Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 20 0043
This funding notice is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), part of the Department of the Interior, to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of Memphis under the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS). The project is titled "GPS Array for Mid-America - monitoring deformation in the New Madrid seismic zone" and is focused on using a dedicated geodetic (GPS) network to measure very small ground motions over long periods of time in and around the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The opportunity is listed as discretionary funding, with the assistance listing tied to CFDA 15.808, and it targets eligible applicants that are public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. Even though that eligibility category is broad, the notice is explicitly framed as an intended award to a specific institution based on unique capability and existing infrastructure. The posting dates indicate it was created on December 17, 2019, with an original closing date of December 31, 2019, an award ceiling of $523,590, and an expectation of one award.
The core purpose of the cooperative agreement is long-term monitoring of interseismic deformation, meaning the slow, continuous crustal strain that accumulates between earthquakes. Those measurements are used to support dynamic seismic hazard assessment, which is essentially improving how earthquake risk is evaluated over time as new data comes in. Beyond steady deformation, the project also emphasizes identifying and analyzing fault creep and transient phenomena, such as short-lived deformation events that may reflect changes in fault behavior, fluid movement, or other processes in the crust. The grant description also highlights operational uses of the data: real-time and near real-time GPS streams can feed into earthquake likelihood forecasting efforts, support earthquake early warning development, improve rapid response after a damaging event, and help measure immediate postseismic motion, which is the ground movement that occurs right after an earthquake as the crust adjusts.
A major theme in the notice is the reliance on an existing network and operational capacity already in place at the University of Memphis. The University is presented as uniquely qualified because it operates the only USGS-supported geodetic network in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, referenced in the notice as the University of Memphis Geodetic Network. The project depends on the continuity of that network, including its staffing, maintenance routines, telemetry, and established data pathways. The notice also points out that the principal investigator has extensive hands-on experience as a geodetic network operator for the GAMA Network, reinforcing that the proposed work is not just research-oriented but also operational, requiring specialized expertise in running continuously operating GPS stations and producing reliable, time-sensitive data products.
The justification for directing the award to the University of Memphis is also based on specialized equipment and existing deployments. According to the description, monitoring requires field sensors and central recording and computing systems that have already been installed in the target region by the University. Some of this equipment is university-owned, meaning it would not be automatically available to another organization even if a different applicant were selected. The notice further explains that the instruments transmit data back to University facilities, and relocating the data receiving point and associated telemetry hardware would be expensive and time-consuming. In practical terms, the USGS is signaling that the value of the project depends heavily on keeping the established network running without interruption, preserving consistent data records, and avoiding delays or gaps that could weaken long-term deformation analyses and time-critical response capabilities.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as support for an operational geodetic monitoring capability in the central United States that directly contributes to national seismic monitoring goals under ANSS. The funded work aims to maintain and leverage a GPS array to track subtle crustal motions, interpret them for hazard and fault behavior insights, and deliver data useful for forecasting, early warning, and post-event assessment in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.Apply for USGS FA 20 0043
- 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: GPS Array for Mid-America - monitoring deformation in the New Madrid seismic zone" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 31, 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 $523,590.00 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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