The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) is a committee made up of representatives from 16 US federal agencies that coordinates Arctic research policy and implements the US Arctic Research Plan. IARPC was established by the 1984 Arctic Research Policy Act and develops a 5-year research plan to advance Arctic research priorities. IARPC's current 2017-2021 Arctic Research Plan identifies four policy drivers and nine research goals to guide US Arctic research. IARPC also coordinates collaborations between federal and non-federal Arctic researchers through nine thematic teams to implement the research plan.

1. What is IARPC?

2. What is IARPC?
The Interagency Arctic Research
Policy Committee

3. What is IARPC?
The Interagency Arctic Research
Policy Committee

4. What is IARPC?
The Interagency Arctic Research
Policy Committee

5. IARPC practices open government.

6. IARPC practices open government.
We consult the research community and Arctic stakeholders
in planning and implementing the Arctic Research Plan.

7. We consult the research community and Arctic stakeholders
in planning and implementing the Arctic Research Plan.
How does it work?
IARPC practices open government.

8. Congress enacted the ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY ACT in 1984

9. Develops a national
Arctic research policy and
a 5-year plan to
implement the policy
Promotes Arctic research
and recommends an
Arctic research policy
It established the Arctic Research Commission and the IARPC
and required them to:
Congress enacted the ARCTIC RESEARCH POLICY ACT in 1984

10. The Committee is made up of Principals from 16 Federal
agencies and is chaired by the director of the NSF.

11. National Science Foundation
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Environmental Protection Agency
Marine Mammal Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Smithsonian Institution
The Committee is made up of Principals from 16 Federal
agencies and is chaired by the director of the NSF.

12. In 2011 IARPC became part of the Executive Branch
located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

13. IARPC
In 2011 IARPC became part of the Executive Branch
located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
OFFICE OF SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY POLICY
NATIONAL SCIENCE
& TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL
RESOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY

15. In December 2016,
IARPC released
Arctic Research Plan 2017-2021,
published by the
Executive Office of the President

16. The Policy Drivers are:
This policy-driven Plan
identifies critical areas
where the U.S. research
enterprise supports U.S.
policy from community to
global scales.

17. The Policy Drivers are:
This policy-driven Plan
identifies critical areas
where the U.S. research
enterprise supports U.S.
policy from community to
global scales.
1. Enhance the well-being of Arctic residents.

18. The Policy Drivers are:
This policy-driven Plan
identifies critical areas
where the U.S. research
enterprise supports U.S.
policy from community to
global scales.
1. Enhance the well-being of Arctic residents.
2. Advance stewardship of the Arctic environment.

19. The Policy Drivers are:
This policy-driven Plan
identifies critical areas
where the U.S. research
enterprise supports U.S.
policy from community to
global scales.
1. Enhance the well-being of Arctic residents.
2. Advance stewardship of the Arctic environment.
3. Strengthen national and regional security.

20. The Policy Drivers are:
This policy-driven Plan
identifies critical areas
where the U.S. research
enterprise supports U.S.
policy from community to
global scales.
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.

21. The Research Goals are:
1. Enhance understanding of health
determinants and improve the
well-being of Arctic residents;
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The Research Goals are:
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;

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The Research Goals are:
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;

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The Research Goals are:
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;
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The Research Goals are:
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;

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controlling permafrost dynamics and the
impacts on ecosystems, infrastructure,
and climate feedbacks;
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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;
The Research Goals are:

28. 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;
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29. 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.
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Environmental
Intelligence

30. Through IARPC Collaborations we open our work to
non-Federal Arctic researchers and stakeholders.

31. Federal only
Through IARPC Collaborations we open our work to
non-Federal Arctic researchers and stakeholders.

32. Federal only
Through IARPC Collaborations we open our work to
non-Federal Arctic researchers and stakeholders.
Federal & non-Federal

33. Health &
Well-being
Atmosphere
Sea Ice
Glaciers &
Sea Level
Permafrost
Coastal
Resilience
Terrestrial
Ecosystems
Marine
Ecosystems
Federal only
Environmental
Intelligence
Through IARPC Collaborations we open our work to
non-Federal Arctic researchers and stakeholders.
Federal & non-Federal
We welcome you to join one or more
of our nine thematic Collaboration Teams

34. Led by Federal Program Managers and non-Federal partners, our teams
connect researchers and stakeholders from academia, non-profit,
industry, State of Alaska, Indigenous and international organizations.

35. Each team has monthly meetings where they cover a wide range of
topics through webinars and discussions, and they want YOU!

36. There is an opportunity to share your work
built into every meeting agenda

37. There is an opportunity to share your work
built into every meeting agenda

38. Why join
IARPC Collaborations?

39. Be a part of implementing Federal research policy.
Why join
IARPC Collaborations?

40. © Been CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr
See the impact of your research
in reports to Congress
and to Federal agencies.

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Communicate regularly with Federal program managers
and the Arctic research community, no travel required.

42. Include your work with IARPC on the
“Synergistic Activities” section of your
Biographic Sketch for grant proposals.
© Cristina Solis
(PolarTREC 2012)
Courtesy of ARCUS

43. Identify synergies and develop partnerships
with other researchers and organizations.

44. Make a post on our website…

45. …and it will be shared with >1500 members via our email digest.

46. Click here to request an account at iarpccollaborations.org
9 Collaboration Teams led by 32 Federal Program Managers and Arctic research
leaders, working on 122 performance elements, in collaboration with 1500 Arctic
scientists and stakeholders, through a website with over 1500 views per month!