Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 19 0265
The Notice of Intent: ShakeAlert 2019-2021 (Funding Opportunity Number USGS FA 19 0265) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, discretionary grant announcement indicating the agency planned to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The opportunity sits under CFDA 15.808 and targets a very specific recipient type: public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. In practical terms, it is not a broad, open competition; it is a notice that USGS intended to fund UNR for a defined role in the national earthquake early warning effort.
The core purpose of the award is to continue and advance the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program collaborative project known as ShakeAlert, which is designed to provide earthquake early warning (EEW) in high-risk areas of the United States. The system aims to issue alerts once strong shaking has begun (based on rapid detection and characterization of an earthquake as it starts), with the goal of reducing injuries, loss of life, and property damage. The funding supports the ongoing operation, support, improvement, and expansion of the seismic and geodetic networks that make EEW possible, especially in regions where dense instrumentation and reliable communications are essential for fast, accurate warnings.
This 2019-2021 phase emphasizes both technical maturation and practical deployment. On the technical side, the project supports additional system testing, improvements to seismic algorithms used to detect and characterize earthquakes quickly, and completion of the integration of geodetic algorithms, which use high-rate GPS and related measurements to better estimate earthquake magnitude and rupture characteristics. On the operational side, the award supports building tools to monitor the health and performance of the ShakeAlert system and to manage users, reflecting the need for scalable, reliable operations as more partners and end users depend on alerts.
A major deliverable area is network growth and modernization. The notice highlights expanding network coverage by constructing new stations and upgrading existing stations, along with improving the communications systems that connect those stations. These investments matter because early warning performance is tightly linked to station density, data quality, telemetry speed, and network resilience; adding and upgrading stations in strategic locations can reduce detection times and improve the accuracy of alert parameters delivered to the public and to automated systems.
The opportunity also explicitly encourages broader adoption and real-world use by supporting efforts that spur private-sector development of EEW applications. That emphasis recognizes that many of the most impactful benefits of early warning come when alerts can trigger protective actions automatically or through well-designed consumer and enterprise products. In addition, the announcement includes coordinated training and education as a supported activity, underscoring that effective early warning is not just a technical system but also an ecosystem that requires informed users, trained partners, and consistent messaging about what alerts mean and what actions are appropriate.
UNR is central to this particular award because it operates an Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) seismic network that is integrated into ShakeAlert. The notice specifically points to the importance of the UNR-operated NSL network as a crucial EEW component enabling ShakeAlert to extend coverage toward more populated parts of eastern California. USGS cites UNR's demonstrated capability to provide seismic data to the prototype system and to conduct and apply related seismic research and development for early warning, which is why a cooperative agreement mechanism fits: it supports not only routine network operations but also continued collaborative technical advancement with federal partners.
Key administrative details provided in the source include an expected single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $1,075,935. The opportunity was created on July 22, 2019, with an original closing date of August 5, 2019. The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial involvement or collaboration by the federal agency during performance, aligning with the integrated, multi-institution nature of ShakeAlert development and operations.Apply for USGS FA 19 0265
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: ShakeAlert 2019-2021" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 22, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 05, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,075,935.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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