The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
	CFDA Number:	15.810
	CFDA Description:	National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Geological Survey
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	11HQPA0006
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 02, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 02, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 10, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 10, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 10, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: U.S. accredited university Geoscience or related Departments are eligible for EDMAP funds. University professors must write and submit the proposals. EDMAP cooperative grants are intended to fund students doing geologic mapping in the field. While it is proper for the professors/advisors to ask for some logistical support so that they may be with their student(s) in the field for a credible amount of time, the bulk of the award is intended to support the student's mapping efforts. EDMAP cooperative grants do not support faculty salaries. Masters and Doctoral students of Geoscience or related Departments at accredited United States colleges and universities are eligible applicants to the EDMAP Program. In addition, qualified undergraduate Juniors and Seniors are also eligible. These undergraduates should have received some basic mineralogy, petrology and structural geology training prior to the time they will do the geologic mapping proposed in this proposal.
Grant Description: The primary objective of the EDMAP component of the NCGMP is to train the next generation of geologic mappers. To do this NCGMP provides funds for graduate and selected undergraduate students in academic research projects that involve geologic mapping as a major component. Through these cooperative agreements NCGMP hopes to expand the research and educational capacity of academic programs that teach earth science students the techniques of geologic mapping and field data analysis. Another important goal is to increase the level of communication between the Nation's geologic surveys (both State Geological Surveys and the USGS) and geologic mappers in the academic community. We hope that this improved communication will have two results: 1) that the academic mapping community will learn more about the societal needs that drive geologic mapping projects at the USGS and State Geologic Surveys, and 2) more geologic maps produced in academia will eventually be made available to the public.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Kimberly Dove Grant Specialist Phone 703-648-7487

Kimberly Dove [kdove@usgs.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • STATEMAP - The State Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program; • EDMAP - The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program; • THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM (EDMAP); • THE STATE COMPONENT OF THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GEOLOGIC MAPPING PROGRAM (STATEMAP); • STATEMAP-The State Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program; • EDMAP-The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program