Cooperative Agreement G22AC00092

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through its National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817), awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $828,940 to the Commonwealth Office of Technology on September 8, 2025, for the acquisition of high-resolution Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) elevation data across Kentucky. The project, titled "KYFROMABOVE 2025 LIDAR Acquisition," will collect Quality Level 2 (QL2) or better baseline...

This federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) provides $200,138 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to conduct research mapping and assessing landslide hazards in Eastern Kentucky. The key products to be delivered include: Two comprehensive landslide inventories - a historical inventory and an event-based inventory documenting over 1,000 landslides triggered by a major...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $324,522 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) to develop comprehensive landslide inventory and susceptibility mapping for the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region. The two-year project, spanning November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027, addresses a significant gap in hazard assessment for an urban area...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,473,614.72 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Indiana Office Of Technology (In.gov), a division of the Indiana State Budget Agency. The purpose of this 3-year award, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, is to update the state of Indiana's LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) dataset. Specifically, the vendor will collect Quality Level 1 (QL-1) LiDAR data for the central...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $603,695 Cooperative Agreement award on September 20, 2023 from the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) under the U.S. Geological Survey. The one-year project will produce the following key deliverables: New surficial geologic mapping and digital geologic map data for Warren County, Kentucky, including LIDAR-based landscape modeling, field examinations, and analytical data compilation. Refined stratigraphic...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $693,444 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) with a start date of June 1, 2024 and completion date of May 31, 2026. The grant will fund several activities to improve accessibility of geological data and samples at the Kentucky Geological Survey, including: Photographing, rehousing, and analyzing approximately 30,000 feet of rock core using a...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA #15.073), is intended to characterize and map the critical mineral potential of central Kentucky. The $372,803 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund the collection and analysis of rock and soil samples to better understand the distribution, geological context, structural controls, and mineral associations of critical minerals in the region....

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $305,994 cooperative agreement awarded July 15, 2025, through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073). The two-year project, extending through July 14, 2027, will characterize the resource potential and environmental risks of legacy non-coal mine waste sites in western Kentucky through systematic geochemical...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation was awarded a $638,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program (CFDA 15.814) to improve accessibility and preservation of geological collections. Through this two-year award running from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025, the Foundation will catalog, organize, and digitize over 263 cubic feet of publications, maps, samples and related materials. This includes scanning...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $671,390 Project Grant from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) on August 1, 2025, to enhance the discoverability and accessibility of geological resources at the Kentucky Geological Survey. The project, with a completion date of July 31, 2028, will catalog and rehouse approximately 1,250 sets of oil and gas wellbore cuttings and identify and scan 170 cubic feet of...