Earth MRI FY2024 General Program Annoucement.pdf

Cooperative Agreement Opportunity for New Geologic Mapping and Related Activities –

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative- FY2024

Funding Opportunity Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to facilitate the new geologic mapping activities as part of the overall Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth

MRI) effort to collect geophysical, geologic, geochemical, and topographic data in areas of critical mineral potential across the Nation. This advanced mapping of the Nation’s subsurface geologic resources will also directly benefit our understanding of domestic resources of other economically valuable mineral and energy resources, groundwater resources and water security, geologic hazards, infrastructure dependencies on subsurface geology. Final approval and issuance of financial support is dependent on various funding, administrative and programmatic contingencies.

Awards made in support of Earth MRI are subject to the availability of funds and will be in the form of a Cooperative Agreement. The USGS is designated as the lead Federal agency for geologic map data. Earth MRI is designed to aid in fulfilling that leadership responsibility and to ensure that the needs of the Nation for high-quality two- and three-dimensional geologic framework data are being met. This role cannot be filled by the USGS alone, and Earth MRI is a collaborative approach to acquiring data for the Nation.

Additionally, Earth MRI is mandated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58, signed on 11/15/21) - directing the USGS to accelerate efforts to carry out fundamental integrated topographic, geologic, geochemical, and geophysical mapping activities focused on the assessment of critical minerals.

Research Objectives:

Proposals responsive to the FY2024 Earth MRI Geologic Mapping/Geochemical

Mapping/Geophysical Mapping Funding Opportunity should be focused on expanding upon the understanding of domestic critical mineral resources through advanced airborne geophysical surveys and advanced geological and geochemical mapping of subsurface geologic resources.

These efforts will directly benefit the understanding of domestic resources of other economically valuable mineral and energy resources, groundwater resources and water security, geologic hazards, and infrastructure dependencies on subsurface geology. Proposed projects should be responsive to FY2024 USGS Earth MRI Solicitation Guidance and should align with USGS-designated Focus Areas for this Fiscal Year.

Award Information

It is anticipated that multiple awards will be made to individual State Geological Surveys, issued under Sole Source Authority as a Cooperative Agreements, with a performance period of three years from the project start date. The total anticipated funding for the duration of the FY2024

Earth MRI mapping award cycle (~24 projects in total) will not exceed $20M. There will be substantial involvement on the part of the USGS, working with the recipient organizations to promote the objectives of the program, monitor progress, and agree on milestones and accomplishments for work performed as part of the agreement. Please refer to supplemental information that may be available in response to a request to the NCGMP Program Office

(NCGMP-EMRI@usgs.gov); that information describes the rationale for selection of projects for

FY2024.

Eligibility Information

The implementation model for Earth MRI is based on multi-agency partnerships with State

Geological Surveys for geologic framework data collection, with the USGS acting in a lead program management role to facilitate planning and acquisition for the broader community, through Cooperative Agreements. Earth MRI presents a unique opportunity to increase collaboration between the USGS and the State Geological Surveys.

Application and Submission Information

Apply electronically through grants.gov. Questions are to be directed to Michael J. Marketti at mmarketti@usgs.gov (NCGMP Program Manager), Jamey Jones at jvjones@usgs.gov (Acting

Earth MRI Science Coordinator), and Amber Brazil at abrazil@usgs.gov (Grants Specialist).

Format and Content of the Proposed Workplan and Cost Plan

The proposed project should: (1) be clearly defined and justified, and (2) be organized around a credible critical minerals issue. A graphic or index map and a GIS shapefile and a paragraph describing the survey area showing the project areas should be included in the proposal. The GIS shapefile and descriptive paragraph will be used on the USGS Earth MRI website

(https://usgs.gov/special-topic/earthmri) and must be approved and ready for public release. All proposal submissions must include the materials listed below:

1. Introduction:

The introduction should describe relationship of proposed project to State and Earth MRI goals and priorities. It should give a very brief overview of the project objectives and scientific problems to be addressed.

2. Task Description:

• Location and Geologic Setting. Name and location (if relevant) of the project area and the lead geological survey, and other entities that will contribute to tasks.

• Purpose and Justification. Briefly describe the justification of the task and how it achieves Earth MRI goals. If the Earth MRI geophysical mapping will be used by local or state agencies in making decisions, reporting on these foreseeable outcomes is encouraged. It is helpful to include basic science benefits as well as the applied science.

• Strategy for Completing Cooperative Project. When describing how the work will be performed, list any interagency cooperative efforts. If a project is part of a multiyear effort, explain what will be completed for each year.

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• Preliminary Results and Prior Work. If you have done any work in the area, especially funded by STATEMAP, provide a brief summary of findings or outcomes.

• Deliverable Descriptions. You should provide an explicit list of products (e.g.

geophysical data releases, contractor-supplied reports) and all required specifications for these products that will be delivered at the end of the Cooperative Agreement period. The geophysical data and associated reports will be posted on the public Earth MRI website, so please follow all internal State geological survey review and approval processes required for public release of reports.

• Project Personnel. Identify the Principal Investigator first. Then list the other support positions (such as geologist, field assistant, or cartographer). Briefly discuss their role on the project so that it links to the budget and strategy section.

• References or Bibliography. Include a list of past project deliverables, presentations made at professional or public meetings, and other interactions the public, industry, or government agencies for instances where geologic information was delivered or presented.

3. Cost Plan:

Include a proposed budget that describes expenses related to salary, fringe benefits, travel, equipment or software purchases, and other items required to complete the described task.

a. Salaries and Wages. List names, positions, and rate of compensation.

b. Fringe Benefits. Propose your rates/amounts. If rates are audit approved, include a copy of the audit agreement and/or the name of the audit agency.

c. Travel Expenses. Briefly itemize the estimated field and/or travel costs (i.e., number of people, number of travel days, per diem rate, mileage rate, airfare, transportation, and any other field travel costs).

d. Supplies. List costs for field, office, and laboratory supplies, including base maps, aerial photographs, petrographic thin sections, and other office and laboratory supplies. Please itemize (include number and cost for each).

e. Equipment. List computer hardware, software, GPS, vehicles, or other nonexpendable property Map digitization costs.

f. Contractual services. Routine computer maintenance contracts are acceptable costs.

g. Other Direct Costs. Ex. printing, shipping fees, thin section analysis.

h. Total direct charges. Totals for items a - c.

i. Indirect Charges. Show proposed rate and amount. Note that a copy of your state’s negotiated indirect cost rate agreement will be required to support any indirect costs requested in your proposal. Please include a copy in your proposal.

j. Total in-kind matching funds, with a breakdown of the spend plan for those matching funds.

OMB Project Summary

In accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memoranda M-21-20 and M-

22-02, Federal agencies are now required to provide complete and accurate financial assistance award descriptions within USAspending.gov. As such, applicants are requested to provide a one-page (4000 character maximum), plain language description of the following within their proposal:

Project Title:

Project Period:

• Award purpose (avoid acronyms or Federal or agency-specific terminology);

• Activities to be performed (do not include links);

• Deliverables and Expected Outcomes;

• Intended beneficiary(ies); and

• Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award.

Upon issuance of the assistance award, the OMB Project Summary will be publicly available at

USAspending.gov.

USGS Data Management Plan Requirements

Proposals submitted to USGS must include a supplementary document of no more than two pages labeled "Data Management Plan" (DMP). This supplementary document should describe how the proposal will conform to USGS policy on the dissemination and sharing of research results and associated data. A valid DMP may include only the statement that no detailed plan is needed (e.g. “No data are expected to be produced from this project”), as long as the statement is accompanied by a clear justification. This supplementary document may include:

• the types of data, samples, physical collections, software, curriculum materials, and other materials to be produced in the course of the project;

• the standards to be used for data and metadata format and content (where existing standards are absent or deemed inadequate, this should be documented along with any proposed solutions or remedies);

• policies for access and sharing including provisions for appropriate protection of privacy, confidentiality, security, intellectual property, or other rights or requirements;

• provisions for re-use, re-distribution, and the production of derivatives; and

• plans for archiving data, samples, and other research products, and for preservation of free public access to them.

Additional guidance on data management plans is available from the USGS Data Management web site here: http://www.usgs.gov/datamanagement/plan/dmplans.php

Simultaneously submitted collaborative proposals and proposals that include subawards are a single unified project and should include only one supplemental combined DMP by the lead PI http://www.usgs.gov/datamanagement/plan/dmplans.php that also addresses all subaward data management needs, regardless of the number of non-lead collaborative proposals or subawards included.

Prohibition on Issuing Financial Assistance Awards to Entities that Require Certain

Internal Confidentiality Agreements

Section 743 of Division E, Title VII of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution

Appropriations Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available under that or any other Act for grants or cooperative agreements to an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

Recipients must not require their employees or contractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

Recipients must notify their employees or contractors that existing internal confidentiality agreements covered by this condition are no longer in effect.

Application Review Information

Review and Selection Process: In consultation with other USGS staff responsible for the administration of Earth MRI, the NCGMP will evaluate and approve submitted proposals based on the overall value and benefit to the government in consideration of the project’s responsiveness to this Funding Opportunity Guidance. Additionally, the benefits of each submission will be judged on project location and areal extent of proposed data acquisition, cost realism, the level of in-kind matching funds offered, the maturity of applicant’s proposal, and the technical approach and past performance as applicable and related to the requested proposal.

Award Administration Information

Award recipients are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the grant/cooperative agreements and sub-award supported activities to assure compliance with applicable Federal requirements, and that performance goals are being achieved. Recipient monitoring must cover each program, function, or activity.

Annual Progress Reports

a) The Recipient must submit annual progress reports electronically through GrantSolutions

(https://www.home.grantsolutions.gov/home) or via e-mail to the USGS Program Officer and one copy of the transmittal letter to the USGS Grants Management Official within 90 calendar days after the agreement year (i.e., 12 months after the approved effective date of the

Agreement and every 12 months thereafter until the expiration date of the Agreement.). For

Agreements with a total anticipated performance period of twelve months (12) months or less, only a Final Technical Report will be required. A progress report is not required in the final budget year, unless the Recipient requests an extension to the project period.

b) The progress reports shall include the following information:

(i) A comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives of the Agreement established for the budget period and overall progress in response to the performance metrics.

(ii) The reasons why established goals were not met, if appropriate.

(iii) Additional pertinent information including, when appropriate, analysis and explanation of cost overruns or high unit costs.

(iv) An outline of anticipated activities and adjustments to the program during the next budget period.

c) Between the required reporting dates, events may occur which have significant impact upon the project or program. In such cases, the Recipient shall inform the USGS as soon as the following types of conditions become known:

(i) Problems, delays, or adverse conditions which will materially impair the ability to meet the objective of the Agreement. This disclosure must include a statement of the action taken, or contemplated, and any assistance needed to resolve the situation.

(ii) Favorable developments which enable meeting time schedules and objectives sooner or at less cost than anticipated or producing more or different beneficial results than originally planned.

Final Technical Report

a) The Recipient must submit the final technical report electronically through GrantSolutions

(https://www.home.grantsolutions.gov/home) or via e-mail to the USGS Program Officer and one copy of the transmittal letter to the USGS Grants Management Official. The final technical report will be due 120 calendar days after the period of performance end date.

b) The final technical report shall document and summarize the results of Recipient’s work. The report shall include a quantitative description of activities and overall progress in response to the performance metrics which documents and summarizes the results of the entire

Agreement. The final report shall include tables, graphs, diagrams, sketches, etc., as required to explain the results achieved under the Agreement. The report shall also include recommendations and conclusions based upon both the experience and the results obtained.

Annual Financial Reports

a) The Recipient must submit an annual SF 425, Federal Financial Report, for each individual USGS award. The SF 425 is available at https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/post-award-reporting-forms. The SF 425 will be due within 90 calendar days after the agreement year (i.e., 12 months after the approved effective date of the

Agreement and every 12 months thereafter until the expiration date of the Agreement.).

b) The SF 425 must be submitted electronically through GrantSolutions

(https://www.home.grantsolutions.gov/home) or by e-mail to SF425@usgs.gov with a cc to the USGS Grants Management Official. Recipient must include the USGS award number in the subject line of all e-mail correspondence. If, after 90 days, Recipient has not submitted a report, the Recipient’s account in ASAP will be placed in a manual review status until the report is submitted.

Final Financial Report

a) The Recipient will liquidate all obligations incurred under the award and submit a final SF

425, Federal Financial Report in accordance with Annual Financial Reports, b). no later than 120 calendar days after the Agreement completion date.

b) Recipient will promptly return any unexpended federal cash advances or will complete a final draw from ASAP to obtain any remaining amounts due. Once 120 days has passed since the Agreement completion date, USGS shall unilaterally deobligate federal funds as reflected in the Final SF 425.

c) Subsequent revision to the final SF 425 will be considered only as follows:

i. When the revision results in a balance due to the Government, the Recipient must submit a revised final SF 425, Federal Financial Report, and refund the excess payment whenever the overcharge is discovered, no matter how long the lapse of time since the original due date of the report.

ii. When the revision represents additional reimbursable costs claimed by the

Recipient, a revised final SF 425 may be submitted to the USGS Grants

Management Official with an explanation. If approved, the USGS will either request and pay a final invoice or reestablish the ASAP subaccount to permit the

Recipient to make a revised final draw. Any revised final report representing additional reimbursable amounts must be submitted no later than 1 year from the due date of the original report, i.e., 15 months following the Agreement completion date. USGS will not accept any revised SF 425 covering additional expenditures after that date and will return any late request for additional payment to the Recipient.

Publications

a) Acknowledgment of Support

Recipient is responsible for assuring that an acknowledgment of USGS support:

1. is made in any publication (including World Wide Web pages) of any material based on or developed under this Agreement, in the following terms:

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Geological Survey under Grant/Cooperative Agreement No. (insert agreement number).

2. is verbally acknowledged during all news media interviews, including popular media such as radio, television, and news magazines.

b) Disclaimer

Recipient is responsible for assuring that every publication of material (including World

Wide Web pages) based on or developed under this Agreement, contains the following disclaimer:

The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S.

Geological Survey. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Geological Survey.

c) Publication

Publication of the results of any project carried out under this assistance award is authorized in professional journals, trade magazines, or may be made by the USGS. Such manuscripts or publications submitted to journals or professional publications for publication shall be accompanied by the following notation:

This manuscript is submitted for publication with the understanding that the United States

Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Governmental purposes.

d) Copies for USGS

Recipient is responsible for assuring that the USGS Project Officer is provided a digital version of every accepted publication relevant to the work that is funded through this award.

Payment

Payments under financial assistance awards must be made using the Department of the Treasury

Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) system (www.asap.gov).

a) The Recipient agrees that it has established or will establish an account with ASAP. USGS will initiate enrollment in ASAP. If the Recipient does not currently have an ASAP account, they must designate an individual (name, title, address, phone, and e-mail) who will serve as the Point of Contact (POC).

b) With the award of each grant/cooperative agreement, a sub-account will be set up from http://www.asap.gov/ which the Recipient can draw down funds. After Recipients complete enrollment in ASAP and link their banking information to the USGS ALC (14080001), it may take up to 10 days for sub-accounts to be activated and for funds to be authorized for drawdown in ASAP.

c) Inquiries regarding payment should be directed to ASAP at 855-868-0151.

d) Payments may be drawn in advance only as needed to meet immediate cash disbursement needs.

Administrative Requirements

By accepting Federal assistance, your organization agrees to abide by the applicable OMB

Circulars in the expenditure of Federal funds and performance under this program. Copies of these Circulars can be obtained from the Internet at:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/circulars/.

2 CFR Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, as implemented by the Department of the Interior in 2 CFR Part 1402 and

43 CFR Part 12.

Department of the Interior Standard Terms and Conditions

The Recipient shall be subject to the Department of the Interior Standard Terms and Conditions which are incorporated herein by reference and available on the Internet at: https://www.doi.gov/grants/doi-standard-terms-and-conditions

Buy America Domestic Procurement Preference:

If the Cooperative Agreement funds have been identified as Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (P.L.

117-58) funds, the following provision applies and will be incorporated in the Terms and

Conditions of the award:

As required by Section 70914 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (also known as the

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), P.L. 117-58, on or after May 14, 2022, none of the funds under a federal award that are part of Federal financial assistance program for infrastructure may be obligated for a project unless all of the iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States, unless subject to an approved waiver. The requirements of this section must be included in all subawards, including all contracts and purchase orders for work or products under this program.

Recipients of an award of Federal financial assistance are hereby notified that none of the funds provided under this award may be used for a project for infrastructure unless:

1. all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States--this means all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States;

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2. all manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States—this means the manufactured product was manufactured in the United States; and the cost of the components of the manufactured product that are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States is greater than 55 percent of the total cost of all components of the manufactured product, unless another standard for determining the minimum amount of domestic content of the manufactured product has been established under applicable law or regulation; and

3. all construction materials are manufactured in the United States—this means that all manufacturing processes for the construction material occurred in the United States.

The Buy America preference only applies to articles, materials, and supplies that are consumed in, incorporated into, or affixed to an infrastructure project. As such, it does not apply to tools, equipment, and supplies, such as temporary scaffolding, brought to the construction site and removed at or before the completion of the infrastructure project.

Nor does a Buy America preference apply to equipment and furnishings, such as movable chairs, desks, and portable computer equipment, that are used at or within the finished infrastructure project, but are not an integral part of the structure or permanently affixed to the infrastructure project.

For further information on the Buy America preference, please visit www.doi.gov/grants/BuyAmerica. Additional information can also be found at the White House

Made in America Office website: www.whitehouse.gov/omb/management/made-in-america/.

Waivers

When necessary, recipients may apply for, and the Department of the Interior (DOI) may grant, a waiver from these requirements, subject to review by the Made in America Office. The DOI may waive the application of the domestic content procurement preference in any case in which it is determined that one of the below circumstances applies:

1. Non-availability Waiver: the types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality;

2. Unreasonable Cost Waiver: the inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent; or

3. Public Interest Waiver: applying the domestic content procurement preference would be inconsistent with the public interest.

There may be instances where an award qualifies, in whole or in part, for an existing DOI general applicability waiver as described at:

www.doi.gov/grants/BuyAmerica/GeneralApplicabilityWaivers. If the specific financial assistance agreement, infrastructure project, or non-domestic materials meets the criteria of an existing general applicability waiver within the limitations defined within the waiver, the recipient is not required to request a separate waiver for non-domestic materials.

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If a general applicability waiver does not already apply, and a recipient believes that one of the above circumstances applies to an award, a request to waive the application of the domestic content procurement preference may be submitted to the financial assistance awarding officer in writing. Waiver requests shall include the below information. The waiver shall not include any

Privacy Act information, sensitive data, or proprietary information within their waiver request.

Waiver requests will be posted to www.doi.gov/grants/buyamerica and are subject to public comment periods of no less than 15 days.

1. Waiver requests will also be reviewed by the Made in America Office.

1. Type of waiver requested (non-availability, unreasonable cost, or public interest).

2. Requesting entity and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) submitting the request.

3. Department of Interior Bureau or Office who issued the award.

4. Federal financial assistance listing name and number (reference block 2 on DOI Notice of

Award)

5. Financial assistance title of project (reference block 8 on DOI Notice of Award).

6. Federal Award Identification Number (FAIN).

7. Federal funding amount (reference block 11.m. on the DOI Notice of Award).

8. Total cost of Infrastructure expenditures (includes federal and non-federal funds to the extent known).

9. Infrastructure project description(s) and location(s) (to the extent known).

10. List of iron or steel item(s), manufactured goods, and construction material(s) the recipient seeks to waive from Buy America requirements. Include the name, cost, countries of origin (if known), and relevant PSC or NAICS code for each.

11. A certification that the recipient made a good faith effort to solicit bids for domestic products supported by terms included in requests for proposals, contracts, and nonproprietary communications with the prime contractor.

12. A statement of waiver justification, including a description of efforts made (e.g., market research, industry outreach) by the recipient, in an attempt to avoid the need for a waiver.

Such a 6 justification may cite, if applicable, the absence of any Buy America-compliant bids received in response to a solicitation.

13. Anticipated impact if no waiver is issued.

Approved waivers will be posted at www.doi.gov/grants/BuyAmerica/ApprovedWaivers.

Recipients requesting a waiver will be notified of their waiver request determination by an awarding officer.

Questions pertaining to waivers should be directed to the financial assistance awarding officer.

Definitions

“Construction materials” includes an article, material, or supply that is or consists primarily of:

• non-ferrous metals;

• plastic and polymer-based products (including polyvinylchloride, composite building materials, and polymers used in fiber optic cables);

• glass (including optic glass);

• lumber; or http://www.doi.gov/grants/buyamerica

• drywall.

“Construction Materials” does not include cement and cementitious materials, aggregates such as stone, sand, or gravel, or aggregate binding agents or additives.

“Domestic content procurement preference’’ means all iron and steel used in the project are produced in the United States; the manufactured products used in the project are produced in the

United States; or the construction materials used in the project are produced in the United States.

“Infrastructure” includes, at a minimum, the structures, facilities, and equipment for, in the

United States, roads, highways, and bridges; public transportation; dams, ports, harbors, and other maritime facilities; intercity passenger and freight railroads; freight and intermodal facilities; airports; water systems, including drinking water and wastewater systems; electrical transmission facilities and systems; utilities; broadband infrastructure; and buildings and real property. Infrastructure includes facilities that generate, transport, and distribute energy.

‘‘Project’’ means the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of infrastructure in the

United States.

Geospatial Requirements

Geospatial Data Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-254, Subtitle F - Geospatial Data §§ 751- 759C codified at 43 U.S.C. §§ 2801- 2811 -Federal recipient collection of geospatial data through the use of the Department of the Interior financial assistance funds requires a due diligence search at the GeoPlatform.gov list of datasets to discover whether the needed geospatial-related data, products, or services already exist. If the required data set already exists, the recipient must use

it. If the required data is not already available, the recipient must produce the proposed geospatial data, products, or services in compliance with applicable proposed guidance and standards established by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC) posted to www.fgdc.gov.

2 CFR 1402.315 Availability of Data

(a) All data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, eports, conclusions, valuation products or other scientific assessments in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual, resulting from a financial assistance agreement is available for use by the Department of the Interior, including being available in a manner that is sufficient for independent verification.

(b) The Federal Government has the right to:

(1) Obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, produced under a Federal award; and

(2) Authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, for Federal purposes, including to allow for meaningful third-party evaluation.

(c) Bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior must include the language in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section in full text in all NOFOs and financial assistance agreements.

Agency Contacts

USGS Office of Acquisitions and Grants Point of Contact:

Amber Brazil

Grants Specialist

U.S. Geological Survey

Office of Acquisitions and Grants

Phone: (703) 648-7477

Email: abrazil@usgs.gov

USGS NCGMP Point of Contact:

Michael J. Marketti

Program Manager

U.S. Geological Survey

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 908

Reston, VA 20192

Phone: (703) 648-6976

Email: mmarketti@usgs.gov

USGS Earth MRI Point of Contact:

Jamey Jones

Acting Science Coordinator, Earth MRI

U.S. Geological Survey

4210 University Drive

Anchorage, AK 99508

Phone: (907) 786-7442

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