Title: minnesota geological survey statemap FY2024PERIOD of performance: 1 july 2024 30 june 2026RECIPIENT contribution: $104,546 total budget: $209,091DESCRIPTION of purpose: the activity proposed by…

The University of Minnesota, through its Minnesota Geological Survey, has been awarded a $209,091 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810). The award, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, will support new geologic mapping in Koochiching County in northern Minnesota. Additionally, the funding will facilitate the completion and conversion of geologic maps for Polk and/or Pennington Counties into the USGS's Geologic Map Schema (GEMS) database. These mapping activities are part of the state's ongoing County Geologic Atlas program, which aims to map the geology of all 87 counties in Minnesota at a 1:100,000 scale. The deliverables from this award will contribute to building a comprehensive geologic framework to support resource management and decision-making in Minnesota, as well as national-level mapping initiatives.

Activities

The work proposed for this coming year includes new mapping inkoochiching county in the northern part of the state. This work will leverage USGS funds withstate funding as part of the county geologic atlas program. As required as part of thestatemap program, two completed maps for polk and or pennington county will besubmitted in gems. In an effort to streamline the gems process into the map productionprocess, the recipient proposes support for the final stages of mapping in two countiesincluding mapreview, editing, layout, and data compilation.deliverables and expected outcomes: the deliverables will be new mapping in portions ofkoochiching county. These will be draft maps that will eventually become part of the countygeologic atlas series. Surficial and bedrock maps for two counties will be completed andconverted into gems databases as part of the county geologic atlas production. Theoutcomes will be a geologic framework needed by the people of minnesota to support resourcemanagement. Gems files will contribute to the nationwide mapping initatives and nationaldatabase.

Intended beneficiaries

The people of minnesota and the USGS geoframework.