USGS - statemap award to north carolina FY24PROJECT period: 07 01 2024 through 06 30 2025AWARD purposethis award provides matching funds for new and compilation geologic mapping in north carolina by…

USGS - statemap award to north carolina FY24PROJECT period: 07 01 2024 through 06 30 2025AWARD purposethis award provides matching funds for new and compilation geologic mapping in north carolina by the northcarolina geological survey. Subprojects were chosen to align with the U.S. Geological surveysgeoframework initiative (usgi) goals and state of north carolina geologic mapping goals.activities to be performedfive subprojects with unique map and or digital deliverables will be performed and include the following:1) digital compilation of the bedrock geology of the northern half of the gastonia 100K quadrangle.2) digital compilation of the bedrock geology of the northern half of the southern pines 100K quadrangle.3) new geologic mapping (compilation and subsurface analysis) for the fountain 24K to support rocky MOUNT100K geologic mapping efforts.4) new 100K surficial geologic mapping of the coastal plain, rocky mount 100K (4 quadrangles) (year 3 ofmulti-year project).5) interstate collaboration NC VA (north carolina virginia) define and correlate pliocene and quaternarystratigraphy.deliverables and expected outcomesdeliverables are organized based on subproject numbers:1) PDF bedrock geologic map at 1:100K-scale of the northern half of the gastonia 100K quadrangle and adigital geodatabase of the map.2) PDF bedrock geologic map at 1:100K-scale of the northern half of the southern pines 100K quadrangle anda digital geodatabase of the map.3) PDF geologic map of the fountain 24K quadrangle and digital database of the fountain 24K quadrangle.4) PDF of surficial geologic units for four quadrangles in the rocky mount 100K, coastal plain portion anddigital database of the map area.5) report of activities and proposed interstate and or intrastate stratigraphic changes.intended beneficiariesthe main beneficiary will be the US geological survey (USGS) and the geoframework initiative. This awardwill directly assist the usgss 2030 vision of creating an integrated, three-dimensional (3D), digital geologicmap of the U.S.subrecipient activitiesa small portion of the award will be used to support a contract geologist (DR. David e. Blake) at the universityof north carolina wilmington. His sub-award will be to provide geologic expertise in areas that he mappedfor the compilation mapping.additionally, small portions of the award will go toward rock age date analysis at the university of arizona. These activities will be invoiced to the ncgs.