<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">USGS Seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals</span></b></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Applications due May 22, 2018</span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></i></b></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;border:none;padding:0in;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Contacts: Jill Franks
(703-648-6716, </span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href="mailto:jfranks@usgs.gov">jfranks@usgs.gov</a></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">) and Drew LaPointe
(703-648-4180, </span></b><a href="mailto:drewlapointe@usgs.gov" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">drewlapointe@usgs.gov</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">)</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The USGS is currently
soliciting project proposals for Fiscal Year 2019 grants on earthquake hazards
science. Interested researchers can apply online at </span><a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=G18AS00021" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,90,171);text-decoration:none">GRANTS.GOV</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> under funding opportunity number G18AS00021.
Applications are due May 22, 2018.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">"</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">The
grants offered through the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program are a long-standing
effort</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> that significantly
contributes to the advancement of earthquake research," said Bill Leith,
who is the USGS Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and Geologic Hazards.
"We encourage the continued submission of new ideas that provide more
accurate and timely earthquake information, better </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">characterize earthquake sources, and reduce uncertainty in
earthquake hazard and risk assessments</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">. <span> </span>We also seek proposals that will help to
mitigate earthquake losses and </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">better
inform the public about earthquakes and earthquake safety, or other scientific efforts
that will lead to reduced risk."</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Every year the USGS invites innovative earthquake
research proposals from colleges and universities, state and local offices, non-profit
organizations, private institutions, unaffiliated scientists, engineers, and
foreign organizations. Past funded grants projects include:<span></span></span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0in">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">detailed mapping
of the Wasatch Fault Zone in Utah and Idaho using LiDAR data to reduce
earthquake risk;<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">the
investigation of active faults in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone;<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">assessing
crustal deformation in the San Francisco Bay area;<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">analysis of the
San Bernardino, CA, basin to determine seismic velocity and earth
structure;<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">studies of
slow-slip phenomena as related to earthquake hazards in Cascadia; and<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">assessments of
near real-time data from earthquake triggered landslides.<span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><font color="#333333" face="Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 7.5pt;background:white;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The U.S. Geological Survey is authorized to award
up to $7 million in grants for earthquake hazards research for FY2019.<span> </span>A </span><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,90,171);text-decoration:none">complete list of funded
projects and reports</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> can be found on the
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program external research support website.<span></span></span></p>
<br></div><div>Thank you,</div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Deborah McCray-Skinner, Program Analyst</font><div><font color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Earthquake Hazard Program</font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">USGS, 905 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#3333ff">703-648-6724 </font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><a href="mailto:mccrayskinner@usgs.gov" target="_blank">mccrayskinner@usgs.gov</a></span></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">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 color="#3333ff" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/forpis.php</font></a></div></div></div>
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