Office of Polar Programs - National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs (OPP) manages and makes awards for basic research and related operational support in the Arctic and the Antarctic. The awards are made to institutions (mainly U.S. universities), whose scientists perform the research either at the institutions themselves or in the field, and as cooperative agreements or contracts to support organizations including contractors and the U.S. military. NSF has a Presidential mandate to manage the U.S. Antarctic Program through Memorandum 6646, signed by President Reagan in 1982: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/ant/memo_6646.jsp NSF also chairs the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC): http://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/arctic/iarpc/start.jsp OPP has two science sections- one for the Arctic and the Antarctic. A third section manages the logistics and support operations including field stations, camps, laboratories, ships, and airplanes. Environmental, health and safety issues are handled by the Polar Environment, Health and Safety Section.

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