Project Grant 2609689
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $174,000 two-year Project Grant to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050). The grant will support research into the spatiotemporal scales of transient slow slip on the San Andreas Fault near San Juan Bautista, Central California, and the implications for seismic hazard assessment in the region. Specifically, the funding will allow researchers to conduct fieldwork and analyses to better understand...
- This $130,499 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050), supports a new collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site hosted by California State University San Bernardino and the University of Cincinnati. The REU site aims to recruit junior-level university students and sophomore-level community college students into geoscience education and career tracks through a year-long, cohort-based program that provides authentic...
- This $171,824 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) was awarded to the San Jose State University (SJSU) Research Foundation to characterize the geometry and activity of faults making up the San Andreas Fault system in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two-year project, entitled "EMBRACE-EAR-SEED: Transformative Research Experiences in Earthquake Science," will integrate geological field mapping, LiDAR data, and computer modeling to...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded the University of California Santa Cruz $406,808 on March 1, 2027, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct friction experiments on clay-rich materials from the Cascadia subduction zone under in situ pressure-temperature-fluid chemistry conditions. The research pairs laboratory friction testing using Ocean Drilling Program core samples with numerical quasidynamic earthquake cycle models to evaluate long-term...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded $371,082 to University Enterprises Corporation at California State University, San Bernardino on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate the structural and thermal architecture of the North American Cordillera in southeastern California. The project integrates field observations, laboratory analyses, and structural and thermal modeling to reconstruct the tectonic and thermal history of...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded Arizona State University $176,810 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on the structural and thermal architecture of the North American Cordillera in southeastern California. The project integrates field observations, laboratory analyses, and structural and thermal modeling to reconstruct the tectonic and thermal history of mountains near the California-Arizona...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports a collaborative research project between the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and Hebrew University to directly measure fault rupture dynamics and seismic wave propagation in a laboratory setting. The $399,601 award, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will leverage specialized laboratory equipment to conduct high-speed imaging and in-situ seismogram...
- This $354,304 National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant will fund a collaborative research experience for undergraduate (REU) site hosted by California State University San Bernardino and the University of Cincinnati. The goal is to recruit junior-level university students and sophomore-level community college students into geoscience education and career paths through year-long, cohort-based research experiences focused on the Southern San Andreas Fault...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Ocean Sciences awarded the University of California Santa Cruz $357,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to investigate fault slip associated with the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. The work analyzes fault-zone samples recovered from hundreds of meters below the seafloor at three core sites on the plate boundary fault. The sites are 30 meters apart but show fault-zone thickness varying from 1 to 15 meters. Using trace...
The National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences awarded the University of Southern California $281,089 on August 1, 2026, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to document system-level behavior of the Pacific-North America plate boundary fault network in Southern California through detailed incremental fault slip rate records for the San Andreas, San Jacinto, and Elsinore Faults, which collectively accommodate 75–80 percent of total North America-Pacific relative plate motion. The project addresses how these three major faults speed up and slow down as they trade off slip through time during earthquake clusters separated by long periods of seismic inactivity. By examining emergent phenomena such as earthquake clusters and strain transients not currently accounted for in seismic hazard assessment strategies, the research aims to improve forecasting accuracy for near-future earthquake recurrence likelihood across the American West. The work period runs through July 31, 2029, with performance at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $281.1k | 7/29/26 |