Cooperative Agreement G23AC00524

Award Date 7/25/23
Completion Date 9/30/26
Dollars Obligated $110K
Federal Grant Program
15.808
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Nepal
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PROJECT ABSTRACT NSETGRANTEE NAME: NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EARTHQUAKE TECHNOLOGY-NEPAL (NSET)FAIN NUMBER: G23AC00524PROJECT TITLE: TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEISMIC HAZARDS ASSESSMENT AND RISK MITIGATION CAPABILITIES IN NEPAL. PROJECT PERIOD: 25 JULY 2023 24 JULY 2025BUDGET PERIOD: 25 JULY 2023 24 JULY 2024AWARD PURPOSE: BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM OF AN INITIAL EARTHQUAKE DISASTER ASSISTANCE TEAM (EDAT) MISSION TO NEPAL FOLLOWING THE 25 APRIL 2015 GORKHA EARTHQUAKE, THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE USGS TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR NEPALESE EARTHQUAKE PROFESSIONALS. USAID PROVIDED FUNDING TO CONTINUE THIS PARTNERSHIP IN FY17, INCLUDING A WEEK-LONG TRAINING WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN KATHMANDU IN MAY 2017, AND A TRAINING AND PLANNING VISIT BY NSET PERSONNEL TO THE USGS. ADDITIONAL FUNDING WAS PROVIDED IN 2018. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MANY OF THE PLANNED ACTIVITIES IN 2020 WERE POSTPONED. IN-PERSON TRAINING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES CONTINUED THROUGH 2019 SINCE EARLY 2020, ACTIVITIES CONTINUED WITH ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. IN FY23 THE USAID BUREAU OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS (BHA) PROVIDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT RENEWED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE USGS AND NSET.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE FOCUS OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WILL BE THREEFOLD: 1) TO CONTINUE WORK TOWARDS CREATION OF A NATIONAL PSHA (PROBABILISTIC SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT) PROGRAM IN NEPAL, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, WITH NSET SERVING AS THE SECRETARIAT, 2) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NSET AND OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES REGARDING PSHA, AND 3) TO SUPPORT NSET ENGAGEMENT WITH REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL ADVANCE NSETS ONGOING EFFORTS IN EARTHQUAKE RISK REDUCTION IN NEPAL AND CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE USAID-SUPPORTED PHASE II EDAT MISSION.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: RESULT 1: FORMATION OF A CONSORTIUM OF INSTITUTIONS AND EXPERTS TO PROVIDE AN INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM OF SEISMIC STUDIES IN NEPAL. THIS PLATFORM WILL CONTINUOUSLY WORK TO UPDATE THE SEISMIC HAZARD AND RISK MODELS AND MAPS FOR NEPAL. A SYSTEM OF REGULAR ANNUAL AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS WILL ALSO BE ESTABLISHED.RESULT 2: MORE SEISMIC DATA WILL BE COLLECTED WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR NEPAL SEISMIC HAZARD MODEL AND EVALUATION.RESULT 3: ENHANCED CAPACITY OF THE NEPALI PROFESSIONALS ON SEISMIC HAZARD STUDIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE USGS, NEPAL AND THE PUBLIC. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.

Posted 7/25/23, 12:00 AM