Project Grant G13AP00003

The Department of Public Safety State of Utah received a $143,352 cooperative agreement award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on August 2, 2022 under the Earthquake State Assistance Program (ESAP, CFDA 97.082). As part of the ESAP program, the Department will provide earthquake preparedness and mitigation services for the state through coordination of the Utah Earthquake Consortium. The Consortium coordinates earthquake risk reduction efforts across stakeholders in Utah through...

This $238,875 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) to the University of Utah. The grant aims to develop a detailed 3D model of the Los Angeles (LA) Basin, which is critical for accurately estimating earthquake ground motion and assessing seismic hazard in this densely populated area. The researchers will analyze data from a temporary 300-node geophone array deployed across the LA Basin in 2022, and combine it with other seismic...

Summary The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) received a $1,140,821.98 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP, CFDA 15.810) on August 18, 2025, with completion by August 17, 2027. Under this STATEMAP component award, the UGS will produce eight new geologic maps at 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scales, including six 7.5-minute quadrangle maps (Grantsville, Burmester, Wanship, Mountain Dell, Goulding, and Monument Pass), a...

The Utah Geological Survey (UGS), a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, received a $1,247,448 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810). The award will fund several projects over a 24-month period from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Key deliverables include: Completion of 6 new 1:24,000 and 1:62,500 scale geologic maps, with accompanying explanatory...

This $205,015 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will support research on the influence of paraglacial processes on rock slope stability in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Funded through the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), the University of Utah will conduct field characterization of rock slope materials and conditions. Researchers will use these data to parameterize thermo-hydro-mechanical models simulating progressive rock mass failure over time during...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded Brigham Young University a $101,674.76 Project Grant under the Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance (CFDA 15.807) to improve methods for predicting liquefaction in gravelly soils during earthquakes. The key activities include conducting dynamic cone penetration tests and shear wave velocity measurements at sites in Alaska where sandy gravel layers have and have not liquefied in past earthquakes. This will expand the database of case histories to develop...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $353,413.46 Cooperative Agreement to the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) program. The project aims to create an initial inventory of mine waste in western central Utah, focusing on several major mining districts, and to conduct a detailed characterization study of mine waste in the Tintic mining area. Key deliverables include a GIS database of mine waste locations, extents, and compositions, as...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), provides $400,000 to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras (UPR-RP) to conduct a 2-year project focused on building geological hazards capacity in Puerto Rico. The project will involve research coordinated by social scientists and geoscientists at both UPR-RP and USGS, in collaboration with local partners, to assess past and current geologic hazard...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) provides $1,290,924 in funding to the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. The award supports several geologic mapping and research initiatives in Utah, including: Producing 8 new 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale geologic maps covering 7.5 quadrangles and part of a 30x60 quadrangle Converting 7 published 7.5...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA #15.073) provides $366,664.35 to the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) to conduct geochemical reconnaissance and mapping of alunite deposits in southwest Utah. The project aims to better define the geochemistry, grade, and extent of the alunite deposits as a potential aluminum and critical mineral resource, including the potential to expand upon the nearby Blawn Mountain...