NEW COMPETITIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS. CONTROL# 2784-1714 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT DE-FOA-0002784: EXPLORATORY TOPICS, TOPIC E: ALGAL MINING PROJECT TITLE: ASSESSMENTS OF GEOCHEMISTRY, CONCENTRATION, AND SCALABILITY OF REES RECOVERY FROM SEAWEEDS THIS PROJECT WILL DELIVER AN INFORMED APPROACH TO DEFINE ENVIRONMENTAL, TEMPORAL, AND ECOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MAXIMIZE REE CONTENT OF OCEAN-GROWN SEAWEEDS BY SELECTING OPTIMAL CULTIVATION REGIONS AS A FUNCTION OF PROXIMITY TO NATURAL MINERAL SOURCES IN ALASKA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO INCORPORATE CHANGES TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THIS MODIFICATION: INSERTED NEW EXPLORATORY TOPIC, TOPIC G: PRODUCTION OF GEOLOGIC HYDROGEN THROUGH STIMULATED MINERALOGICAL PROCESSES AND INSERTED NEW EXPLORATORY TOPIC, TOPIC H: SUBSURFACE ENGINEERING FOR HYDROGEN RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT