OpportunityTitle: Recovery Act (ARRA) - Seismic Upgrades
CategoryExplanation: Recovery Act
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 contribute to the upgrades to existing seismic network operations as part of the development of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
Description: USGS will support the replacement of outdated equipment used to monitor and report on earthquake activity in the U.S. and will improve the data centers and processing capabilities that generate earthquake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
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Maggie Eastman
GrantorContactText: Margaret Eastman &lt;br/&gt;Contract Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-648-7366