Project Grant G18AP00076

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $128,716, will support rapid response research by Georgia TECH Research Corp (the Office of Sponsored Programs) to characterize subsurface conditions and ground performance at sites affected by the 2023 Kahramanmaras, Turkey earthquake sequence. The goal is to develop well-documented case histories on building and infrastructure damage, with a focus on near-fault ground motions, liquefaction-induced...

This $581,865 National Science Foundation project grant will support research and education activities towards developing next-generation data-driven procedures in mining geotechnics. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the five-year award beginning September 2022 aims to investigate the multiscale mechanical response of mine tailings through data science and numerical simulations. Specifically, the grantee will analyze tailings material signatures, inherent anisotropy, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), provides $953,556 to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to conduct detailed geologic mapping and analysis in the state of Washington. The key deliverables include: Publishing detailed 1:24,000 scale surficial and bedrock geologic maps, technical reports, and GIS databases for the Tanwax Lake, Manastash Creek, and Enumclaw...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) will provide $3,650,000 to conduct geophysical surveys in the Kuskokwim River and Seward Peninsula regions of Alaska. The project will collect high-quality airborne magnetic and radiometric data to enhance geologic mapping and mineral resource evaluations in these prospective areas for critical minerals such as rare earth elements, tin, tungsten, and platinum group...

The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez has been awarded a $473,895 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to support research and data collection activities related to the deployment of a Landslide-Ready municipal certification program in Puerto Rico. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Key products and services to be delivered under this award include a geospatial analysis of priority...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $305,994 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to characterize the resource potential and environmental risks of legacy non-coal mine waste sites in western Kentucky. The project will involve coordinating site access, conducting fieldwork and geochemical sampling at 25 mine waste features, analyzing the solid and water samples, and integrating...

Hazen and Sawyer, PC was awarded a $202,837.56 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to pilot an electrochemical oxidation system for treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminated concentrate from a brackish water desalination facility. The pilot project will operate an electrochemical oxidation skid to treat PFAS impaired membrane concentrate from the Brackish Groundwater National...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Hopi Utilities Corporation to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. The key products and services to be delivered through this $20,498,655 award include: deploying an 8 MW photovoltaic solar and 8 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)...

This $110,662 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance (CFDA 15.807), aims to develop a framework for continuously updating ground motion prediction equations. The proposed research by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) involves collecting and processing seismic data to create physics-based and engineering-based ground motion models, leveraging a Bayesian regression approach to...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), aims to develop a statewide Cumulative Burden Index (CBI) for Georgia and New Mexico, and then integrate community-driven priorities to create local high-resolution CBIs for Bernalillo County, NM and Richmond County, GA. The $500,000 grant was awarded on February 1, 2025 to Physicians, Scientists,...