Government Agencies & Organizations

          The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

• Arctic Research Commission
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services, lead federal agency for the Arctic Human Health Initiative.
• Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
• Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of State
• Department of the Interior
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Department of the Interior
• Geological Survey (USGS)
• Minerals Management Service (MMS), Department of the Interior
• National Ice Center (global tracking of icebergs and sea ice) -- NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  The National Science Foundation (NSF) manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, coordinating and providing logistical support for all U.S. research on the southernmost continent. President Reagan's memorandum of  Feb. 5, 1982 describes the program's objectives and NSF's role.

• Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory
• Smithsonian Institution
• United States Antarctic Program (USAP)