[iris-bulk] USGS to Offer $7 Million in NEHRP Earthquake Research Grants

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The U.S. Geological Survey will award up to $7 million in grants and  
cooperative agreements for earthquake research in 2008. Interested  
researchers can review the priority research described in the grant  
announcement and apply online at http://www.grants.gov/. Applications  
are due May 16, 2007, in an electronic-only format (paper  
applications will not be accepted).

As part of the multi-agency National Earthquake Hazards Reduction  
Program, the USGS has the lead federal responsibility to provide  
notification of earthquakes, assess seismic hazards, and conduct  
targeted research needed to reduce the risk from earthquake hazards  
nationwide. Last year, the USGS awarded 100 research grants to  
universities, state geological surveys and private institutions. Key  
topics include studying active faults to determine recurrence  
intervals for large earthquakes and the physical processes that  
control rupture, improving seismic hazard estimates so communities  
and critical institutions can engineer their buildings and roads to  
be structurally sound; and characterizing ground shaking and other  
earthquake effects to help minimize damage.

For a complete list of funded projects and reports, visit http:// 
earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external, or contact the USGS libraries  
in Reston, Va., at 703-648-4303; in Flagstaff, Ariz. at 520-556-7272;  
in Denver, Colo., at 303-236-1000; or in Menlo Park, Calif., at  
650-329-5027.

A direct link to the RFP is: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do? 
oppId=12783&mode=VIEW