RAPID: Collaborative Research: COVID-19 Preparedness in Remote Fishing Communities in Rura — NSF Award to Pennsylvania State Univ
This time-sensitive RAPID project focuses on perception of COVID-19 risk in the Bristol Bay region of rural western Alaska. Every spring, the town of Dillingham, the hub of Bristol Bay fisheries, experiences massive in-migration, as an estimated 13,000 workers arrive for the sockeye salmon fishing season. Local health
| Award title | RAPID: Collaborative Research: COVID-19 Preparedness in Remote Fishing Communities in Rura |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2032790 |
| Awardee | Pennsylvania State Univ University Park |
| City | UNIVERSITY PARK |
| State | PA |
| Amount obligated | $119,868 |
| Principal investigator | Guangqing Chi |
| Program | ASSP-Arctic Social Science |
| Start date | 06/15/2020 |
| Abstract | This time-sensitive RAPID project focuses on perception of COVID-19 risk in the Bristol Bay region of rural western Alaska. Every spring, the town of Dillingham, the hub of Bristol Bay fisheries, experiences massive in-migration, as an estimated 13,000 workers arrive for the sockeye salmon fishing season. Local health care resources and access to transportation are extremely limited. Leveraging existing partnerships, project investigators will conduct surveys with local residents, decision maker |
| Source | NSF Awards |
$799/mo
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