Cooperative Agreement G25AC00293

The Colorado School of Mines, through a $114,951.98 project grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814), will digitize and make publicly accessible a series of the Colorado Geological Survey's archived maps, slides, geologic hazard reports, and exploration data from the San Juan Sag region. The key deliverables include: Scanning and georeferencing 125 historic CGS maps and 1,500 slides to be made available on the CGS...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), will provide $200,000 in funding to Colorado State University from August 2024 to August 2029. The award will support research and development of cloud engineering and networking solutions to improve the performance, security, and accessibility of web applications that inform natural resource management and adaptive decision-making. Key objectives include...

The US Geological Survey awarded a $375,000 cooperative agreement to the Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025 under the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The award will support geologic mapping and geochemical sampling of the La Plata Mountains area in Colorado to collect data on areas with potential critical mineral resources. Key deliverables include new 1:24,000 scale geologic maps of four quadrangles in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) provides $145,400.00 to fund collaboration between Colorado State University (CSU) and the USGS to examine riparian restoration outcomes, evaluate riparian ecosystem responses, and develop information to inform resource management decisions for future riparian restorations in the western United States. Key activities include participating in and leading the...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the 15.808 USGS Research and Data Collection program supports the continuation of the GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellowship program. The $201,930 award over a 2-year period from August 2025 to July 2027 will place two consecutive geoscientists in one-year staff positions in the U.S. Congress. The fellows will contribute scientific expertise on geoscience issues like geological mapping, natural hazards, critical minerals,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), provides $602,976 to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) for a 2-year project period from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2026. The key objectives of this award are to: 1) create standardized digital geologic map databases from legacy analog geologic maps covering regions of Alaska...

This $710,064 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) will fund the Colorado Geological Survey to produce new detailed geologic maps and associated digital databases for areas of Colorado. Specifically, the award will support three projects: 1) continuing the Colorado Front Range and South Platte River mapping programs by creating three new 1:24,000-scale geologic maps, 2) completing a 1:100,000-scale...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $250,000 Cooperative Agreement to Deltares USA Inc., a non-profit research institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of the grant is to support the development, implementation, and improvement of models and methods to accurately represent water and subsurface resources for predicting water availability and use. Key deliverables include: Providing senior-level software...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), provides $953,556 to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to conduct detailed geologic mapping and analysis in the state of Washington. The key deliverables include: Publishing detailed 1:24,000 scale surficial and bedrock geologic maps, technical reports, and GIS databases for the Tanwax Lake, Manastash Creek, and Enumclaw...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection" program, is for the project "DECISION-READY CDOM: DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL SCALE WATER QUALITY DATASET FROM REMOTELY SENSED DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER". The $337,987 award, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, will support the development of remote sensing-derived estimates of dissolved...