GRA: Recovery Act (ARRA) - Seismic Upgrades

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Funding Opportunity Number:	09HQPA0021
Opportunity Category:	Other
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 01, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Recovery Act (ARRA) - Seismic Upgrades
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$0
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	15.807 -- Earthquake Hazards Program External Research and Monitoring Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Colleges, Universities, profit-making, and nonprofit organizations, and State and Local Governments - This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under the authority of the Earthquake Hazards Program and addresses equipment replacement and upgrades to earthquake monitoring systems under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Eligible recipients must contribute to the upgrades to existing seismic network operations as part of the development of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)

Agency Name

U. S. Geological Survey

Description

USGS will support the replacement of outdated equipment used to monitor and report on earthquake activity in the U.S. and will improve the data centers and processing capabilities that generate earthquake information products and manage seismic data. These upgrades will further the development of the Advanced National Seismic System. Systems to be upgraded will include existing urban, regional and national seismic networks. Support for objectives to be completed by the resulting assistance awards will utilize funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The USGS will follow a two-track approach for submission of proposals for Program Announcement 09HQPA0021 under ARRA. Proposals shall be submitted electronically to a U.S. Geological Survey e-mail address and one hard copy of the entire proposal must be submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Grants; details for both required tracks for submittal will be provided in the Program (Full) Announcement. Both the electronic copy and the paper copy must be received by the date and time set forth for receipt of proposals in the program announcement. Failure to submit either part by the date and time specified will eliminate the application from consideration. (For example, if the electronic copy is received by the established date and time but the paper copy is not, the application will not be considered - vice versa.) In addition, the electronic copy must be submitted to the only e-mail address identified in the Program (Full) Announcement. Electronic submittal to or through any other location or means will not be acceptable. The closing date set forth in this synopsis is an estimated date. The actual closing date and time will be specified in the Program Announcement. ARRA-SE0005A