Proposal title: indiana geological and water survey (igws) 2025 statemap proposalproject period: 09 04 2025 09 03 2027PURPOSETHE FY25 statemap award will serve multiple purposes

The Indiana University-affiliated Indiana Geological and Water Survey (IGWS) received a $655,478 Cooperative Agreement award dated September 4, 2025, from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), specifically the State Component (STATEMAP) initiative. The two-year award, extending through September 3, 2027, supports the production of 1:100,000-scale bedrock geologic maps and Geologic Mapping Schema (GEMS) Level 3-compliant geodatabases for areas in south-central Indiana, advancing the IGWS's strategic goal of completing comprehensive bedrock geologic mapping south of the 40th parallel.

The award funds two primary mapping projects: Project 1 will deliver a new bedrock geology map of the Bloomington 1:100K quadrangle with associated GEMS-compliant database, while Project 2 will produce bedrock geology maps for the Indiana portions of the Louisville, Madison, and Falmouth 1:100K quadrangles with corresponding databases. All products will be published in the Indiana Journal of Earth Sciences and hosted on the IGWS ArcGIS portal for public access, providing consistent, seamless mapping that aligns with the U.S. Geoframework Initiative and delivers direct benefits to communities in south-central Indiana for natural resource management and infrastructure planning applications.

Projects one, two, and three will build onour goal of completing all 1:100,000-scale bedrock geologic maps south of the 40TH parallel in indianaand complement the past mapping projects.activitiesprojects one and two include geologic mapping, data collection, and database development.deliverables and outcomesproject 1 bedrock geology of the bloomington 1:100K quadrangle with level 3 gems-compliantdatabase map will be published in the indiana journal of earth sciences and GIS data will behosted for public access through the igws arcgis portalproject 2 bedrock geology of the indiana portions of the louisville 1:100K quadrangle and bedrockgeology of the indiana portions of the madison and falmouth 1:100K quadrangles level 3 gemscompliantdatabases maps will be published in the indiana journal of earth sciences and GIS data will behosted for public access through the igws arcgis portalintended beneficiary(IES)projects one and two will benefit communities in south-central indiana and provide consistentseamless mapping at the 1:100,000-scale aligning with the U.S. Geoframework initiative.