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<td><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Jessica Robertson </font>
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<hr><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><b>Technical Announcement:<br>
USGS Offers $7 Million in Earthquake Research Grants</b></font><font size=3>
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Applications due May 17, 2012</b></font><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pub=oc_web&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usgs.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Farticle.asp%3FID%3D3142&title=" target=_blank></a><font size=3>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The U.S. Geological Survey will
award up to $7 million in grants and cooperative agreements for earthquake
research in 2013. </font>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">"These grants have a distinguished
history of having supported excellent projects and people as an investment
into reducing earthquake hazards," said USGS Director Marcia McNutt.
"Some of our current USGS operational products began as earthquake
research grants that were then handed over to the agency for long-term
implementation." </font>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">Interested researchers can apply
online at </font><a href=http://www.grants.gov/><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><u>GRANTS.GOV</u></font></a><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">
under the funding opportunity number G12AS20013. Applications are due May
17, 2012. </font>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">The USGS awards approximately 90
research grants to universities, state geological surveys and private institutions.
Key projects include cataloging earthquakes in southern California to better
prepare emergency responders, the public and the media about earthquakes;
providing seismic hazard estimates so communities and critical institutions
can engineer their buildings and roads to be structurally sound; and providing
data on ground shaking to help minimize damage.</font><font size=3> </font>
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Deborah McCray-Skinner, Program Analyst, <br>
Earthquake Hazard Program<br>
USGS, 905 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192<br>
(T) 703-648-6724 Email: mccrayskinner@usgs.gov<br>
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Reporting requirements can be found by accessing the following link: </font><a href=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/forpis.php><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif"><u>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/forpis.php</u></font></a><font size=3>
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