Department Of Geology And Mineral Industries

The Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), the State of Oregon's geological survey agency, is a prime recipient of federal grants focused on geologic mapping, critical mineral assessment, natural hazard characterization, and geospatial data preservation, with nearly all work (97% of recent awards) undertaken as the lead recipient rather than as a sub-recipient.

DOGAMI's federal footprint is dominated by the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Acquisitions and Grants and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which together account for a substantial share of its grant volume. The USGS-OAG has funded 27 awards across multiple federal grant programs: the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (STATEMAP, CFDA 15.810), the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (CFDA 15.073), the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program (CFDA 15.821), and the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (CFDA 15.814). NOAA funds tsunami hazard mitigation and coastal resilience work through the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467) and the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides funding through its Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CFDA 97.045) for flood hazard mapping, risk assessment, and National Flood Insurance Program support. Across these agencies, DOGAMI acts as a prime recipient in cooperative agreements, project grants, and BPAs; four sub-awards route through the University of Washington, all related to the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS) coastal infrastructure and ocean observing work.

Representative work includes a $1.34 million STATEMAP cooperative agreement (December 2025 through December 2027) to produce 1:24,000-scale geologic maps and GEMS Level 3 geodatabases for four quadrangles in the Walla Walla and Harney basins, supported by thin-section petrography, X-ray fluorescence geochemical analysis, and radiometric dating. Under the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, DOGAMI received $509,646 to conduct advanced geologic mapping focused on lithium and critical minerals in the northern McDermitt Caldera (September 2023 through August 2026) and $407,297 for geologic mapping and mineral resource evaluation of the Quartzburg Mining District (July 2024 through June 2027). A $347,869 Earth Mapping Resources Initiative award supports mine waste characterization in Baker County and detailed critical-mineral assessment of the Hanna Mine (August 2025 through August 2027). Under the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping program, DOGAMI received $201,794 to inventory debris flows in the Cascade Range from 1995 to 2024 using 30 years of statewide orthophotography and LiDAR data. DOGAMI also holds a $569,352 FEMA Cooperating Technical Partners grant (September 2024 through September 2028) for flood hazard mapping and Risk Mapping Assessment and Planning support, and a $331,826 NOAA grant (September 2025 through August 2026) to continue the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program along the Oregon Coast, including tsunami signage distribution, evacuation routing refinement, and symposium hosting.

DOGAMI's capability set centers on field-based and remote-sensing geologic mapping at 1:24,000 scale, geochemical and geochronological analysis of mineral deposits and volcanic rocks, LiDAR-based landslide and debris-flow inventory mapping, historic mine records digitization and integration into searchable databases such as the Mineral Information Layer for Oregon (MILO), tsunami hazard modeling and evacuation routing, flood risk assessment and mapping, and the creation of standards-compliant geodatabases (GEMS Level 3 format) and GeoPDFs for public dissemination. The department functions as Oregon's state geological survey and hazard-assessment partner for federal agencies, with particular depth in critical minerals assessment, post-fire debris-flow analysis, and coastal natural-hazard characterization.

Activity across the portfolio has been steady but modest in recent volume: seven awards in 2022, eight in 2023 and 2024, six in 2025, and two awards recorded through early 2026. The combined potential value across all 149 awards in the source data is $1.4 million, though obligated dollars total $45.7 million—a metric reflecting the conservative documentation of remaining grant year values against actual expenditures across multi-year agreements. Five awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing recompete opportunity for continued geologic mapping, landslide inventory, and tsunami and flood hazard work.