Project Grant G25AP00265
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $158,978 Project Grant under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to the University of Wisconsin System's University of Wisconsin - Madison division. The grant will fund the reorganization, cataloging, and georeferencing of approximately 2,700 scanned field maps, the scanning of 4,300 geological thin sections, and the cataloging of 250 rock hand samples from the state's Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral...
- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810), awarded a $1,351,267 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wisconsin System to conduct geologic mapping projects in priority areas across Wisconsin. The funding will support activities such as mapping of Quaternary and bedrock geology, field work and sampling, laboratory analysis, and the preparation and publication of geologic maps and reports. Key deliverables include unpublished,...
- This $684,984 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program (CFDA 15.814) to Trustees of Indiana University (doing business as Indiana University). The funding will support a 2-year effort to (1) extend the organization's record center storage to safely house geological field maps, (2) digitize and make searchable historical field notebooks, maps, and gamma logs, and (3)...
- The University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. was awarded a $349,400 grant under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) by the U.S. Geological Survey. The 2-year grant project, running from June 2024 to June 2026, will involve the recipient organization processing a newly donated collection of 175,000 wireline logs, digitally scanning and preserving the logs, and making them publicly available. Additionally, the project will add up to 200 new...
- This $475,457 Project Grant award to Western Michigan University (WMU) from the U.S. Geological Survey's National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA #15.814) will fund the following key activities: Preserve, inventory, and digitally scan a legacy collection of 100 geolograph charts from old or undeveloped oil/gas fields to provide subsurface data. Curate, inventory, and create 3D models for WMU's collection of 390 outcrop rock and 410 fossil samples. Produce 3D scans of...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,214,148.49 was made by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814). The award will fund the University of Texas at Austin to: 1) Update metadata in the Bureau of Economic Geology's collections using the LibreSciColltx software; 2) Digitize the Bureau's thin section collection and develop a digitization workflow; 3) Inventory, organize, and create digital samples for the Bureau's...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073) provides $294,726 to the University of Wisconsin System to conduct geological mapping and mineral resource assessments in southwestern Wisconsin. The project will collect geologic data, including mapping bedrock units and sampling 200 rock specimens for chemical analysis, to better understand the occurrence of critical minerals in an area previously mined for lead...
- This federal Project Grant award of $136,221.84 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) will enable the University of Texas at Austin to perform the following key activities: Update metadata in the ReSciColl database for the Bureau of Economic Geology's collections using the LibreSciCollTX software library. Convert recently donated physical paper historical documents and maps from a dormant southwestern graphite company...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $1,229,296 Project Grant to the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814). The award funds three key objectives: Curation of 4,800 fossil specimens and 4,000 mineral/rock specimens, including digitization of specimen metadata and physical preservation. Generation of Level III geologic mapping data and metadata for 24 maps containing critical minerals information. Purchase of...
- This $329,913 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA #15.814) will support two key priorities: Preservation and digital archiving of historic geologic maps across Montana to ensure their long-term availability and accessibility to the public, geoscience researchers, and the mining industry. This includes updating storage conditions and digitizing the maps. Geochemical analysis of 200 samples...
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $160,601 Project Grant under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814) to the University of Wisconsin System. The 1-year award, effective August 15, 2025, supports the following key activities: The grant aims to preserve important geological and geophysical data and make it publicly accessible for research, economic development, and educational purposes.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $79.8k | 8/8/25 |