Cooperative Agreement EMF2021CA00020

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) was awarded a $320,000 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA #97.082) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As part of FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the award will support EERI's Earthquake Consortium to address earthquake risks. The Consortium will likely provide services and products to reduce earthquake hazards...

The Applied Technology Council (ATC) received a $240,000 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA #97.082) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. As part of FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the award will support ATC's Earthquake Consortium to address earthquake risks. The Consortium provides technical and engineering services focused on advancing earthquake safety and...

This $3.2 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will fund the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) to conduct earthquake research from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The research is part of the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) and will focus on developing improved models for earthquakes and seismic ground motion through collaborative research efforts. Key activities include developing workflows to integrate...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) was awarded a $540,000 cooperative agreement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA #97.082) on July 22, 2022. Under this award, EERI will provide earthquake risk reduction services and technical assistance to support FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) objectives. As the NEHRP aims to coordinate federal efforts to address earthquake risks, this...

The Department of Public Safety State of Utah received a $143,352 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on August 2, 2022 under the Earthquake State Assistance Program (ESAP, CFDA 97.082). As part of the ESAP program, the Department will provide earthquake preparedness and mitigation services for the state through coordination of the Utah Earthquake Consortium. The Consortium coordinates earthquake risk reduction efforts across stakeholders in Utah through...

Summary of Federal Cooperative Agreement Award The University of Oregon, in collaboration with Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), received a $309,272 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to conduct the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT) project from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The award funds two integrated research activities addressing critical earthquake science needs in...

The University of Southern California will receive $320,000 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA 97.082). The funding will support the Earthquake Consortium to advance the goals of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. As part of NEHRP, FEMA administers the Earthquake State Assistance program to address earthquake risks through coordinated efforts. The University of Southern...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $285,000 Project Grant to the University of Southern California (USC) under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop the QUAKEWORX software framework. This 5-year collaborative research project aims to enable a broad community of researchers and students to access and further improve state-of-the-art physics-based models for forecasting earthquake ruptures and seismic hazards. The QUAKEWORX framework will provide standardized...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $137,160 cooperative agreement to the Hawaii Department of Defense, Civil Defense Division on September 16, 2022 under the Earthquake State Assistance Program (ESA, CFDA #97.082). The cooperative agreement will support the Hawaii Earthquake Consortium in delivering technical assistance and planning related to earthquake hazards reduction efforts in Hawaii. As the parent organization of the award recipient, the State of Hawaii will...

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) received a $269,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Earthquake State Assistance program (CFDA 97.082). The award period is from August 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. EERI, a national non-profit focused on earthquake risk reduction, will use the funding to provide technical guidance, education, information sharing, and other services to support the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program...