Opportunity 09HQPA0021

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity 09HQPA0021
	CFDA Number:	15.807
	CFDA Description:	Earthquake Hazards Program External Research and Monitoring Support
	Federal Agency Name:	Geological Survey
	Category of Funding Activity:	Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Recovery Act
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	09HQPA0021
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 02, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jun 24, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 08, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 08, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 31, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: 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)
Grant Description: USGS will support the replacement of outdated equipment used to monitor and report on earthquake activity in the U.S. and will improve the data centers and processing capabilities that generate earthquake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. All applications must be submitted through grants.gov. Complete instructions are included in the program announcement. The USGS will no longer follow the two-track approach set forth in the original synopsis of June 2, 2009. Applications submitted by any other means than grants.gov will NOT be considered. The closing date for receipt of applications is July 8, 2009, 4:00 pm EDT. Announcement. ARRA-SE0005A
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Margaret Eastman Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7366

Maggie Eastman [mrussell@usgs.gov]
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