and
implements a
research plan
What is IARPC?
Arctic Research Policy Act
of 1984

3. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY POLICY
NATIONAL SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT,
NATURAL RESOURCES &
SUSTAINABILITY
AESC
IARPC
USGEO
USGCRP
SOST
Where Does
IARPC Belong?

4. Scope approved by IARPC
Writing teams assembled
Listening session at ASSW
IARPC Collaborations request for input
IARPC visit to State of Alaska
Federal Register Notice process
February 2016
March 2016
March 2016
March-May 2016
May 2016
July 2016
Plan Development Process

5. Engagement at all Levels
Principals +
Staff Group
via the
Federal
Register
Public

6. Policy Drivers
1.Enhance the well-being of Arctic residents.
2.Advance stewardship of the Arctic environment.
3.Strengthen national and regional security.
4.Improve understanding of the Arctic as a
component of planet Earth.

7. Research Goals (9)
Broad topics where an interagency approach
can accelerate progress
Research Objectives (34)
Specific challenge areas that address
the research goal
Performance Elements (123)
Tasks with concrete, measureable outcomes that
demonstrate progress toward Research Objectives
Plan Organization

8. 1. Enhance understanding of health determinants and improve the well-
being of Arctic residents;
2. Advance process and system understanding of the changing Arctic
atmospheric composition and dynamics and the resulting changes
to surface energy budgets;
3. Enhance understanding and improve predictions of the changing Arctic
sea ice cover;
4. Increase understanding of the structure and function of Arctic marine
ecosystems and their role in the climate system and advance
predictive capabilities;
5. Understand and project the mass balance of glaciers, ice caps, and
the Greenland Ice Sheet, and their consequences for sea level rise;
Research Goals

9. 6.Advance understanding of processes controlling permafrost
dynamics and the impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure, and
climate feedbacks;
7.Advance an integrated, landscape-scale understanding of Arctic
terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems and the potential for
future change;
8.Strengthen coastal community resilience and advance
stewardship of coastal natural and cultural resources by engaging
in research related to the interconnections of people, natural and
built environments;
9.Enhance frameworks for environmental intelligence gathering,
interpretation, and application toward decision support.
Research Goals

10. Environmental
Intelligence

11. Environmental
Intelligence

12. Agency Commitments
Agency
Health Atmosphere Sea Ice
Marine
Ecosystems
Glaciers
& Sea
Level
Permafrost Terrestrial Coastal
Environmental
Intelligence
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 7.2 7.3 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5
DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS DHS
DOC DOC DOC
DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD DOD
DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE DOE
DOEd DOEdDOEd DOEd
DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI DOI
DOJ DOJ
DOL DOL
DOS DOS DOS DOS DOS
EPA EPA EPA EPA EPA EPA EPA
HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS HHS
HUD HUD
LC LC
MMC MMC MMC MMC
NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA NASA
NOAA NOAANOAANOAA NOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAA NOAA NOAANOAANOAANOAA NOAANOAA NOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAANOAA
NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF NSF
NSTB NSTB
SI SI SI
ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC ARC
USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA USDA

13. Federal only
Principals and staff representing 14 Federal agencies

14. Health &
Well-being
Atmosphere
Sea Ice
Glaciers &
Sea Level
Permafrost
Coastal
Resilience
Terrestrial
Ecosystems
Marine
Ecosystems
Environmental
Intelligence
Federal only
Federal & non-Federal
Researchers and stakeholders from
academia, NGOs, industry, state,
Indigenous and international
organizations.
Principals and staff representing 14 Federal agencies

15. iarpccollaborations.org

16. Collaboration Team Leadership
Roberto
Delgado
(NIMH)
Tom
Hennessy
(CDC)
Sarah
Yoder
(Alaska
Dept. of
Health &
Social
Services)
Ashley
Williamson
(DOE)
Allison
McComiskey
(NOAA)
Gijs
De Boer
(University of
Colorado)
Walt
Meier
(NASA)
Olivia Lee
(University
of Alaska
Fairbanks)
Jackie
Richter-Menge
(US Arctic
Research
Commission)
Guillermo
Auad (BOEM)
Danielle
Dickson
(North Pacific
Research Board)
Jackie
Grebmeier
(University
of Maryland)
Atmosphere Sea Ice Marine EcosystemsHealth & Well-being

17. Collaboration Team Leadership
Bill
Wiseman
(NSF)
Shad
O’Neel
(USGS)
Andrew
Balser
(DOD)
Ben
Jones
(USGS)
Christina
Schaedel
(Northern
Arizona
University)
Eric
Kasischke
(NASA)
Steve Gray
(USGS)
John Pearce
(USGS)
Glaciers
& Sea Level
Carolina Behe
(Inuit Circumpolar
Council - Alaska)
Simon Stephenson
(NSF)
Amy Holman
(NOAA)
Coastal
Resilience
Permafrost
Terrestrial
Ecosystems

18. Collaboration Team Leadership
Jeremy
Mathis
(NOAA)
Anjuli Bamzai
(NSF)
Sandy
Starkweather
(NOAA)
Will
Ambrose
(NSF)
Marc
Stieglitz
(NSF)
Peter
Pulsifer
(University
of Colorado)
Renu
Joseph
(DOE)
Scott
Harper
(ONR)
Observing ModelingData
Environmental
Intelligence

19. Theme 1. Arctic-Science Challenges and Their
Regional and Global Implications
Theme 2. Strengthening and Integrating
Arctic Observations and Data-Sharing
Theme 3. Applying Expanded Scientific
Understanding of the Arctic to Build Regional
Resilience and to Shape Global Responses
Theme 4. Empowering Citizens through STEM
Education Leveraging Arctic Science
Arctic
Science
Ministerial

20. Emerging Opportunities
Resilience
Co-production
of Knowledge STEM Education

21. Download the Plan
iarpccollaborations.org
The full Plan as well as comments and
responses from the Federal Register review
process are available for download at:
Please pick up the handouts
with more information from
the back of the room