Project Grant F14AP00699

Tall Timbers Research, Inc. was awarded a $1,015,317 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service to develop the Southeastern FireMAP through September 2027. Under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible national goals, Tall Timbers Research will optimize environmental benefits on eligible lands. The organization will create a decision...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, through its Missouri Geological Survey, received a $1.149 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) effective December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026. The award funds five bedrock geologic mapping projects along the Interstate 49 corridor and in other strategically important regions of Missouri. Deliverables include new 1:24,000-scale bedrock geologic maps...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $330,000 in funding to The University of Iowa to map the thickness, extent, and rare earth element enrichment of the Graf Phosphorite formation in northeastern Iowa. The project aims to generate detailed geological and geochemical maps of the Ordovician-aged phosphate deposit, which previous investigations have shown to be a potentially significant...

The University of Oklahoma, through its Office of Research Administration, was awarded a $619,140 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (CFDA 15.810 National Cooperative Geologic Mapping) to conduct two key projects over the September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025 award period. The first project involves detailed geological mapping along the Oklahoma-Kansas border to better understand the surface expression of the regional Pennsylvanian...

Summary Colorado School of Mines received a $179,956 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) EDMAP component, effective October 15, 2025 through October 14, 2026. The award supports the production of a 1:24,000-scale geological map of the Loveland Pass 7.5 quadrangle in central Colorado, conducted by two Master's students and a Principal Investigator with undergraduate assistance. Deliverables...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $415,020 Cooperative Agreement under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) to the University of Nebraska to generate surficial geologic maps for three 7.5-minute quadrangles in Nebraska and update six previously published maps to the current Geologic Mapping Enhancement and Modernization Standards (GEMS). The project period runs from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2025. The deliverables will include surficial geologic...

Summary The U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) awarded California State University Long Beach Research Foundation a cooperative agreement valued at $174,015.82, effective February 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, to support geologic mapping and analysis activities in the Walker Lane Belt region of western Nevada. The award funds an educational component (EDMAP) wherein student mentees will generate a new 1:24,000-scale geologic map of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded a $1,900,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife (CFDA 15.631) program to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to facilitate habitat restoration and management projects in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and Oklahoma. The objective is to work cooperatively with private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage native grassland habitat to benefit wildlife species such as grassland nesting birds, migratory birds, and federally...

KYFROMABOVE 2025 LIDAR Acquisition Summary The Commonwealth Office of Technology was awarded $828,940 on September 8, 2025, under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey's Office of Acquisitions and Grants. The project will acquire Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) elevation data at USGS Quality Level 2 or better across 15 priority counties in Kentucky (two in the Purchase Area, six in central Kentucky,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Western Michigan University received a $364,828 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) on September 30, 2025, to produce surficial geologic mapping of Montcalm County, Michigan. The project, with a completion date of September 29, 2026, will deliver a 1:62,500-scale surficial geology map and a Geologic Mapping Schema (GEMS) Level 3-compliant geodatabase for...