Attachment A - FY27 External Research Priorities.pdf

This document is Attachment A to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) Research Priorities for FY2027, outlining research priorities across ten research areas distributed among five regional areas (Central and Eastern United States, Intermountain West, Northern California, Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and Southern California) and five topical areas (Earthquake Early Warning, Earthquake Rupture Forecasting, Earthquake Source Processes, Hazard/Impacts/Risk, and Ground Motion). The EHP operates within the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and aims to reduce earthquake-related losses by advancing science and improving community resilience.

Research priorities are organized under four major program elements applicable across all regional and topical areas: (1) National and regional earthquake hazards assessments, focusing on seismic hazard maps, ground deformation models, and fault characterization; (2) Earthquake information, monitoring, and notification, emphasizing real-time earthquake data accuracy and monitoring algorithms; (3) Research on earthquake occurrence, physics, effects, impacts, and risks, supporting multi-disciplinary earthquake observations and modeling; and (4) Earthquake resilience, safety policy, communication, and user engagement, promoting stakeholder collaboration and knowledge dissemination. Each regional and topical coordinator is identified with contact information to facilitate coordination between external proposals and ongoing USGS activities. Applicants are encouraged to contact coordinators before proposing work to ensure alignment with internal projects and avoid duplication of effort.