OpportunityTitle: Recovery Act - Crustal Deformation Monitoring
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 support geodetic monitoring under the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS).
Description: USGS will support the replacement of outdated GPS and strainmeter equipment and facilities used to monitor and report on crustal deformation due to earthquake activity in the U.S. These upgrades will further the integration of geodetic and seismic networks and the development of real-time and near-real-time geodetic earthquake products. Systems to be upgraded will include existing urban and regional geodetic 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. Applications submitted through any other means will not be accepted. Complete instructions are included in the full program announcement. The closing date for receipt of applications is October 20, 2009, 3:00pm, EST. ARRA-SE0006
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contracting Officer
GrantorContactText: Margaret Eastman &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-648-7366