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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;text-decoration:none;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></a></p>



</td></tr></tbody></table><img src="cid:ii_13e13f0ad264b1d2" alt="Inline image 1"><div><br><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Applications due June 6, 2013</span></b></p>





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The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $4 million in grants for earthquake
hazards research in 2014. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">"The USGS has a
long-standing grants program that has supported fresh and cutting-edge ideas
all in an effort to reduce earthquake losses and protect communities,"
said USGS Senior Science Advisor Bill Leith. "We are looking forward to
seeing the new proposals for 2014 and continuing to invest in innovative
projects from experts across the nation and the world."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Interested researchers
can apply online at <a href="http://www.grants.gov/" target="_blank"><span>GRANTS.GOV</span></a> under funding opportunity number
G13AS00029. <b>Applications are due June 6, 2013. </b></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Each year the USGS
awards earthquake hazards research grants to universities, state geological
surveys and private institutions. Past projects included 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 analyzing data on ground shaking to help minimize
damage.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:9pt;background-repeat:initial initial">This release can be found in the USGS Newsroom at:<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%"><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3562" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3562</span></a><span style="background-repeat:initial initial">.</span></span></p>



<div><br></div>-- <br><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">Deborah McCray-Skinner, Program Analyst</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">Earthquake Hazard Program</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">USGS, 905 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192</font></div>



<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">703-648-6724   </font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mccrayskinner@usgs.gov" target="_blank">mccrayskinner@usgs.gov</a></span></div>



<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">Reporting requirements can be found by accessing the following link:</font></div><div><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/forpis.php" target="_blank"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#3333ff">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/forpis.php</font></a></div>




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