RESCHEDULED SESSIONS: Arctic Research Plan 2027-2031 Development Process

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, is currently seeking public input on national research needs in the Arctic. This feedback will be used to inform the development of the next five-year, National Arctic Research Plan for 2027-2031.

All comments are due by November 15, 2025. Read the full Federal Register Notice and submit comments regarding what updates should be made to the Arctic Research Plan 2027-2031 here. 

Please join us for one of several opportunities to learn more about and engage with the National Arctic Research Plan 2027-2031 development process:

Information Session

Co-hosted by IARPC Secretariat, the Navigating the New Arctic Community Office (NNA-CO), and the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), this session focused on the process for updating the five-year national Arctic Research Plan, how you can get involved, and pointers on submitting input. Please see the event page for the meeting recording. 

• September 18 | 9-10:30am AKT: Information Session on the National Plan for Arctic Research (public event page) 

Listening Sessions

IARPC will also be hosting a number of Arctic Research Plan listening sessions to gather feedback and input specific to IARPC Collaboration Team activities:

• September 22 | 11am-12pm AKT: Data Management and Technology Innovation and Application Listening Session (public event page)

• September 24 | 11am-12pm AKT: Observing and Modeling Listening Session (co-hosted by the Monitoring Observing Modeling and Prediction Team and Field Operations, Modelers, and US Arctic Observing Network Communities of Practice) (public event page)

• NOW RESCHEDULED December 8 | 10-11am AKT: Arctic Systems Interactions Listening Session (co-hosted by the Systems Team and Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Resilience, Permafrost, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sea Ice, and Physical Oceanography Communities of Practice) (public event page)

• NOW RESCHEDULED December 10 | 11am-12pm AKT: Community Resilience and Health Listening Session (public event page)
• NOW RESCHEDULED December 11 | 11AM-12PM AKT: Risk Management and Hazard Mitigation Listening Session (public event page)