[External-Research-Support] Annual earthquake hazards grant application period is open

[Lemersal, Elizabeth]

<http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3851#.UzL1xPldU8R>
Applications due May 22, 2014

The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $5 million in grants for
earthquake hazards research in 2015.

"The grants offered through the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program are an
established and long-standing effort that have proven to be a success every
year, with talented, scientific applicants who significantly contribute to
the advancement of earthquake research," said Bill Leith, USGS Senior
Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards. "Every year we are
rewarded by innovative proposals from across the country, so we encourage
the continued submission of new ideas to help earthquake science evolve
and, ultimately, reduce earthquake losses."

Interested researchers can apply online at
GRANTS.GOV<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=252944>
under
funding opportunity number G14AS00036. Applications are due May 22, 2014.

Each year the USGS awards earthquake hazards research grants to
universities, state geological surveys, and private institutions. Past
projects included investigating the Central Virginia Seismic Zone to
develop a better understanding of this active seismic zone; examining the
paleoseismic record in the Prince William Sound area of Alaska to
characterize earthquakes prior to the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 to
better understand future earthquakes in this hazard-prone area; and using
GPS to measure ground deformation in the greater Las Vegas area and provide
information on how faults will rupture in large, damaging earthquakes.

A complete list of funded projects and
reports<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external> can
be found on the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program external research support
website.
This release can be found in the USGS Newsroom at:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3851#.UzL1xPldU8R
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