The Southern California Earthquake Center is offering a grant to the University of California for a project focused on modeling the fault system, understanding earthquake processes, characterizing seismic hazards, and reducing seismic risk. This grant aims to gather data, develop physics-based earthquake models, improve seismic hazard analysis, and apply results to lessen seismic risk. The closing date for applications is December 29, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 290666
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USGS-FA-17-0047 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent: Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Earthquake Hazards |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.807 — Earthquake Hazards Program Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 15, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 28, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $8,116,355 |
| Award Floor: | $1,595,882 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Notice of Intent to Award a Cooperative Agreement to the University of California in support of the project entitled “Southern California Earthquake Center”. The project objectives include: (1) Modeling the Fault System, (2) Understanding Earthquake Processes, (3) Characterizing Seismic Hazards, and (4) Reducing Seismic Risk. The topical elements within these thematic areas cover a wide spectrum of activities including gathering basic data, compiling data into Community Models, developing physics-based models of earthquake rupture and ground motion characterization, improving probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and operational earthquake forecasting, and applying these results and models to help reduce seismic risk |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Margaret Eastman
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7366 Email:mrussell@usgs.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 290666 Other Supporting Documents-Notice of Intent -> Notice of Intent.pdf
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