Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 20 0032
This funding opportunity is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the Department of the Interior, to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The project is titled "ANSS products and dissemination for Alaska" and is tied to the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), the national framework used to support consistent, reliable earthquake monitoring and related information products across the United States. In practical terms, the grant is meant to sustain and strengthen Alaska's earthquake monitoring capability by supporting the ongoing work of the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC) seismic network.
The core purpose of the award is the operation and maintenance of seismic stations across Alaska, along with the upkeep of the associated station metadata. That includes the routine, behind-the-scenes work that keeps a seismic network useful and trustworthy: maintaining sensors and data loggers, ensuring telemetry links continue to deliver data, verifying timing and calibration, managing and updating site and instrument metadata, and keeping central recording and computing systems running so that data can be processed and turned into usable earthquake information. Because this is framed as "products and dissemination," the intent also includes ensuring that the resulting data streams and outputs are delivered to users who depend on them, such as emergency managers, scientists, infrastructure operators, and the broader public.
USGS describes Alaska as a uniquely high seismic hazard region, emphasizing the combination of major tectonic and geologic drivers: an active subduction zone, active volcanoes, and significant crustal seismicity. These conditions produce frequent earthquakes, occasional large damaging events, and complex seismic patterns that require dense instrumentation and local expertise to interpret quickly and accurately. Maintaining continuous monitoring in this environment is treated as an ongoing operational need rather than a short, one-time research effort.
A major feature of this Notice of Intent is that it is not an open competition. USGS states that UAF has unique qualifications that are essential to completing the work efficiently and successfully. The rationale centers on the fact that UAF personnel and principal investigators have specialized, region-specific expertise in Alaska seismicity and deformation, and that the monitoring effort relies on specialized equipment already deployed by the University in the relevant regions. Some field sensors and central recording and computing equipment are owned by the University and would not be readily available to another organization. In addition, the data from these instruments are already telemetered to University facilities; changing the data receiving point and relocating telemetry equipment would be expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming. Taken together, those points form the justification for issuing a cooperative agreement directly to UAF rather than seeking another provider.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding action using a cooperative agreement instrument, which usually implies substantial involvement or coordination between USGS and the recipient during the period of performance (more collaboration than a standard grant, though the exact roles would be defined in the award terms). The opportunity number is USGS-FA-20-0032, and the associated CFDA number is 15.807. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with naming UAF as the intended recipient.
In terms of scale and timing, the opportunity was created on December 6, 2019, with an original closing date of December 20, 2019. USGS anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $6,300,000. Overall, the opportunity is designed to ensure continuity of Alaska's seismic network operations and the flow of reliable seismic data and related information products, leveraging UAF's existing infrastructure, equipment ownership, telemetry setup, and specialized Alaska-focused expertise.Apply for USGS FA 20 0032
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: ANSS products and dissemination for Alaska" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.807.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 06, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 20, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, to make a single cooperative agreement award for a project titled "ANSS products and dissemination for Alaska."
What is the project title?
The project is titled "ANSS products and dissemination for Alaska."
Which federal agency is offering this award?
The award is offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is USGS-FA-20-0032.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number is 15.807.
What funding instrument will be used?
The opportunity uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on how USGS describes the instrument, a cooperative agreement generally implies substantial involvement or coordination between USGS and the recipient during the period of performance, with the specific roles defined in the award terms.
Is this an open competitive opportunity?
No. USGS states this Notice of Intent is not an open competition and is intended to result in a single award to a specific organization.
Who is the intended recipient?
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
How many awards does USGS expect to make?
USGS anticipated making one award.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $6,300,000.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on December 6, 2019.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was December 20, 2019.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The core purpose is to sustain and strengthen Alaska's earthquake monitoring capability by supporting the ongoing work of the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC) seismic network, including operation and maintenance of seismic stations and associated metadata.
How is this project connected to ANSS?
The project is tied to the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS), described as the national framework that supports consistent, reliable earthquake monitoring and related information products across the United States.
What does "products and dissemination" mean in practical terms here?
It includes ensuring that seismic data streams and resulting outputs are delivered to users who rely on them, such as emergency managers, scientists, infrastructure operators, and the broader public.
What types of work are included in operating and maintaining Alaska seismic stations?
The described work includes maintaining sensors and data loggers, keeping telemetry links delivering data, verifying timing and calibration, managing and updating site and instrument metadata, and maintaining central recording and computing systems so data can be processed into usable earthquake information.
What is "station metadata" in the context of this opportunity?
Station metadata refers to the site and instrument information associated with seismic stations, which must be managed and updated so the network remains useful and the data remain trustworthy.
Why does USGS emphasize Alaska as a high seismic hazard region?
USGS highlights Alaska's active subduction zone, active volcanoes, and significant crustal seismicity, which together produce frequent earthquakes, occasional large damaging events, and complex seismic patterns that require dense instrumentation and local expertise for rapid and accurate interpretation.
Is this award meant to fund short-term research or ongoing operations?
USGS frames this as an ongoing operational need focused on continuous monitoring, rather than a short, one-time research effort.
Why is USGS directing this award to UAF rather than seeking another provider?
USGS states UAF has unique qualifications needed to complete the work efficiently and successfully, including specialized Alaska-focused expertise, specialized equipment already deployed by the University, and existing telemetry that already sends data to University facilities.
What unique infrastructure or assets does USGS cite in its justification?
USGS notes that some field sensors and central recording and computing equipment are owned by the University and would not be readily available to another organization, and that the data are already telemetered to University facilities.
Why would moving the data receiving point be a problem?
USGS indicates that changing the data receiving point and relocating telemetry equipment would be expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming.
Which organization is supported by this effort in Alaska?
The opportunity is intended to support the ongoing work of the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC) seismic network.
Who are the primary users of the data and outputs from this project?
The described users include emergency managers, scientists, infrastructure operators, and the broader public.
What is the eligibility category stated for this opportunity?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with naming the University of Alaska Fairbanks as the intended recipient.
What kind of funding action is this described as?
It is listed as a discretionary funding action using a cooperative agreement instrument.
What outcome is USGS trying to ensure through this award?
The overall intent is to ensure continuity of Alaska's seismic network operations and the flow of reliable seismic data and related information products, leveraging UAF's existing infrastructure, equipment ownership, telemetry setup, and specialized expertise.
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