Many of the major USAP resources are heavily committed for the next several seasons. The most constrained of these resources are fixed wing time (LC-130 missions, Basler and Twin Otter support), ship time, and support and berthing at South Pole Station. General availability information for these resources is presented below. Please consider this information carefully while creating field plans and requesting support.

Announcements
USAP Email Address Format Changing

Notice to proposers using NSF 12-539 (Antarctic Research) for 2012: The deadline for submitting full proposals is May 31, 2012. Also, important information related to preparing your proposal can be found on the NSF Proposal Preparation Reference Information—Antarctic Research Solicitation page.

General Information
Helpful Policies
McMurdo Station Resources
Palmer Station Resources
South Pole Station Schedule
Vessel Science and Operations Schedules
Special Technical Support, and Samples and Data for Research

Proposal and Award Timeline
Sample and Research Permit Information for the Continental Side of Antarctica
Ice Drilling Design and Operations Drill Inventory

McMurdo On-Ice Material Storage and Return Policy
Snowmobile and ATV Helmet Policy
USAP Field Laboratory Over-Winter Storage Policy

Flight Availability

Twin Otter
Basler
LC-130: There are few LC-130 missions available through the 2011-12 field season. Missions become available starting in 2012-2013.

Lab Resources

Provided Consumable Lab Materials and Supplies
Provided Consumable Chemicals
Available Instruments and Equipment

Vessel Schedule

ARSV Laurence M. Gould 

Lab Resources

Provided Consumable Lab Materials and Supplies
Provided Consumable Chemicals
Available Instruments and Equipment

Grantee Population and Scheduling Guidelines
South Pole Station Summer Season Schedule

RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer (NBP) Operating Schedule 
ARSV Laurence M. Gould (LMG) Operating Schedule
Vessel Science and Operations

Lab Resources

Provided Consumable Lab Materials and Supplies
Provided Consumable Chemicals
Available Instruments and Equipment - LMG
Available Instruments and Equipment - NBP

For information on the topics below, see the Special Research Technical Support Provided by Other Organizations page.

High Precision Global Positioning System (GPS)
Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR)
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
Polar Ice Core Drilling Services

For information on the topics below, see the Samples and Data for Research page.

Samples for Research

U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center
Ice Cores
Ocean-bottom Sedimentary Cores and Grab Samples; Continental Cores
Rock Samples
Meteorite Samples
Biological Specimens

Data for Research and Data Curation

Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Related Information
Bathymetric and Other Oceanographic Data and Cruise Metadata
Antarctic Bibliography
Other Data Archives