claim: Research is funded privately or federally.
evidence: The USCGC Hickory -LRB- WLB-212 -RRB- is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender home-ported in Homer , Alaska .. United States Coast Guard. United States Coast Guard. seagoing buoy tender. USCG seagoing buoy tender. Homer. Homer, Alaska. Alaska. Alaska. The Hickory serves multiple missions , including aids to navigation , search and rescue , maritime law enforcement , marine environmental protection and homeland security .. search and rescue. search and rescue. Because of her service to the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska , the Hickory has earned the nickname `` The Kenai Keeper '' .. Alaska. Alaska. Kenai Peninsula. Kenai Peninsula