Project Grant 2609584
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Carolina received a $100,610 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Earth Sciences under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2028. This collaborative research project focuses on developing geodynamical models that explain directional variations in seismic velocities within Earth's inner core—specifically the anisotropy and hemispherical differences...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $599,033 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), effective August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, titled "Strengthening Open and Reproducible Research in the Geosciences," will deliver systematic training, institutional support infrastructure, and publication guidance to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences has awarded $345,000 through the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of California, Los Angeles for a Project Grant extending from August 15, 2025 through July 31, 2028. This research initiative will produce advanced seismic analysis methodologies and a comprehensive public database of rupture characteristics for global large earthquakes (magnitude 7.0 and greater) from 2000 to 2022. The...
- This $203,961 National Science Foundation Project Grant from the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to develop a new 3D velocity and structural model of sedimentary basins in the Los Angeles region. The University of Arizona will receive funding from January 15, 2023 to June 30, 2023 to conduct seismic field experiments using over 700 instruments across 10 lines. This will allow imaging of subsurface structures channeling earthquake waves into downtown Los Angeles at a higher...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $285,000 Project Grant to the University of Southern California (USC) under the NSF Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to develop the QUAKEWORX software framework. This 5-year collaborative research project aims to enable a broad community of researchers and students to access and further improve state-of-the-art physics-based models for forecasting earthquake ruptures and seismic hazards. The QUAKEWORX framework will provide standardized...
- The University of Southern California was awarded a $275,832 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences to conduct research titled "Collaborative Research: Generation of Rock Damage and Localization of Seismicity Before Large Earthquakes." The three-year grant, awarded September 1, 2021 and concluding August 31, 2024, will fund research into strengthening the understanding of the integrated Earth system through basic research in geosciences, as part...
- Federal Grant Award Summary San Diego State University Research Foundation received a $222,338 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences (Geosciences Program, CFDA 47.050) awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The award funds development and validation of the South-Central Alaska Region Community Velocity Model (SCAR-CVM) V1.0, a three-dimensional subsurface velocity model designed to improve seismic hazard assessment for...
- Federal Grant Award Summary UC San Diego received a $386,220 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) with an award date of January 1, 2026 and completion date of December 31, 2028. The award supports collaborative research to develop physics-based machine learning model order reduction techniques, specifically Operator Inference (OPINF), to generate realistic synthetic seismic ground motion data. The...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The University of Southern California received a $141,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This collaborative research project will conduct a comprehensive assessment of data management practices across selected NSF Major and Mid-scale User Facilities to develop an...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography received a $462,400 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Integrative Activities under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop machine learning-based model order reduction techniques, specifically Operator Inference (OPINF), to generate realistic synthetic seismic...
Grant Award Summary The University of Southern California received a $590,400 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), awarded July 1, 2026, with completion targeted for June 30, 2029. The project will modernize the Unified Community Velocity Model (UCVM) into UCVM-Next, a community-governed cyberinfrastructure platform designed to improve accessibility and usability of three-dimensional seismic velocity models for earthquake science research. The deliverables include replacing legacy data formats with standardized Zarr and TileDB systems that support versioning, provenance validation, and reproducibility; developing a lightweight Python interface to enable model queries, parameter inspection, and data export for high-performance computing workflows; and supporting the ingestion of regional models and high-resolution datasets including distributed acoustic sensing, ambient noise imaging, and geotechnical surveys. The project will generate additional products and capabilities including validation and uncertainty characterization tools, model reuse frameworks across academia, government, and industry sectors, and comprehensive training materials and workshops to support researcher, student, engineer, and public-sector partner engagement. By modernizing access to trusted subsurface information and standardizing earthquake-related data management, UCVM-Next is intended to advance earthquake research quality and inform safer infrastructure planning. No subawards are planned for this project.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $590.4k | 6/26/26 |