This federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) provides $200,138 to The University of Kentucky Research Foundation to conduct research mapping and assessing landslide hazards in Eastern Kentucky. The key products to be delivered include: Two comprehensive landslide inventories - a historical inventory and an event-based inventory documenting over 1,000 landslides triggered by a major...
This federal Project Grant award of $128,194.60 was provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) to the Virginia Department of Energy. The funding will be used to create a comprehensive landslide inventory and susceptibility map for Grayson County, Virginia, which was heavily impacted by landslides due to Hurricane Helene in 2024. The key deliverables include a detailed landslide inventory map, GIS...
This federal Project Grant award of $366,310.54 was provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The California Department of Conservation will develop five landslide hazard awareness fact sheets targeted at various audiences, including homeowners, emergency responders, and decision makers. Three of the fact sheets will be new, while two will be significant...
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) awarded a $293,961.74 Cooperative Agreement to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to produce geologic hazard maps for Northampton County and the Catawissa Quadrangle in Pennsylvania. The project period runs from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The grant will fund the development of 1:50,000-scale bedrock geologic maps highlighting areas susceptible to karst...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $245,000 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) under the USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821). The grant, awarded from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2026, will support the Haywood County, NC Landslide Hazards Project. Key deliverables under this grant include: 1) Developing detailed landslide hazard maps and inventories for Haywood County to enhance...
The US Geological Survey, through its National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817), awarded a $197,452 cooperative agreement to the Commonwealth Office Of Technology on March 26, 2021 to complete by March 25, 2023. Under this award, the Commonwealth Office Of Technology will acquire LIDAR data for Kentucky from 2020-2021. The National Geospatial Program promotes the use of space-based land remote sensing data and technologies through collaborative state and local...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $598,500 Project Grant under the USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821) to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This two-year grant will fund the creation of a comprehensive landslide inventory for a 250 square mile area in western Clark County, Washington. The DNR will use LiDAR technology to map landslides, alluvial fans, and rock fall deposits in the targeted region. The resulting...
The Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) in Oregon was awarded a $201,794 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821). The grant will fund a one-year project to create an inventory of debris flows that occurred in the Cascade Range of Oregon from 1995 to 2024. DOGAMI will utilize statewide orthophotos and LiDAR data to map and document past debris flow events, creating a geospatial database to...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $365,000 Cooperative Agreement under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) for the "Alaska Landslide Seismology" project. The purpose of this award is to strengthen research, data collection, and monitoring for the Alaska Landslide Program. Key activities include acquiring research-grade seismic and related data, developing algorithms and software to detect and disseminate...
This $164,006 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) will support a collaborative research initiative to enhance community resilience to landslide hazards in underserved rural, isolated, and small communities (RISC) in southwestern Puerto Rico. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish new partnerships with federal and local stakeholders to facilitate data access and coordinated disaster response; (2) co-produce research questions and...